Japan’s Yokohama Tire has announced that it has laid off 31 staff at its Salem plant in the US. The Salem plant produces passenger and light truck tyres. The positions are being phased out to more effectively streamline the current…
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TI Automotive to sponsor two race cars in car championship
TI Automotive will sponsor two Dodge Viper GT3-R race cars in the 2015 United Sportscar Championship (TUSC) at Daytona on January 24th and 25th, 2015. The leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems technology will act as the main sponsor…
Automotive supplier Faurecia launches new plant
Automotive supplier Faurecia (the 6th largest in North America) has launched a new automotive plant in Missouri. It measures 81, 844 sq ft and is Faurecia’s 47th production site in North America. It started production in September, and employs 180…
Indian car sales to grow only 1% this year, analysts say
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has announced that vehicle sales in India will only hit 1% by March this year. This comes amidst criticism towards the government for scrapping tax breaks SIAM officials were initially optimistic that the…
Volvo to export China-made cars to the US
Starting this month, Swedish auto maker Volvo Car Group will start exporting China-made midsize sedans to the US, and might also build a vehicle factory there, those close to the company said. The cars include Volvo S60L (produced in Chengdu,…
TRA sets new standards for tyre recycling in the UK
UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has added a quality protocol option standard to facilitate the re-use of materials recovered from scrap tyres. The new option will accompany the existing publicly available specification (PAS) 107:12 covering the manufacture and storage of…
Michelin tyres on Airbus A350-900
Michelin Aircraft Tire has announced that the first flight of the new Airbus A350-900 aircraft was completed with its Radial NZG Technology tyres. Airbus has delivered the first A350 XWB to its launch operator Qatar Airways equipped with Michelin AIR…
Michelin ties up with Chinese firm for shoe soles
French tyre maker Michelin and Jihua, Chinese textile and technical apparel titan, have formalised a partnership, to forge an alliance to take a giant step in high-performance soles and technical footwear. Their aim is to ultimately become a global leader…
Michelin to expand tyre plant in Germany
French tyre maker Michelin has acquired a 70,000 sq m land plot alongside its facility in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, an area that will be used to expand its tyre plant. The land is part of the ‘Marshall Kaserne’ site, a…