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Ford goes green, small, high-tech
Added: 2 Aug 2010
Jamie LaReau, ERJ staff (AN)
Better fuel economy and lots of consumer electronics, engine and safety…

Connecticut says artificial turf is safe
Added: 2 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hartford, Connecticut -- Connecticut has published the results of a 2-year stu…

Yokohama returns to black in Q2
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., posted net income of 1.6 billion yen (e…

Michelin returns to profit on market recovery
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin reported stronger sales on a continued global recovery in th…

Pirelli Tire now dominates Pirelli group results
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan Italy -- Revenues of Pirelli Tyre for the six months to 30 June 2010 amo…

Global tyre market recovery continues says Michelin
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Tokai sees recovery in Q1 results
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber Industries saw a strong return to profit in the three mo…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 July 2010)
Added: 30 Jul 2010
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ford gives suppliers 'a single point of contact' in reshuffle
Added: 30 Jul 2010
By David Sedgwick, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co. purchasing chief Tony Brown …

Goodyear to expand Dalian
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear said yesterday in its results meeting that its plant i…

Rhodia Silcea sales up by 40 percent
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- In announcing its half-year results, Rhodia said its Silcea division …

Bekaert results beat expectations
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kortrijk, Belgium -- Bekaert SA reported much stronger results for the first h…

Pre-registration opens for Brityrex
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- Brityrex International 2010 runs from 5, 6, 7 October 2010 a…

Michelin aims to help greening of Yellowstone
Added: 30 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming -- Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA has …

Goodyear posts stronger results in Q2
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported improved tyre…

Apollo posts 11% rise in Q1 revenues
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochi, Kerala -- Apollo Tyres Ltd's consolidated revenue for the three months …

Conti margins continue to rise in first half
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- In the first six months, Continental's Rubber Group gener…

Tyre markets continue to grow
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has released further detail on the recovery of the glo…

Ruia Brothers rescue Gumasol from bankruptcy
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mannhein, Germany -- Following an insolvency announcement last November, Gumas…

NR costs hit MRF profits for quarter
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Sales jumped at Indian tyre maker MRF Ltd for the three mont…