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News from elsewhere on the web (2 June 2010)
Added: 2 Jun 2010
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin to offer 'virtual' Le Mans 24 experience
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Le Mans, France -- Gearheads who follow international sports car racing will …

US Consumer Reports studies fuel-efficient tyres
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC - The respected US consumer organisation Consumer Reports likes…

Sicom, Tocom to collaborate
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The commodities exchanges based in Singapore and Tokyo -- Sicom a…

Apollo Tyres to launch brand in Europe
Added: 1 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Following the acquisition of Dutch tyre maker Vredestein Ban…

Coos Spanjer to move up from VMI
Added: 1 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Coos Spanjer, who has successfully run VMI through some of t…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 June 2010)
Added: 1 Jun 2010
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Michelin boss makes final pitch for F1 tyre deal
Added: 1 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Adam Cooper, Crain News Service
ISTANBUL, Turkey (May 31, 2010) -- Michelin …

Opel management, labour sign restructuring deal
Added: 1 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (Reuters)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Co.'s European Opel-Vauxhall unit si…

Trelleborg sells automotive hose activities
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg is to sell its automotive fluid solutions ope…

Apollo sales surge by 63 percent on Vredestein buy
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Operating profits and sales have surged at Apollo Tyres for …

Japanese sales of trucks, buses and large cars double in April
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japan's automobile manufacturers' association (JAMA) has released figu…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 2010)
Added: 31 May 2010
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess AGM streamlines supervisory board
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany - The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Lanxess AG on Friday, M…

Owner of abandoned Ohio landfill ordered to remove scrap tyres
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (W&RN)
By Jim Johnson, Crain News Service
Cadiz Township, Ohio -- The owner of an ab…

Baron Velge, Honorary Chairman of Bekaert, passes on
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Louvain, Belgium -- The Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, and t…

Cooper-Standard exits 10-month bankruptcy
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Wilmington, Delaware. (Reuters) -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc emerged from a…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 May 2010)
Added: 28 May 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Reifen show to open in Essen on Tuesday
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Europe's largest tyre exhibition opens on Tuesday at the Exh…

Nokian promotes low rolling resistance tyres
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres is promoting the energy-economy of its tyres. â…