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North Carolina group to build vehicle, tyre test track
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- A new consortium of North Carolina automotive a…

Tyre makers slashed capital spending in '08-'09
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron. Ohio -- In line with the slumping g…

Texas plaintiffs seek $30 million against Goodyear, Dunlop
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Beaumont, Texas -- Relatives of a man killed in a 2003 auto accident have file…

Bridgestone takes top slot in world tyre rankings
Added: 1 Sep 2009
London -- Bridgestone Corp. regained the No. 1 spot last year among the world's tyre makers, despit…

New Japanese premier is grandson of Shojiro Ishibashi
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's new Prime Minister-designate ,Yukio Hatoyama, is the son of Y…

Global tyre sales show slow-down in rate of decline
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

IRSG meeting to coordinate with CRIA conference in March 2010
Added: 1 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group and the China Rubber Industr…

US tyre dealers studied
Added: 28 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 U.S.…

GM will let suppliers keep more cost savings
Added: 28 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- The new purchasing chief…

Emboldened GM looks for ways to maintain control of Opel/Vauxhall
Added: 28 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- Last November, General Motors was burning cash …

Former INRO manager Hofmeister dies at 85
Added: 28 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Middletown, New Jersey -- Aldo H. Hofmeister, 85, former buffer stock manager …

Conti now 100% owner of Matador Rubber
Added: 28 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany-- Continental AG has acquired full ownership of Continental M…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 August 2009)
Added: 28 Aug 2009
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

SR and plastics manufacturing industry studied
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 Worl…

Gates launches website promoting industrial belt systems
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. has launched PT Design Source, a website offer…

ATS Euromaster to offer discounts on Pirelli tyres in UK
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- ATS Euromaster -- the tyre retail chain owned by Michelin -…

IISRP publishes worldwide rubber statistics handbook
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (I…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 August 2009)
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Skellerup reports profits down by 9 percent, seeks more capital
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited saw a net profit after…

Toyo to exit China JVs with Maxxis, build own plant
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
OsakaA, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is dissolving its joint ventures …