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Bridgestone tweaks roles of senior managers

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo, following publication of its results for 2008, Bridgestone Corp has mad…

Bridgestone wins trademark case against Chinese tyre maker

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. said it has won a trademark infringement complaint …

Bridgestone reports 92 percent fall in net profit -- in line with forecasts

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone has announced a sharp fall in consolidated profits for th…

Goodyear HQ project caught in credit crunch

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron, Ohio -- Rich Kramer, president of the Goodyear's North American Tire un…

China to comply with WTO auto parts decision

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

BETHESDA, Md. (Feb. 19, 2009) - China has indicated in a statement released to…

Conti posts Euro 1123 million loss in '08, will continue cost cutting

Added: 20 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business staff report

Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG said it will inc…

HF to keep Farrel as a separate brand

Added: 18 Feb 2009

Hamburg, Germany -- Following the acquisition earlirt this year of the Farrel Corp. by Possehl grou…

Mesnac launches into European market

Added: 18 Feb 2009

Hamburg, Germany -- Qingdao Mesnac is launching its product range in Europe, through its local part…

Tyre crisis spills over to machinery makers

Added: 18 Feb 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Hamburg, Germany -- Many machinery companies are facing a tough time as tyr…

Tyre maker uses silica with NR in tyre

Added: 18 Feb 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ editor

Hamburg, Germany -- An un-named tyre maker is currently testing tyres usin…

Goodyear plans more cuts as sales, earnings tumble

Added: 18 Feb 2009

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear plans to cut its work force by another

5,000, freeze salaries and reduce cap…

Apollo ships first OTR tyres to BEML

Added: 16 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, India -- Apollo Tyres has said it has shipped the first OTR tyres from…

Wobbly suppliers seek 10 billion euros in EU loans

Added: 16 Feb 2009

By Arjen Bongard, Automotive News Europe

Brussels -- Suppliers are looking for more than €10 billion…

US company makes alternative to snow chains

Added: 16 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Ider, Alabama -- A US-based company called Navimetrix has developed an alterna…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 Feb 2009)

Added: 16 Feb 2009

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

Tire Technology Expo opens tomorrow in Hamburg

Added: 16 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hamburg, Germany -- The Tire Technology Expo opens tomorrow at the Hamburg Mes…

Michelin freezes salaries in North America

Added: 16 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will cancel bonuses …

Michelin foot pump wins magazine award

Added: 16 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin foot pumps have won the top two places in compa…

European passenger car sales down by 27% in January

Added: 13 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by by 27 percent in…

Tyre market meltdown continues

Added: 13 Feb 2009