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News from elsewhere on the web (12 April 2010)

Added: 12 Apr 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Bridgestone recalling unmarked tyres in US

Added: 12 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC - Bridgestone Americas is voluntarily recalling 768 Potenza RE05…

Nitto Tire to sponsor teams in Formula Drift

Added: 12 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Cypress, California -- Nitto Tire has announced four team sponsorships for the…

US tyre dealership industry studied

Added: 12 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- First Research has published a new report titled, Tire Deal…

Bridgestone's data handbook profiles corporate numbers

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp has updated its corporate data book with numbers for…

Tokai Rubber sets up IT unit

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Itashi, Japan -- Tokai Rubber said it has set up a unit called TRI Information…

Goodyear names vice president of off-highway business

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has named Pierre Jambon vice president of its off-high…

Tire Rack phases out Avon brand

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

South Bend, Indiana -- US mail order/Internet tyre retailer Tire Rack has stop…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 April 2010)

Added: 9 Apr 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Russian, Ukraine tyre markets studied

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Frost & Sullivan has published a report titled, Strategic O…

China's implement tyre industry studied

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Reports from China has published a report titled, China veh…

Michelin puts maps on the iPhone

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Users of Apple's iPhone can now get a free app from Michelin which gi…

Belgium's prime minister visits Bridgestone HQ in Japan

Added: 9 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - During a visit to Japan, Yves Leterme, the Prime Minister of the Kingd…

China to sell 30 000 tonnes of low-grade rubber

Added: 8 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- China's National Development and Reform Commission has said it inte…

Nokian predicts higher raw material costs

Added: 8 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tampere, Finland -- Nokian Tyres will later today tell shareholders that its r…

US officials call for mandatory TPMS on aircraft, following fatal Learjet crash

Added: 8 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called…

Tyre technology event set for Shanghai in May

Added: 8 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shanghai China -- The 2nd Annual Tire Technologies Congress will take place on…

DATL says cross-ply tyres offer better foreign-object damage resistance

Added: 8 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd (DATL) is breaking the recent tren…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 April 2010)

Added: 8 Apr 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

OTR industry forecast: ´Poised for recovery'

Added: 8 Apr 2010

By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff

Tucson, Arizona -- The US OTR tyre market is “poised for recovery,” e…