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Michelin will not tender for F1 control tyre
Added: 23 Jun 2006
Paris - Michelin has said it will not respond to the FIA tender for Formula One tyre supply.
In a b…

SIR 20 reaches all-time high,
Added: 23 Jun 2006
Singapore - Standard Indonesian Rubber 20, the natural rubber grade used most often by US tyre make…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/June/06
Added: 23 Jun 2006
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Group wants NHTSA to study recall results
Added: 23 Jun 2006
Washington DC- A safety consulting group with close ties to trial lawyers wants the US-based Nation…

Goodyear to cut US capacity as it exits part of private brand business
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Akron, Ohio - Citing a drive to exit low-profit businesses, Goodyear has said it is withdrawing fro…

Condoms do help prevent transmission of viral diseases - researchers
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Seattle, Washington State - A paper in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) repor…

Goodyear names blimp, 'Spirit of Innovation'
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear christened its latest airship with the name Spirit of Innovation yesterday. …

US tyre fuel efficiency bill passes another hurdle
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Washington, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives has passed fi…

Charles Taylor arrives in The Hague for war crimes trial
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Den Haag, Netherlands -Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has arrived in The Hague to face 11…

USW says Goodyear's contract proposal does not protect three tyre plants
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Cincinnati, Ohio - Initial proposals from Goodyear in its master contract talks with the United Ste…

News from elsewhere on the web 22/June/06
Added: 22 Jun 2006
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Apollo to expand radial production in India - says paper got facts wrong
Added: 22 Jun 2006
Mumbai -Â Apollo Tyres is expanding its capacity for radial tyres in India, while simultaneously tr…

News from elsewhere on the web 21/June/06
Added: 21 Jun 2006
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Ford honours Freudenberg-NOK with award
Added: 21 Jun 2006
Plymouth, Michigan - Freudenberg-NOK has been honored with a Recognition of Achievement Award from …

Michelin, Pirelli score victories at Le Mans
Added: 20 Jun 2006
Le Mans, France -Â Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner have won the 2006 Le Mans 24 Hours …

Californian RV producer to fit SmarTire systems
Added: 20 Jun 2006
Richmond, British Columbia - California-based Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., one of the largest manu…

Omnova sales of roofing membranes fall
Added: 20 Jun 2006
Fairlawn Ohio - In reporting its second-quarter results, Omnova Solutions said sales of roofing mem…

Porsche's 2007 Boxsters have direct TPMS as standard
Added: 20 Jun 2006
Atlanta. Georgia -Â Porsche's latest versions of its Boxster and Boxster S cars on sale in the US w…

Michelin introduces new tyre for telescopic handlers
Added: 20 Jun 2006
Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Michelin has launched the new XMCL, a tyre designed for compact construction m…

News from elsewhere on the web 20/June/06
Added: 20 Jun 2006
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