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Across the Atlantic they are called tires, while over here we use a “Y” and say tyres. This tag provides the latest tyre business news emanating from the United States of America (USA), whichever way you spell it.

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Goodyear Closing US Retread Product Plant

(Tire Review) Goodyear is closing its retread materials plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company announced yesterday. The plant will be closed by the end of 2009, according to the announcement, putting some 90 employees out of work. Some of the employees, the company said, will be offered jobs at other Goodyear plants. The Spartanburg facility produces tread stock and other retread materials for Goodyear retreaders and company-owned retreading facilities. That production, said Goodyear, will be absorbed into other Goodyear facilities across the country.

22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal and Grumac Celebrate 5 Years of Partnership

In October of 2009 Vipal and Grumac completed five years of partnership. A UK-based company with more than 50 years of experience in the tyre and retreading business, Grumac has been the exclusive British repair material distributor Brazilian retreading material supplier Vipal since 2004.

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22nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

PCL Supplies Nitrogen Inflators to US Harley Davidson Dealerships

Harley Davidson distributors in the US have reportedly declared nitrogen tyre inflation the safer choice for bikers. According to Sheffield-based company PCL, which will now supply its Accura nitrogen inflation units to the depots, users are impressed with “its performance and reliability, citing the best features as size and the automatic purge and fill function.” Harley Davidson distributors across the US opted for PCL’s mobile cart as a nitrogen replacement solution when they stopped using compressed air for motorcycle tyre inflation. The units are supplied via Baltimore-based Industrial Diagnostics.

21st October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

India’s Sundaram Industries Joins TRIB

Membership numbers at TRIB, the US based Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau, are nudging the 500 mark following the joining of India’s Sundaram Industries. The TVS Group company was founded in 1943, and TRIB describes the firm as being one of India’s oldest and largest retreading companies and retreading industry suppliers, a company with a long history of service throughout the country. The company’s products include tread rubber, retreading machinery and retreading accessories.

21st October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Growth in Fuel Efficient Tyre Interest: Study

(Tire Review) Tyre companies are hawking the fuel efficiency of their latest tyres, and the buying public is apparently warming up to the concept. According to a new Babcox Research survey of independent tyre dealers in the USA, 66 per cent of tyre buyers view a tyre’s fuel efficiency as at least “important” in their tyre selection process, up from only 47 per cent in 2008. Eight percent said fuel efficiency was their “most important” criteria, up from just 1 per cent last year. Another 35 per cent see a tyre’s fuel efficiency as “important” to them (up from 31 per cent in 2008), and 23 per cent see it as “pretty important,” up from 15 per cent last year. Still, 44 per cent rate fuel efficiency as “not very important” or “not important at all,” down from 52 per cent in 2008.

20th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Executive, President for Arkansas Dealer Group

(Tire Review) Still mourning the sudden loss of long-time executive director Nelson “Bulldog” Drummond, the Arkansas Independent Tire Dealers Association has named a new executive leader. Eddie Warrington was hired in August by the AITDA board of directors as its new executive director. Warrington was a member of AITDA for 28 years and served a term as president in 1991. With the resignation of president Eric Street, the AITDA also named first vice president Dennis Bartlett as president. Bartlett, president of Bartlett Tire Center in Heber Springs, Ark., will serve out the remainder of Street’s term, and then complete his own through 2010. With the change in leadership, the AITDA has a new address: #2 Robinwood, Searcy, AR 72143, USA.

19th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hasta La Vista, Scrap Tyres…

In a move that is perhaps a faint nod to his former career, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill permitting usage of a portion of the state’s scrap tyre recycling funds to “terminate” the presence of scrap tyres on the Mexico side of the California-Mexico border. The money will be used to reduce scrap tyre levels and encourage the establishment of recycling projects.

19th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire Test Driver Wins Westfield Series

Cooper Tire’s development test driver, Chris Davison has won the 2009 Westfield Sportscar Series. Davison’s day job involves driving quickly and consistently so that Cooper can evaluate the development of new tyres, giving him a significant amount of practice that was clearly put to excellent use. The title was decided between Sutton-born Davison and title contender Simon Pryke, from Leicester.

16th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook R&D Head Receives University Honour

Polymer science expert Dr. Hwi Joong Kim’s work for Hankook Tire has attracted the attention and admiration of his former university – On October 2 the University of Akron M.D. and Ph.D. graduate received the 2009 Outstanding Alumnus award from the seat of learning.

16th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

US Tariffs “Groundless”, says China

China’s Commerce Ministry has labelled US measures against Chinese imports, such as the tariffs on consumer tyres, as “groundless”. On October 15 ministry spokesman Yao Jian told journalists "the US launched a large number of trade remedy measures this year. Quite a few such measures were groundless and wrong."

15th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Van Tyre Helps Drivers Chill in Extreme Winters

There’s a nip in the air to remind us that winter is heading our way, and soon the cold season’s wet, icy and even snow covered roads will again be a feature of our daily lives. Still, be thankful you live in the UK, where two inches of snow is considered a blizzard. To help van drivers in countries with extremer conditions cope with what winter throws their way, Michelin has introduced the Agilis X-ICE North studded tyre. The new tyre, the manufacturer reports, enables van drivers to “safely overcome obstacles to winter driving while also generating cost savings thanks to its exceptional longevity and outstanding robustness.”

15th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Firestone Ag Plant Employees Win Big

A group of 10 workers at Bridgestone America’s Firestone agricultural tyre plant in Des Moines are a bit happier today. The group cashed in on a winning ticket in the Iowa Powerball lottery last week, taking in a total of US$1 million.

15th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Alliance India Factory Gearing Up for Commercial Production

Commercial production of agricultural tyres at Alliance Tire’s factory in Tirunelveli, India is anticipated to begin before the end of 2009 following the recent commencement of start-up test production. The first products from the US$100 million plant are expected to be cross-ply off-road tyres, and the start of manufacture in India is anticipated to allow Alliance to increase radial production in Israel.

14th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New South Carolina Distribution Centre for TBC Corp

(Tire Review) TBC Corp. is taking on a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution near Charleston, South Carolina. Construction of the new DC, located in the Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone/Charleston in Berkeley County, is expected to start by the end of this year, and is slated to open in 2010. “We are excited about the opportunity to consolidate a portion of our distribution network to a new and larger facility in the Charleston area,” said Erik Olsen, president and CEO of TBC Wholesale Group. “The infrastructure and location of the Port of Charleston complements our growth and will allow us to meet the growing demands of our customers.” TBC expects to bring “thousands of containers” through the Port of Charleston, according to reports. The new DC will reportedly add 100 jobs to the region.

13th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Accuride Restructures Debt, Files for Bankruptcy

The media team at Accuride Corporation have given details of a “debt restructuring agreement.” As part of this agreement the company is filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code and has secured a US$50 million “debtor-in-possession” credit facility to enable normal business to continue.

13th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors