You are here: / Cooper Tire

Posts

Former Cooper Avon managers James Weekley, Matthew Vincent join Nova Motorsport team

, , ,
Nova Motorsport

Nova Motorsport has continued its recruitment of former Cooper Avon managers previously based at the company’s erstwhile European headquarters in Melksham. James Weekley, former general manager at Avon Tyres Motorsport, leads Nova Motorsport as commercial director. Ex-Cooper Tire/Avon Motorsport product technology manager Matthew Vincent has also become Nova’s senior product category manager. The two appointees join Paul Coates, Cooper Tire/Avon Motorsport general manager, whose appointment was previously announced, and who has become Nova’s contracts manager. The experienced team has been assembled by founder and managing director of the brand’s parent company, SPC Group, Paul Hallas.

Membership Required

If you are not yet a Tyrepress or Tyres & Accessories subscriber, you can change that here.

Subscribe now

Becoming a member has benefits such as:

  • Read our sector-leading articles in full
  • Full analysis of tyre business segments
  • Read Tyres & Accessories magazine online/in print

Already a member? Log in here

Related news:

  1. Nova Motorsport signs 5-year RallyX Championship tyre supply agreement
  2. SPC Rubber forms new tyre brand Nova Motorsport, appoints ex-Avon motorsport head
  3. Cooper Tire Europe launches full rally tyre range
  4. Avon Tyres announced as official tyre supplier to Series Elite
/by

Focus on key designs – Goodyear’s plans for Avon two-wheeler portfolio

Avon Tyres entered the Goodyear fold in 2021 and was integrated into the wider group of brands over the following year. Its new owner considers Avon “one of the motorcycle industry’s longest-established tyre brands” and now plans a “fresh focus” for the British marque with a “reinvigorated approach.” At the same time, Goodyear says the Avon brand will remain a key part of its portfolio in the passenger vehicle segment.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear investing 16.5 million euros in Montluçon motorcycle tyre production, ends light-truck tyre making
  2. 19 finalists chosen for 2015 AutoBild winter tyre test
  3. British bike resurgence driving business for Avon Tyres
  4. Avon launches Cobra Chrome cruising tourer tyre
/by

Goodyear job cuts: Unanswered questions in the UK and EMEA tyre markets

, , ,
Goodyear

Goodyear’s decision to cut 5 per cent of its global salaried employees is shocking enough for the firm’s 72,000-strong worldwide workforce. However, the fact that senior executives directly linked that decision to the company’s worse-than-expected performance in the EMEA region (Europe Middle East and Africa) is giving employees in those countries extra cause for concern.

Read more

Related news:

  1. US lawmakers criticise Goodyear over Mexico factory
  2. Giti enters the top 10 of leading tyre manufacturers
  3. Zhongce Rubber enters global top ten tyre manufacturers
  4. Cooper Tire joins the Goodyear team
/by

Goodyear’s Cooper integration: Almost 500 jobs to go

,

During the second quarter of 2022, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company approved a plan related to the integration of Cooper Tire. This plan aims to streamline the company’s global administrative structure by reducing duplicated positions, and it will also result in the closure of “redundant” Cooper Tire warehouse locations in the Americas. According to Goodyear, the plan will result in “approximately 490 job reductions.”

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear completes Cooper Tire acquisition
  2. Cooper Tire joins the Goodyear team
  3. Goodyear: Sales, income up in Q2 2022
  4. Icahn returns with higher Pep Boys offer
/1 Comment/by

Goodyear: Sales, income up in Q2 2022

Larger than ever following its acquisition of Cooper Tire in 2021, Goodyear Tire & Rubber reported year-on-year net sales growth of 31 per cent in Q2 2022. Sales amounted to US$5.2 billion in the three months to 30 June 2022, and Goodyear states that even excluding the Cooper transaction, this figure reflects year-on-year growth of over 15 per cent. Other factors driving this increase included improvements in price/mix, higher volume, and increased sales from other tyre-related businesses.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear: Q3 2018 results
  2. Goodyear defers dividend as volumes drop 18% in Q1 2020
  3. Goodyear reaffirms 2015 targets with ‘strong’ 2Q results, despite EMEA troubles
  4. Charges deflate Goodyear’s strong operating performance
/by

Cooper Tire recalls certain Cooper and Hercules-branded tyres

,

Cooper Tire & Rubber is recalling relatively small numbers of Cooper and Hercules-branded in the USA due to a problem with the DOT code and a potential belt separation issue respectively.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Cooper Tire: More than 430,000 tyres recalled in USA
  2. North American recall for Continental, Cooper tyre lines
  3. Cooper recalls 1,983 Cooper and Mastercraft tyres
  4. Hankook: UK/Europe unaffected by US OE tyre recall
/by

Cooper Tire joins the Goodyear team

,
Cooper Tire

Cooper Tire has “officially joined the Goodyear team”. That’s how Cooper Tire general manager EMEA, Jaap Van Wessum characterised the takeover of the company by fellow US tyremaker Goodyear, which was completed on 7 June 2021. Van Wessum also offered further details of what Cooper’s integration into Goodyear means for Cooper suppliers and partners.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear set to buy Cooper Tire for US$2.5 billion
  2. The Goodyear/Cooper combination’s synergies; global headquarters to be in Akron
  3. Cooper shareholders approve Goodyear merger
  4. Fitch rating affirmation partially affirms Goodyear Cooper acquisition strategic logic
/by

Cooper tyres now an official BRC option

Cooper Tire Europe says that as of the 2021 season, its rally tyres will be an official tyre option for the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship (BRC). As such, it will offer competitors six patterns and a total of 19 sizes for 13- to 18-inch rim diameters from its refreshed rally tyre range.

