The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Curt J. Andersson has been named president of the company’s North American Tire business unit. Andersson, currently president of Cooper Crouse-Hinds of Syracuse, N.Y., succeeds Richard J. Kramer who was elected Goodyear’s chief operating officer in June 2009.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) today reported a net loss of $143 million, or $2.43 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008. Net sales for the period were $636 million, down $130 million from the prior year. The decreased revenues were driven by volume declines offset by improved pricing and mix. Cooper’s
Two Yokohama Tire-sponsored off-road figures took the podium this past weekend at the January 23-25 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, NV. Heidi Steele, a double off-road series champion in 2008, reached the winners’ platform in two classes, placing first and third in Classes 6 and 7, respectively, with co-drivers Ross Savage and Rene Brugger.
BFGoodrich® Tires, the official tire of the SCORE Desert Racing Series, conquered Mexico’s Baja peninsula by earning its 22nd overall four-wheel victory at the 41st Annual SCORE Baja 1000. Facing a talented and diverse field of 347 starting entrants, BFGoodrich Tires drivers Roger Norman and Larry
Off-Road racing and drifting will collide this year in Baja, as some new faces join the BFGoodrich Tires Baja Challenge team for the 41st running of the Baja 1000. Two-time Formula Drift champion, Samuel Hübinette, and Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) phenom, Casey Currie, will team up with Baja veterans Tracy Jordan and Bill Weber for
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