Tires

2010 National Tire Safety Week Announced

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Tire Industry Urges Consumers to Maintain Tires to Save Fuel, Promote Safety

Goodyear profit more than doubles in 3Q

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says its profit more than doubled in the third quarter, helped by new products and lower raw-material costs. The performance marked a reversal by Goodyear, which had reported $554 million in losses in the first six months of the... Sponsored Topics: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company - Business - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co - United States - Rubber

Tire Industry Association Urges Congress to Pass 'Right to Repair' Act - VIDEO ENHANCED

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009

"Special safeguard" to cause overcapacity in China's tire industry

People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

Although the special safeguard tariff will not be a catastrophe for China's tire industry, it will nevertheless significantly impact it, said analysts. Overcapacity will be inevitable and the competition situation for China's domestic tire enterprises will accordingly change. In 2008, tires exported from China to the U.S. accounted for one third of China's total tire output. Once tire exports to the...

In Washington, a Two-Tire Industry Goes Flat

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009

Getting a meticulously prepared legal brief to a courthouse or federal agency on time used to require a bit of comic-book valor. Just before deadline, exhausted lawyers handed off the document to a character in the tight Lycra of a superhero, the shoulder bag of a Pony Express rider and the bulgi...

ExxonMobil Chemical to Host Tire Symposium 2009 in Chengdu, China

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will host Tire Symposium 2009, in Chengdu, China, October 18-20, for companies, organizations and media interested in learning about new tire innerliner technologies and opportunities for the Chinese tire industry. Sponsored exclusively by ExxonMobil Chemical, the event will feature product marketing and technology specialists describing tomorrow’s...

Unite against tire tariff hike, exporters urged

People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009

Fan Rende was so angry on Saturday he skipped breakfast, lunch and dinner to work on a petition to United States President Barack Obama in protest at the higher tariff placed on Chinese tire imports. The chairman of the China Rubber Industry Association was especially incensed as he feels the decision was made based on "bunch of lies". "The new tariff will be highly damaging to China's...

• Unite against tire tariff hike, exporters urged - Xinhuanet

Barack Obama Does Something Really Stupid: Tire Tariffs

Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009

Why oh why can't we have better Democratic presidents? Barack Obama does something stupid. So does Harold Meyerson, who writes an op-ed on the tire tariff that clouds the issues. Meyerson: >A Trade Test for Obama: ometime before Sept. 17, President Obama has to make a decision that will tell us a lot about his commitment to American manufacturing. By that date, Obama has to accept, reject or modify...

U.S. industries oppose sanction on Chinese tires

People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to impose punitive tariffs on tires imported from China has caused wide disappointment from American industries. Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association which opposes the tariff decision announced last Friday, said it would not save American jobs but only cause tire manufacturers to move production to another country with less...

CITAC: Obama Administration Tariffs on Chinese Tires Will Hurt U.S. Automakers and Other Downstream Industries

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) today warned that President Barak Obama’s decision to impose 35% tariffs on Chinese tire imports will result in job losses for U.S. downstream industries, higher prices for U.S. consumers and may lead to an avalanche of similar trade case filings and other demands for protectionist measures. “President...

U.S. to restrict tire imports from China

People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to impose punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires from China for three years, the White House announced on Friday. "The president decided to remedy the clear disruption to the U.S. tire industry based on the facts and the law in this case," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement. The U.S. Steelworkers union, which represents...

U.S. to Impose Tariff on Chinese Tires

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009

The Obama administration will put steep import duties on Chinese passenger and light truck tires, responding to what the ITC determined to be a surge of Chinese tire exports that has rocked the U.S. tire industry and displaced thousands of jobs.

SOUTH KOREA: Kumho workers agree no-cuts deal

Just Auto (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009

Kumho Tyre unionised workers have accepted the company's offer to freeze wages and suspend performance-based pay for this year in return for no job cuts.

Goodyear, Steelworkers extend contract 2nd time

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009

For the second time, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America have extended their national contract, this time until Aug. 29.

Goodyear, Steelworkers extend contract 2nd time

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009

For the second time, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America have extended their national contract, this time until Aug. 29.

Chicago Auto Show: 2010 Acura TSX V6

trymi | 02/13/2009

Scheduled to be available for sale in the middle of 2009, Acura has introduced its V6-powered variant of the TSX sports sedan at today’s Chicago Auto Show . It comes with the 3.5-liter V6 derived from the TL and RL which yields 280hp (209kW).

First 50th Anniversary Hurst/Viper sold for $275,000

trymi | 01/20/2009

The Dodge Viper , which was prepped by Hurst as one of its new 50th anniversary model, was auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona fetching a hefty price of $275,000 which Woodhouse Dodge said they would donate the profits to a charity for chronically ill children called Victory Junction.

• First Hurst 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper Auctioned for $275K - WorldCarFans.com

Hurst unveils 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper

trymi | 01/11/2009

Finally, the Jaguar XFR is here! The new vehicle from the British manufacturer has been designed especially to compete with cars such as Audi RS6 , Bmw M5 or the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. Ok now, enough with the preview, let’s get in the car. Under the hood the vehicle comes with a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine capable to deliver an impressive 510 hp and 625 Nm or 460 lb.ft of torque. With this amount