News from elsewhere on the web 07/12

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Car industry suffers drastic decline in profits Xinhua (China)

Geely Auto November sales up 76.1% Shenzhen Daily (China)

Sporty tires jazz up cars, but cost burns hole in wallets USA Today (US)

China launches mid-term examination in Russian dumping case Xinhua (China)

ITW acquires Schnee-Morehead Industrial Distribution (US)

ContiTech Distributor Appoints General Manager AutoServicce World (Canada)

Firestone workers go on strike, citing hardship Running Africa (Liberia)

Tired and Feathered: Performance Tire Sales Grow, Some Consumers Shocked Jalopnik (Personal WebLog)

Exports to hit $3 billion in December Vietnam news Service (Vietnam)

Innovation spurs Michelin Greenville Online (US - South Carolina)

Hanoi, HCMC, Binh Duong estimate $1bil FDI (includes reference to $300m Korean tyre factory -- see last sentence) Vietnam.net (Vietnam)

[Green Tyre] Firm at centre of innovation

ic Teeside (UK)

GE - Silicones liquid silicone rubber solves big challenge for ZEVEX Jobwerx (US)

Earthquake leaves Kenyans shaken AngolaPress (Kenya)

Former Singapore President passes away newkerala (India)