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This year’s Global Tire Expo a huge success, says TIA

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has reported the “huge success” of its Global Tire Expo, held in conjunction with the US-based SEMA trade show. According to the TIA, this year’s event attracted a record number of attendees and exhibitors, with more than 132,000 people attending the co-located exhibitions and 61,000 buyers in attendance. This, the association adds, signifies the value that the Global Tire Expo and SEMA have for the wholesaler and manufacturing community.

15th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

New TIA president promises continued focus on training

On 2 November Larry Brandt took over from Mike Berra as president of the Tire Industry Association. In his first speech after taking on the office, Brandt stated a central theme of his administration would be maintaining “continuity in TIA's direction and leadership” and emphasising the TIA's relevance in protecting and educating the US driving public and tyre dealers.

4th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

New trade deal will aid US doing tyre business with South Korea

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TIA says that the renewed free trade deal with South Korea is a good deal for the U.S. tyre market. President Obama signed the renewal of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which was part of a trade pact originally agreed to between the U.S. and South Korea in 2007 – Korean-United States Free Trade Agreement.

26th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Former American Retreaders Association director Ed Wagner dies

Ed Wagner, the former director of the American Retreaders Association died late Wednesday evening in a hospice in Louisville, Kentucky. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Martha, 5 sons, 4 daughters, and 9 grandchildren. The TIA – of which the ARA was an originating source, becoming the International Tire and Rubber Association and later merged with TANA – released the following statement to mark his passing: "In 1968, Ed succeeded George Edwards at ARA. Ed managed the ARA Louisville Conference for 20 years as it grew to become one of the top 200 industrial trade shows in the United States. During that time, ARA's membership grew from 250 to over 1,600 members.

12th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TRIB to increase number of board positions

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) has announced plans to increase the size of its current board of directors from 12 to 16 directors. The additional four board positions will be held by three retreading companies and one tyre repair firm. A nominating committee has been formed within TRIB's current board potential nominees are due to be selected in the coming months. The new board members will be elected during TRIB's board meeting in Las Vegas on 31 October 2011.

6th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA president meets with Obama Commission members

On May 18, Tire Industry Association executive vice-president Roy Littlefield met with members of US President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Commission is charged with identifying policies to improve the United States’ fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run; according to the TIA, Littlefield was invited to meet Commission members to discuss economic policy, the US budget deficit and economic outlook, how public policy drives the deficit, and how budget cuts will impact future policy.

25th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Wikileaks: Diplomats Bemoaned US Tyre Tariff Decision

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While the majority of the 250,000 documents contained in the largest leak of government records in American history focus on diplomatic and political commentaries written by the US ambassadorial network, at least one of the wires published by the Wikileaks website sheds light on behind the scenes discussions on the Obama decision to impose import tariffs on Chinese-made tyres.

A document dated 29 September 2009 and classified as secret, reports that US deputy secretary of state James B Steinberg (Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s chief adviser) discussed the tyre tariffs alongside policy objectives for Iran and North Korea with Chinese foreign minister He Yafei.

8th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Voices Support for TRIB Following “Recent Events”

Following the occurrence of what it calls as “recent events”, the Tire Industry Association (TIA) has publicly reiterated its “complete, ongoing support” for the Board of Directors, staff, and members of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). In a letter sent to TRIB, TIA executive vice president Roy Littlefield stated “we know that this has been a time of great change within TRIB, but we are confident that the recent decisions made by the TRIB Board of Directors were reached through a careful, deliberative process and will result in TRIB being an even stronger, healthier organisation that is well-poised to take on the challenges facing the retreading industry.

16th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

No General Meeting for TRIB at SEMA Show

The Tire Retread & Repair Bureau of Information will not hold a special membership meeting during the upcoming Global Tire Expo powered by TIA in Las Vegas, reports Tire Review. Former TRIB managing director Harvey Brodsky had announced the meeting on 3 October.

25th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Global Tire Expo Gets TIA Eco-Forum

The TIA is bringing a “green” perspective to the proceedings with a late addition to the upcoming Global Tire Expo schedule, reports Tire Review. TIA will hold a forum “Making ‘Green’ Work For Tire Dealers” on Wednesday, 3 November from noon to 13:00 in Room S231 of the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

22nd October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres Red Hot Topic at Upcoming SEMA/GTE Shows

SEMA says that tyres are a hot topic among those planning to attend the upcoming 2010 SEMA Show and Global Tire Expo, according to Tire Review. In all, more than 9,000 attendees are specifically interested in tyres and tyre-related products. Among that group, SEMA said, more than 3,000 attendees specifically identified themselves as “tyre buyers.” The 2010 SEMA Show and GTE will be held 2-5 November at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

15th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Crumb Rubber Myths Put to Test at TIA Symposium

At the upcoming TIA Environmental Symposium, Mike Wezel, vice president of sales and marketing for Liberty Tire Recycling, will debunk myths about crumb rubber, its uses and its safety, reports Tire Review. The Environmental Symposium will be held 30 September-2 October at the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City, Md.

16th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Provide Accurate Data on US Tariffs or Scrap Them, says TIA

The Tire Industry Association is no fan of the US tariff on Chinese produced consumer tyres. The anniversary of the Obama administration’s implementation of the “punitive” tariff is at hand, and the TIA is marking the occasion by calling for an end to the tariff or the collection of accurate data regarding it. The association points out that the United States International Trade Commission is obliged under section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 to collect accurate, objective data on the tariff's effects.

13th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Orange Oil a Key Theme at TIA Green Symposium

Orange may well be the new green, at least when it comes to reducing dependency on petroleum resources. This is the message Yokohama Tire Corporation’s director of technical services Dan Guiney is bringing with him to the Tire Industry Association Environmental Symposium, scheduled to be held between September 30 and October 2 in the US state of Maryland. Guiney will discuss the technology involved in Yokohama’s utilisation of orange oil to create a passenger car tyre that is 80 per cent petroleum free.

“Yokohama is a leader in showing how to break free from conventional thinking in order to develop products that are environmentally friendly and cost-efficient. TIA is proud to be able to provide our Environmental Symposium attendees with such a world-class opportunity,” said TIA executive vice president Roy Littlefield.

27th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Names Six to Tire Industry Hall of Fame

(Tire Review) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced the recipients of the 2010 Tire Industry Hall of Fame: Gus Hawkinson, owner of Hawkinson Tire Consulting; Nick Hodel, former CEO of Portland Tire Factory; Russell MacCleery, a retired tyre industry veteran; Gary Nash, director of OTR Sales for Yokohama Tire Corp.; Jerry White, chairman of White Tire Supply; and Don Blythe, former executive director of the Western Canada Tire Dealers Association. The Hall of Fame inductions will take place as part of TIA’s Tire Industry Honors event, from 18-19:30 on 1 November at Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

12th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors