The aggressiveness that Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) showed during the pandemic is paying dividends today, according to Jeff Barna, president and CEO of the U.S.-based subsidiary of Japanese tire maker Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC).Mr. Barna told Tire Business the company continues to strengthen its…
Despite all of the issues in the supply chain, Nexen Tire Corp. has been able to maintain a fill rate above 80%, according to John Hagan, executive vice president of sales.The pandemic brought about opportunities, Mr. Hagan told Tire Business, prompting the tire maker to roll out several…
Print Plastics News was honored June 8 by the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists annual Excellence in Journalism awards. The editorial team including Steve Toloken, Hollee Keller, Frank Esposito and Catherine Kavanaugh won first place in the General News category for the July 13 story Plastics firms get at least $1.6B in PPP funds. The story was written by Toloken using data crunched by Keller, PN s editorial research coordinator. Esposito and Kavanaugh contributed additional reporting. Since there has been strong interest in the topic of PPP loans in the industry, I m taking the opportunity to give readers a look behind the story that won this award.
The pandemic has put on hold the global expansion plan that tire maker Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. outlined earlier this year, according to Richard Li, global marketing director of the Hangzhou, China-based company.Mr. Li told Tire Business the pause is a result of "the uncertainty of the future…
Print ROME, Ga. As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged Italy who will forget the videos of quarantined Italians signing to each other perched from their balconies the country s top tire maker embarked on a journey of its own. Pirelli & C. S.p.A., the world s No. 6 tire maker with sales of $5.9 billion in 2019, began a digital journey that a few months later culminated in the release of its Click-to-Buy platform. For the first time, Pirelli now features a digital platform that buyers can access via the company s website, select a set of Pirelli tires and be directed to a dealer partner for service.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Goodyear's purchase of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — finalized on June 7 — won't stand in the way of the relationship between Cooper and American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD).At least through 2021.Keith Calcagno, chief merchant and strategy officer at…
GREENVILLE, S.C. Group Michelin's legacy has a natural momentum to it. And right now, the company is leveraging it like a lead foot to hit the gas pedal and accelerate despite the pandemic because a "revolution" is here.
Demand for tires is strong, and in the second half of 2021,…
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. Jacques Bajer, a one-time Ford Motor Co. engineer specializing in tires and founder and president of Tire Systems Engineering Inc., died May 7 at age 91.
Known for his work on the development of uniformity standards and OE specifications for tires, wheels and…
BRAMPTON, Ontario China's Sailun Group Co. Ltd. has established Sailun Tire Americas (STA), a wholly owned subsidiary, in Brampton to oversee distribution of the Sailun brand in North America.
The new company assumes responsibility for Sailun and other Sailun Group brands from Sailun…