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Sales up 7% in 2012 as Continental announces preliminary figures

Added: 14 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany - Sales at automotive supplier Continental have risen by 7 …

Tokai opens auto product development sites in Jiaxing

Added: 14 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Komaki, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd has held the opening ceremony fo…

UK car insurance broker teams with Goodyear on cashback

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Birmingham, UK - Goodyear Tyres is partnering with broker Swinton to offer mot…

Goodyear signs major sales contract for new coach tyre

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Birmingham, UK - Goodyear has secured a major sales contract with bus and c…

UK local authority accused over tire shredded at pothole

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Leicester, UK - A motorist whose car was damaged by a pothole near Truro, Corn…

Bridgestone acquires new site for Shenyang plant

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Shenyang, China - Bridgestone Corp. subsidiary Bridgestone (Shenyang) Tire C…

Penalty points will highlight illegal tyre dangers - ITIA

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Dublin - The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) says drivers should rece…

Indian Rubber Board offers smallholders financial aid

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kottayam, India - The Indian Rubber Board is offering financial assistance to …

Cooper Tire achieves safety milestone

Added: 11 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire said its Tupelo, Mississippi plant has worked 2 …

Conti refuelling hose replaced after 33 years of 'rough' operations

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany - After 33 years of use with five to eight refuelling opera…

Fontijne acquires Ghyselinck, presents new company at TTE

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands - Tire and wheel assembly specialist Fontijne G…

ATS beats own roadside assistance record

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Birmingham, UK - ATS Euromaster is citing 2012 data to show that its customer …

HF Mixing Group leaders optimistic about 2013

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

By Bruce Meyer, Rubber & Plastics News

Germany-Leaders at HF Mixing Group a…

DriveRight adds search to tire fitting database

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Cardiff, UK - Independent supplier of wheel and tire data DriveRight has added…

Biesterfeld acquires Küttner GmbH

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hamburg - Polymer distributor Biesterfeld AG has acquired all shares of Küttn…

ERJ explains winter tires on BBC local radio

Added: 10 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Croydon, UK - BBC Coventry & Warwickshire presenter Annie Othen interviewed Eu…

Multistrada signs football sponsorship deal with Manchester United

Added: 9 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Gateshead, UK - Manchester United, leaders of UK soccer's Premier League, have…

Extreme weather highlights need for tire safety says TyreSafe

Added: 9 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Colchester, UK - Tire safety promotion organisation TyreSafe is advising motor…

Asian Rubber Futures End Mixed; Prices May Hit $4 Per Kg In Q1

Added: 9 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok - Asian rubber settled mixed Tuesday as firm fundamentals support, b…

ACS rebrands Rubber Division's autumn event

Added: 9 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Akron, Ohio - The American Chemical Society's Rubber Division has adopted the …