Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has been expanding its presence in automotive racing the past few years as it attempts to put more focus on its passenger car tyres, particularly the high-performance models. This weekend, Cooper is signed on as…
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Metcash sell automotive division for $275m
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Pirelli: F1 tyre differences overblown
Pirelli has played down the significance of Nico Rosberg’s ‘bad’ set of tyres from Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, insisting that any differences are minimal. Rosberg suggested that his hopes of beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position in Montreal were…
Hankook Tire hits the road with new AOR in Canada
Hankook Tire has selected Toronto’s GCI Group as its agency of record for Canada. The work will include a mix of media and influencer relations, social media integrations, media monitoring and issues management, says GCI. There is also the possibility of lifestyle campaigns…
Lassa launches three new tyres at Autopromotec
Lassa Tyres used Autopromotec as the platform from which to launch three new products as well as for showcasing 21 different types of tyre. Two of the new tyres are winter tyre patterns, namely CompetusWinter 2 and Wintus2. Lassa also…
Toshiba Expands Range of Automotive N-ch MOSFETs
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co VP Richard J. Noechel Sells 20,853 Shares (GT)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co VP Richard J. Noechel sold 20,853 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of US$31.21, for a total…
Mazda recalls 75,000 cars in Japan after Takata expands U.S. recall
Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) on Thursday filed a recall for 75,000 cars in Japan to replace air bag inflators made by Takata Corp (7312.T) after the Japanese supplier was ordered to expand a multi-million-vehicle recall in the United States. Of…