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Bridgestone's Free Hands-On Driving Training Session for Teens visits 12 U.S. cities

Bridgestone's Free Hands-On Driving Training Session for Teens visits 12 U.S. cities

Young drivers across the country will have a chance to learn potentially life-saving driving skills through the Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart Driving Experience. The free program pairs classroom instruction with hands-on driving exercises to teach drivers how to better handle accident avoidance and the importance of el ... Continue reading

New Goodyear Blimp Takes First Flight

New Goodyear Blimp Takes First Flight

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's newest blimp took to the skies Monday for its maiden flight. The test flight is part of a comprehensive training program Goodyear pilots and crew will undergo over the next two months. The new blimp will officially be ready to begin travelling to cities around the United States afte ... Continue reading

Goodyear Reveals Larger, Faster Airship; Launches Nationwide Contest to Choose its Name

Goodyear Reveals Larger, Faster Airship; Launches Nationwide Contest to Choose its Name

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today unveiled an all-new, state-of-the-art version of its world-famous icon, the Goodyear Blimp. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable and builds on the company’s legacy as the world’s leading builder and operator of airships. The new blimp was introduced ... Continue reading

Fuel The Cause To Transform Green Spaces: Bridgestone Americas Launches Consumer Contest

Fuel The Cause To Transform Green Spaces: Bridgestone Americas Launches Consumer Contest

Green spaces are good for the earth and good for people, offering a wealth of benefits such as stress reduction, peace, a place for recreational activity and enjoyment. Bridgestone Americas understands the health and environmental benefits of green spaces, such as community gardens, walking trails, playgrounds, etc. To ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company’s Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center Opens 700th Store

Ford Motor Company’s Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center Opens 700th Store

Ford continues the growth of its Quick Lane® Tire & Auto Center business by opening its newest store in Texas; Quick Lane now exceeds 700 stores nationally Ford is increasing investments to support continued growth with all-new advertising across media platforms Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center offers no-appointment, w ... Continue reading

Dana Optimizes Mobility for Defense, Vocational Vehicles with Enhanced Spicer Central Tire Inflation System

Dana Optimizes Mobility for Defense, Vocational Vehicles with Enhanced Spicer Central Tire Inflation System

Dana Holding Corporation announced today that it has launched new technology to support its industry-leading Spicer® central tire inflation system (CTIS). Dana now optimizes the performance of lower flow CTIS applications for smaller government defense and vocational vehicles with a new mechatronic control unit (MCU) ... Continue reading

Cooper CS3 Touring Tire Wins Global 2013 GOOD DESIGN Award

Cooper CS3 Touring Tire Wins Global 2013 GOOD DESIGN Award

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced today that its new CS3 Touring tire has earned a 2013 GOOD DESIGN™ Award from the Chicago Anthenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Cooper was one of 700 recipients of the award selected from several t ... Continue reading

Goodyear Helps Provide the Traction for Ford's 2015 Mustang

Goodyear Helps Provide the Traction for Ford's 2015 Mustang

With Goodyear Eagle tires on the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang, two iconic brands are again at the leading edge of putting style and performance on the pavement. ... Continue reading

Supportive Government Policies and Fuel-Efficient Tires to Drive Malaysian Tyre Market

Supportive Government Policies and Fuel-Efficient Tires to Drive Malaysian Tyre Market

Growing demand for hybrid cars as a result of government initiatives to drive the tyre market in Malaysia over the next five years Malaysia's favorable government policies, coupled with political and economic stability, and the presence of well-developed infrastructural facilities, have attracted major international au ... Continue reading

Lehigh Technologies Expands Research and Development Capabilities

Lehigh Technologies Expands Research and Development Capabilities

Lehigh Technologies Inc., a leading sustainable materials company, announced today that it has strengthened its state-of-the-art research and development capabilities, adding Chad Jasiunas as Technical Manager for Functional Materials and investing significantly in new mixing and analytical equipment for its Applicatio ... Continue reading

Aaron's Announces Sale of RIMCO Stores

Aaron's Announces Sale of RIMCO Stores

Aaron's, Inc. announced today the sale of all of the assets of its RIMCO operations to Rent-A-Wheel /Rent-A-Tire. RIMCO and Rent-A-Wheel/Rent-A-Tire stores offer consumers the sales and lease ownership of automobile tires, wheels, and rims. ... Continue reading

Sino Legend Responds to ITC Decision; Allows Continued U.S. Import of Tires Using SL-1801 Tackifier

Sino Legend Responds to ITC Decision; Allows Continued U.S. Import of Tires Using SL-1801 Tackifier

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today issued a substantial modification to its initial determination in the Sino Legend (Zhangjiagang) Chemical Co., Ltd. and SI Group Inc. intellectual property case. The Commission ruled that the majority of SI Group’s alleged trade secrets are unprotectable, and rej ... Continue reading

Michelin's Revolutionary Tread Design Evolves To Maintain Grip Even When Worn

Michelin's Revolutionary Tread Design Evolves To Maintain Grip Even When Worn

Today at the North American International Auto Show, Michelin introduced the MICHELIN® Premier® A/S tire with revolutionary new EverGrip™ technology, which provides drivers with exceptional levels of safety even as their tires wear down. Even when worn, the MICHELIN Premier A/S with EverGrip™ technology ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Issues Statement Regarding Production at Chinese Joint Venture Plant

Cooper Tire Issues Statement Regarding Production at Chinese Joint Venture Plant

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) today issued the following statement regarding reports that production of Cooper brand tires has resumed at the Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire (CCT) joint venture facility in Rongcheng, China. ... Continue reading

Well Prepared and Safe into the Winter Holidays

Well Prepared and Safe into the Winter Holidays

With the start of the New Year, passionate winter sport fans are looking forward again to strapping on their skis or snow boards and dashing into the winter sports season. Being well prepared helps to prevent injuries. Both your own fitness and that of your equipment should be put to the test. Most importantly, to make ... Continue reading

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