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Bus, coach sales soar 30% in EU in March
Added: 28 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of busses and coaches in the EU jumped by 31.6 perce…

Student team at 24h du Mans to use Yokohama tyres
Added: 28 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is supporting Tokai University's "Le Ma…

Tokyo rubber above 300 yen once more
Added: 28 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The six-month rubber contract at TOCOM closed at 300.2 yen ($2.872) /…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 April 2007)
Added: 28 Apr 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper downgrades Q1 results forecast
Added: 28 Apr 2008
Tire Business staff report
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is estimating first quarter res…

Goodyear Q1 results up strongly on currencies, improved product mix.
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron. Ohio-- Goodyear Tire & Rubber has reported record first quarter sales a…

Pirelli sponsors chair of tyre research in Milan
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- The Pirelli Group and the Politecnico di Milano University sig…

Yokohama expects profits to be higher than previously forecast
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said it expects higher consolidated ne…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 April 2007)
Added: 25 Apr 2008
(6 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

P-eye truck TPMS systems launched at Birmingham CV Show
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK-- A new tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), known as P-eye …

US publisher says TPMS systems still need manual pressure checks
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Costa Mesa, California -- NADAguides.com, a US publisher of used car informati…

Trelleborg claims vane-sealing breakthrough
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions claims to have made impro…

Freudenberg develops CIP/SIP seal material
Added: 25 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik has develop…

NHTSA proposes increase in CAFE
Added: 25 Apr 2008
Washington DC -- The US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed i…

Parker posts record sales, earnings
Added: 25 Apr 2008
Cleveland, Ohio -- Parker Hannifin Corp. posted record net income, earnings per diluted share and c…

ETRMA highlights need for enforcement where new tyre rules are concerned
Added: 24 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy  -- Francesco Gori, speaking in his capacity as president of the…

Carlisle to sell belt, brake units
Added: 24 Apr 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. said it will sell its power transmission belt …

Manuli reports sales up in 2007, further strengthens distribution
Added: 24 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Manuli Rubber Industries ended 2007 with group sales of 304.7 …

Dow Corning opens silicone rubber plant in China
Added: 24 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China -- Dow Corning has opened a new silicone…

New 25 percent price increase for Eliokem's Wingstay L antioxidant
Added: 24 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Villejust, France -- Eliokem has said it will implement a new price increase o…