Leading tyre maker in the world, Bridgestone has signed an agreement allowing the Quality Motors Group of Tanzania to distribute their OTR tyres in the country.
Goodyear: One of America’s Greenest Companies
Ohio-based tyre and rubber company Goodyear, has been ranked as the 74th greenest company in America.
Philippines: Zamboanga North forms rubber group
Province of Zamboanga Del Norte in the Philippines has formed a new rubber group to help in achieving the goal of doubling the rubber production of the country by 2016.
Strike against Apollo Tyres continues
Workers of Apollo Tyres continue to go on strike as the company continues to refuse giving them their requests.
New super wide tyres
Double Coin Tyres and China Manufacturers Alliance have unveiled at SEMA their new tyres with super wide sizes.
Conti introduces driverless braking test facility
Leading German auto and truck parts maker Continent AG has built a driverless brake testing facility to test the tyres and brakes without needing a human test driver.
Japanese: Michelin is No. 1
According to the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2012 Japan Replacement Tire Customer Satisfaction Index Study, Japanese thinks that Michelin is the no. 1 when it comes to mini-car tyres.
Hankook to export tyres to Middle East
Hankook Tyres’s new facility in Indonesia will produce tyres to be exported to Saudi Arabia.
Garlock to make larger conveyor belts
Conveyor belt manufacturer Garlock Rubber Technologies is producing larger and longer belts to met the needs of multiple industries.
Goodyear: Drivers not ready for winter yet
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company founds out that 75% of the drivers in North America are still not prepared to drive on wet, snowy and slippery roads.