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Only Two Weeks Left to Win a $25,000 College Scholarship from Bridgestone Americas

Only Two Weeks Left to Win a $25,000 College Scholarship from Bridgestone Americas

Bridgestone America's Teens Drive Smart Video Contest is giving away a total of $50,000 in college scholarships for creative videos about safe driving. The deadline to enter is June 22. First place will receive a $25,000 scholarship and the video will air on the MTV Jumbotron in Times Square in New York every hour of e ... Continue reading

Goodyear Advances on List of America's Most Reputable Companies

Goodyear Advances on List of America's Most Reputable Companies

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has again been recognized as one of America's most reputable companies by Forbes magazine. ) Goodyear ranked 26th on the magazine's seventh annual ranking of corporate reputation in the United States, up from its 38th place ranking in 2011. Goodyear is the only tire maker on the list ... Continue reading

Michelin And The Weather Channel Team Up To Promote Safe Driving

Michelin And The Weather Channel Team Up To Promote Safe Driving

As part of National Tire Safety Week (June 3-9), leading tire maker Michelin and The Weather Channel® are encouraging motorists to stay safe on the road this travel season by following simple, yet effective tips designed to prepare even the most seasoned driver for a worry-free journey. Through "WeatherReady Car Clini ... Continue reading

TireVan Supports National Tire Safety Week With Free Tire Check Pit Stops Throughout Washington DC Metro (June 3-9)

TireVan Supports National Tire Safety Week With Free Tire Check Pit Stops Throughout Washington DC Metro (June 3-9)

TireVan, a tire retailer and mobile tire installer, announced today that it is partnering with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) again this year to promote National Tire Safety Week (June 3 - June 9). As part of the campaign, TireVan's skilled mobile technicians will set up "Tire Check Pit Stops" at DC area em ... Continue reading

American Tire Distributors, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Consolidated Tire & Oil, Inc.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Consolidated Tire & Oil, Inc.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. announced today that it has executed a stock purchase agreement of Consolidated Tire & Oil, Inc. ATD expects the transaction to close today. 'Consolidated Tire and Oil developed a well-respected distribution business in their market' CTO services over 500 customers from three Louisiana ... Continue reading

Postal Service Helps Motorists Gear Up for Driving Season

Postal Service Helps Motorists Gear Up for Driving Season

Go Green Stamp Promotes Proper Tire Pressure With the largest civilian fleet in the world -- nearly 214,000 vehicles traveling nearly 1.3 billion miles each year --the U.S. Postal Service knows a lot about vehicles and tire pressure. Summer driving season is approaching and the Maintain Tire Pressure postage stamp help ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The European Tire Market 2011-2015 - In 2011 The Tire Market in the Ukraine Grew By 12%

Research and Markets: The European Tire Market 2011-2015 - In 2011 The Tire Market in the Ukraine Grew By 12%

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The European Tire Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. This report analyzes the tire market in 28 economies across five regions of Europe from 2007 to 2011, and forecasts its performance through to 2015. It assesses volume and value of tire sales and the ma ... Continue reading

Two Continental Tires With EcoPlus Technology Named A Consumers Digest Best Buy

Two Continental Tires With EcoPlus Technology Named A Consumers Digest Best Buy

Continental Tire is proud to have two tires showcased in the 2012 Consumers Digest "Best Buys in Tires." The ProContact and CrossContact LX20, both with the coveted EcoPlus Technology, were two of the top-rated tires in this year's evaluation, as rated by the magazine's editors. Consumers Digest "Best Buys in Tires" we ... Continue reading

The Seasons Have Changed But Many Canadians Have Not, Reveals a New Goodyear Survey

The Seasons Have Changed But Many Canadians Have Not, Reveals a New Goodyear Survey

While most Canadian drivers (82 per cent) understand that their tires have the greatest impact on the overall traction and handling of their cars this Spring, a new poll by Goodyear Canada reveals that two in five (40 per cent) have not yet completed their tire changeover for summer. With two in four (44 per cent) ... Continue reading

Goodyear's Laura Thompson Named Outstanding Woman In Finance

Goodyear's Laura Thompson Named Outstanding Woman In Finance

Laura K. Thompson, vice president, finance for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's North American Tire business, has been named to Treasury & Risk magazine's 2012 list of "30 Outstanding Women in Finance." Thompson directs finance for the company's largest business unit, with annual sales of nearly $10 billion. Thomps ... Continue reading

KeyBank, Kumho Tire Expand Key To Safe Teen Driving Program

KeyBank, Kumho Tire Expand Key To Safe Teen Driving Program

KeyBank and Kumho Tire U.S.A. are expanding a free program designed to improve teen driving skills and raise awareness about the importance of proper training for young drivers. The program - called Key to Safe Teen Driving - is now in its fourth year and will include 24 events in 14 cities: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, T ... Continue reading

Goodyear to Receive Manny Award for Zero Waste to Landfill Program

Goodyear to Receive Manny Award for Zero Waste to Landfill Program

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will receive a 2012 Manny Award in the "Green Initiative" category from Inside Business, a bimonthly business publication in Northeast Ohio. The award is in recognition of Goodyear's Zero Waste to Landfill Program. Goodyear will receive the award at a banquet in Cleveland on May 17 an ... Continue reading

Goodyear Tops 'Fortune 500' List for Northeast Ohio

Goodyear Tops 'Fortune 500' List for Northeast Ohio

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is the largest business in Northeast Ohio according to the 2012 "Fortune 500" list, which was released today. Based on 2011 sales of $22.8 billion, Goodyear is ranked by FORTUNE as the 126th largest business in the country, up from 139th last year. Compiled since 1955, the "Fortune 50 ... Continue reading

Madison Dearborn Partners Completes Acquisition of Global Sensing and Valve Technologies Leader Schrader International

Madison Dearborn Partners Completes Acquisition of Global Sensing and Valve Technologies Leader Schrader International

Schrader International, the leading global manufacturer of sensing and valve solutions including Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and fluid control components, today announced that Madison Dearborn Partners Global VI-A L.P. and certain affiliated investment funds (Madison Dearborn) and members of Schrader's mana ... Continue reading

Goodyear Working to Excite Students about Engineering

Goodyear Working to Excite Students about Engineering

More than 900 students, parents and teachers from across northeastern Ohio will visit Firestone High School on April 28, for the 12th annual Goodyear Engineering Career Day. Sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Engineering Career Day will feature unique opportunities for students to learn about many element ... Continue reading

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