Tire
Independent Goodyear tire dealers generally won't miss the Dunlop brand when the tire maker divests the tire line under its recently disclosed "Goodyear Forward" reorganization plan.
Hankook Tire & Technology has been selected as the official tire supplier of the World Rally Championship for three years, starting with the 2025 season.
Michelin will continue to manufacture tires in Germany, the group emphasized while announcing the closure of three major production facilities in the country.
Kumho is launching a grand touring all-weather tire, the Solus HA32, designed to provide outstanding traction in winter conditions for passenger cars, CUVs and SUVs.
Yokohama has introduced the 907W premium, extreme-traction drive tire designed for fleets and operators.
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects that replacement passenger tire shipments will end the year above projections, while shipments of light and medium truck tires will fall short.
Toyo Tire has added the Toyo Proxes R, designed for dry road racing and high-performance driving on the race track, to its competition tire portfolio.
Imports of passenger tires into the U.S. staged a bit of a revival in the quarter ended Sept. 30, but imports of light and medium-duty truck tires dropped for the third consecutive quarter by double digits.
The not only help to reduce costs and save on raw materials, they also help to shorten development times.
"We will not accept the (1,500) job cuts and plant closures so easily," Matthias Hille, group manager and head of the IGBCE Mainz district, said about the cutbacks unveiled by the French tire maker.