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Goodyear Will Sell Commercial Tires Online in 3Q

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Mail Posted on February 5, 2019 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was the first tire manufacturer to offer an e-commerce option for consumer tires. It is now the first tire manufacturer to sell commercial tires online. At the recent 2019 Goodyear Customer Conference in Dallas, Goodyear announced the new e-commerce program for commercial tires is in the testing stage, and will officially launch in the third quarter of this year. It will be available via Goodyear’s commercial tire [...]

February 5, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on Goodyear Will Sell Commercial Tires Online in 3Q Read more...

Michelin Plans to Buy Indonesian Tire Maker Multistrada

Groupe Michelin's planned acquisition of Indonesian tire manufacturer PT Multistrada ArahSarana Tbk sets up a domino effect the company says is in line with its growth strategy. Here's how it works. By agreeing to purchase 80% of Multistrada for close to $439 million, Michelin says it gains a "local plant with good quality facilities" and "immediately available" annual production capacity broken out as follows: * 11 million passenger tires; * 9 million two-wheel tires; and * 250,000 truck tires. Michelin will gradually convert production [...]

January 24, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on Michelin Plans to Buy Indonesian Tire Maker Multistrada Read more...

A look at India’s JK Tyre — Chairman stresses technology and social responsibility

When Dr. Raghupati Singhania, chairman and managing director of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., was inducted into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame in November, he was not alone. His elder brother, Hari Shankar Singhania, who died in 2013, was with him in spirit. So were late family members dating back to the early part of the 20th Century, including his grandfather and great-grandfather.“As a group, we are known as JK Organisation,” says Singhania. “It is 125 years old. [...]

January 22, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on A look at India’s JK Tyre — Chairman stresses technology and social responsibility Read more...

Goodyear’s Tire Volume Dropped 3% in Final Quarter of 2018

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says three factors caused its tire unit volume to fall in the final months of 2018. Goodyear says tire units volumes dropped 3% in the fourth quarter of 2018. The decrease was primarily caused by three factors: continued weaking of the original equipment environment in China and India; declines in the European winter tire market late in the period (but is still up year-over-year); and supply constraints on volume for high-value-added consumer and commercial truck [...]

January 16, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on Goodyear’s Tire Volume Dropped 3% in Final Quarter of 2018 Read more...

A Truck Tire Test: Michelin, Continental and Double Coin

Three trucks. Three sets of tires from three tire manufacturers. Two tests. One battle for fuel efficiency. The Pit Group is an independent testing and research organization that conducts evaluations to help fleets find products and tools to operate efficiently. During a 2018 test, the group, a division of FPInnovations, compared tires from: Continental Tire the Americas LLC, Michelin North America Inc., and Double Coin, marketed in the U.S. by China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA). Pit Group conducted two tests on [...]

January 11, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on A Truck Tire Test: Michelin, Continental and Double Coin Read more...

Michelin Drive Tire Will Be OE on New Freightliner Cascadia

The new Michelin X Line Energy D+ long-haul drive tire is designed to contribute to the new Freightliner Cascadia’s 5% fuel-efficiency improvement over the 2017 model. Michelin North America Inc. says the 275/80R22.5 X Line Energy D+ tire will be fitted exclusively as original equipment (OE) on the new Cascadia Class 8 heavy-duty trucks recently announced by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and will be commercialized for the replacement market later in the year. Three years in development, the Michelin X [...]

January 9, 2019 By TIres Comments Off on Michelin Drive Tire Will Be OE on New Freightliner Cascadia Read more...