Car and truck tires are made up to a large extent from natural rubber - in other words, they are produced from renewable raw materials. Working in their laboratories - their mysterious 'magic kitchens' - chemists are constantly searching for new mixtures and compounds to help them to come up with tyres which meet consumers' high demands.
Porsche has extended its demanding approval process for winter tires to include tires for young and old classics. Offering customers this unusual service, the German manufacturer of sports cars enables drivers of older models to use the best available products on their car. Porsche is therefore providing valuable help and orientation particularly in the process of choosing new winter tires with safe driving characteristics also on snow and ice.
A steep drop in original equipment sales and a marked deterioration on replacement markets have resulted in production overcapacities for passenger and commercial vehicle tires at Continental AG in Hanover, Germany.
The Executive Board of Continental AG, Hanover, reorganized the tasks of its members to concentrate on two core business fields. As of October 1, 2008, Continental Executive Board chairman Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann will head the Automotive group, consisting of the Chassis & Safety, Interior and Powertrain divisions. On the same day, deputy chairman Dr. Alan
In his address at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s 2008 Annual Shareholder Meeting today, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan said the company is well positioned for future success despite economic uncertainty in 2008. This, he said, is the result of the determination and innovative thinking exhibited by thousands of Goodyear associates around
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) has announced price increases on the company’s Bridgestone and Firestone brand tire lines, as well as all associate brand tires. The announced increases, up to 8 percent, on passenger and light truck, truck and bus, and agricultural and off-the-road tires, will affect the replacement, original equipment and export
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