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Detroit organisation honours Freudenberg-NOK executives
Added: 9 May 2006
Plymouth, Michigan - To honor their exemplary success, dedication and collaboration, a team of Freu…

Pirelli, Schrader to pressure, temperature sensor for tyres
Added: 9 May 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli and Schrader Electronics have signed an agreement for the development and ma…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/May/06
Added: 9 May 2006
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Conti to end tyre production at Charlotte plant in July
Added: 9 May 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will indefinitely suspend tyre prod…

News from elsewhere on the web 08/May/06
Added: 8 May 2006
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Hankook, Metzeler, Nishikawa Standard earn Ford awards
Added: 8 May 2006
Dearborn, Michigan - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., Nishikawa Standard Co. and Metzeler Automotive Profile …

Female health signs distribution agreement with Hindustan Latex
Added: 8 May 2006
New Delhi - Hindustan Latex Limited, India has entered into an agreement with the Female Health Com…

Continental wants talks with Goodyear on purchase
Added: 8 May 2006
Reuters / May 5, 2006 - 8:30 am / UPDATED: 5/5/2006 10:30 A.M.
Hanover, Germany - German tyre and ca…

Cooper launches winter tyre range in Europe
Added: 5 May 2006
Melksham, UK - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. has launched the Weathermaster Snow, a new …

Apollo sales up 18 percent in 2005/06
Added: 5 May 2006
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd. said it recorded sales of fractionally over Rs 30 021 m…

News from elsewhere on the web 05/Mar/06
Added: 5 May 2006
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Goodyear posts higher sales, profits in quarter
Added: 5 May 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear continued its earnings improvements in the first quarter with net income of …

Conti sales, earnings up, but more price increases pending
Added: 5 May 2006
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG reported double-digit growth in sales and earnings in the first q…

Conti expects Charlotte action to cost $108 million
Added: 5 May 2006
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG estimates it will cost more than $108 million to phase out tyre p…

Hexagon reports strong first quarter, but is hit by raw materials costs
Added: 5 May 2006
Nacka Strand, Sweden - European engineering group Hexagon AB reported strong growth in the first qu…

Contitech completes acquisition of Roulunds Rubber
Added: 4 May 2006
The sale of Roulunds Rubber A/S and its five group companies to the German company ContiTech AG has…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/May/06
Added: 4 May 2006
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Tire industry ponders federal rolling resistance information programme
Added: 4 May 2006
Washington, DC - The US-based tyre industry, through the Rubber Manufacturers Association, is float…

GM honours four rubber companies as top suppliers
Added: 4 May 2006
Warren, Michigan - General Motors Corp. has recognised tyre makers Bridgestone Corp. and GITI Tire …

Cooper reports higher sales, net loss in quarter
Added: 4 May 2006
Findlay, Ohio (May 3) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s first quarter sales rose 16.1 percent to a recor…