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Michelin reports growth in all tyre markets

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Paris - Michelin's third-quarter results show continued growth across all tyre markets and all regi…

Teknor Apex to buy Sarlink next Monday

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Teknor Apex is to exchange contracts on the previously-announced acquisitio…

Kraiburg TPE introduces aroma to TPEs

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Kraiburg TPE has introduced a range of TPE materials which contain aroma pa…

Lanxess to expand Levapren unit

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to expand its capcity for Levapren ethylene vinyl acetate cop…

Trelleborg reports record Q3 earnings and margins

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB, the Swedish diversified rubber and allied products manufacturer…

Yokohama expands US tyre plant

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Fullerton, California - Increasing demand for its consumer and light truck tyres has prompted Yokoh…

Rival retread tyre group touted in US

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication

Pacific Grove, California - Following dismissal from…

API hiking prices up to 10% on 7 brands

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication

Valencia, California - American Pacific Industries I…

Myers Tire Supply launches tyre inflation programme

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication

Akron, Ohio - Myers Industries Inc.'s Myers Tire Sup…

Rapra and Smithers Rapra - an explanation

Added: 28 Oct 2010

Duesseldorf, Germany -- While Smithers Scientific acquired the assets of Rapra Technology Ltd in Ap…

Sibur to exit tyre business - eventually

Added: 28 Oct 2010

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Sibur expects eventually to exit the tyre business …

Ford to spend additional $850 million, add 1200 jobs in Michigan

Added: 27 Oct 2010

Automotive News staff report, a Crain publication

October 25, 2010

DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor …

Honda recalls 528 000 vehicles in brake-seal action

Added: 27 Oct 2010

Automotive News staff report, a Crain publication

25 October 2010

Honda Motor Co. is recalling 528 00…

Ford reports record $1.7 billion Q3 profit

Added: 27 Oct 2010

Jamie LaReau, Automotive News, a Crain publication

26 Oct 2010

Ford Q3 press release

DETROIT -- Ford …

Continental in Chinese brake-systems joint venture

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Shanghai, China - Continental AG, the international automotive industry supplier, has established a…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Oct 2010)

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Chinese electric car maker sees earnings plummet

BYD Co, a Chinese carmaker backed by US billionaire…

Hankook postpones tyre price hike

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication

Wayne, New Jersey -In a letter dated Oct. 19 to its …

Hankook Tire reports record sales in third quarter

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire, claiming to be the seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing tyre…

Carlisle reports rise in sales for third quarter 2010

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc, a diversified global manufacturer with activite…

Customised tyre insurance for BMW and Mini owners

Added: 26 Oct 2010

Guildford, UK - The Allianz Retail arm of Allianz Insurance plc is to provide customised tyre insur…