Read more

Related news:

  1. World RX & Euro RX on Cooper tyres through to 2023
  2. Cooper Tire Europe launches full rally tyre range
  3. Cooper Tire: We want to make British Rallycross the best in the world
  4. Cooper finalises Serbian acquisition
/by

Goodyear’s Cooper acquisition notes set to bear interest of 5%

,

Following the news that it is raising money to fund the cash part of its takeover of Cooper Tire, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has priced its private offering to eligible purchasers of $850 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2029 and $600 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Goodyear set to buy Cooper Tire for US$2.5 billion
  2. Goodyear and Cooper shares up 30% after takeover news
  3. Fitch rating affirmation partially affirms Goodyear Cooper acquisition strategic logic
  4. Cooper shareholders approve Goodyear merger
/by

World RX & Euro RX on Cooper tyres through to 2023

Cooper Tire Europe has announced a continuation of its exclusive tyre supply to the FIA World Rallycross and FIA European Rallycross championships for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons. This year’s World Rallycross season, which commences with the World RX of Norway on 12 June, will be the 8th contested on Cooper tyres.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Cooper Tire Europe racing on with World RX Esports Invitational Series
  2. Cooper signs as sole tyre supplier for World RX
  3. Cooper Tire: We want to make British Rallycross the best in the world
  4. Cooper official tyre supplier to World Rallycross
/by

Cooper Tire: More than 430,000 tyres recalled in USA

The US government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced another recall of tyres produced by Cooper Tire & Rubber. This recall potentially relates to more than 430,000 4×4 and SUV tyres in the sizes 275/65R18 and 275/55R20.

Read more

Related news:

  1. North American recall for Continental, Cooper tyre lines
  2. Cooper recalls 1,983 Cooper and Mastercraft tyres
  3. Cooper recalls certain Roadmaster RM852 tyres in the US
  4. Continental recalls 12,000 car tyres in the US
/by

Cooper Tire appoints T.J. Jordan to BoD

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has named Tyrone Michael (T.J.) Jordan a director of the company, effective 10 January. Announcing Jordan’s appointment, board chairman John J. Holland said: “T.J. is an accomplished and forward-thinking senior executive with significant experience in the automotive industry. We look forward to leveraging his automotive industry and operations leadership experience as Cooper continues to execute its strategic priorities and works to meet consumer demand for high-quality Cooper tyres. We welcome T.J. to the board and look forward to his valuable counsel and insights.”

Read more

Related news:

  1. Susan Davis joins Cooper Tire board
  2. Cooper Tire promotes Ceneviz, names Yang as Tsaur’s successor
  3. Cooper Tire & Rubber appoints new CFO
  4. Cooper Tire reopening US and Serbia tyre factories
/by

Cooper Tire publishes 2019 Global Sustainability Report

,
Cooper

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company released its eighth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Report – “Responsibility the Cooper Way” – on 21 September.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Bridgestone listed in Euronext Vigeo World 120 ESG Investment Stock Index for 2nd straight year
  2. Study: Guayule tyre performance “at least equal” to conventional rubbers
  3. Distribution: Cooper building 1-million ft² warehouse
  4. Pirelli CFO partners with UN Compact ‘Principles of Integrated SDG investments and finance’
/by

Ex-Cooper CFO Eperjesy joins Clarios

Clarios

Chris Eperjesy has parted ways with Cooper Tire & Rubber after serving as the tyre maker’s chief financial officer for the past year and a half, and starting today has taken on a comparable role at Clarios. As CFO, Eperjesy will support the former Johnson Controls International battery business’s global growth objectives in “delivering smart energy storage solutions.”

Read more

Related news:

  1. Cooper Tire & Rubber appoints new CFO
  2. Susan Davis joins Cooper Tire board
  3. Cooper Tire names North America marketing VP
  4. Ex-Triangle and Goodyear Tire executive Cohade joins Johnson Controls
/by

Cooper Tire breaks ground on USA distribution centre

A ceremony was held on 18 August to mark the start of work on Cooper Tire’s newest regional distribution centre in the USA. The 1 million square foot (92,900m²) facility in Whiteland, Indiana is located near the tyre maker’s Franklin distribution centre and will replace the existing site once it commences operations early next year.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Cooper Tire opens ‘central’ US warehouse
  2. Cooper Tires pausing production in North America, considering options in Europe
  3. Cooper Tires extends North America production pause
  4. Cooper relocates Indiana regional distribution centre
/by

We see you are visiting us from China.

If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com. Or click below to continue on Tyrepress.