Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) reported higher second quarter 2015 net income of $60 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.03, compared with $38 million, or $0.59 per share, in the second quarter of last year. Net sales were $752 million compared with $889 million in the second quarter of 2014. According […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has introduced the G186 MSA (Mixed-Service All-Position) UniCircle retread, which features Goodyear’s spliceless UniCircle Technology and is engineered for oil field and other mixed-service fleets. The G186 MSA UniCircle features three zig-zag circumferential grooves for extra all-season traction, a long-wearing compound for increased tread life, and other features. “Goodyear […]
Lacks Wheel Trim Systems has announced that its Chromtec® lightweight composite wheels will be featured on a 2016 full-size pickup truck. Shipments have begun. Lacks will provide two new 20-inch versions of its innovative Chromtec composite wheel technology for this 2016 truck program. The wheels are the first application of Lacks’ next-generation Chromtec technology and […]
Michelin Americas Truck Tires is launching the 455/55R22.5 MICHELIN® X® One® MultiTM Energy T, a wide-base single trailer tire for regional operations that is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay®-verified. Complementing the previously launched 445/50R22.5, this addition to the X One family delivers what the company describes as “a significant reduction in irregular wear and […]
With China poised to become the world’s largest tire market by 2017, the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is expanding its presence in the region. Over the past eight months, the company and local dealer partners have opened four Cooper Superfeel Centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, and Chengdu, and Cooper plans to team […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is expanding its network with three new locations. The new centers are located in Dearborn, Mich., Montgomery, Ala., and Garland, Texas. The new facilities offer: • New Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly brand medium truck tires, including Goodyear’s new Fuel Max LHD G505D and Fuel Max LHS tires • Goodyear […]
