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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
ERJ staff report (DS) Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…
Michelin to cut capital expenditure by half
Added: 13 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has said it will cut its capital expenditure in 2009 to euro…
Michelin net falls by half in 2008: volumes down by 16% in Q4
Added: 13 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin hs announced a small decline in sales and profits down by ab…
