Continental Tire North America Inc. is putting its new General Grabber competition tires to the test. In 2008, the tires will compete in major off-road events.

Continental Tire North America will complete its General Grabber light truck and SUV tire line with the introduction of the Grabber HTS in the second quarter of 2008.

On display this week at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show booth is a new light truck/SUV tire, the Zeon LTZ.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is showing off its latest ultra-high performance tire, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric, at this week's Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.

Sales up 3% to all-time record on strong pricing, product mix Segment operating income up 35% to record $382 million Income from continuing operations is $159 million Cost savings programs on target, nearly $900 million achieved to date Gain of $517 million on sale of Engineered Products business

An offical from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says tire pressure monitoring systems for heavy vehicles are a distinct possibility.

Hankook Tire America Corp. is using the SEMA Show to roll out its new Ventus V12 Evo K110.

Germany's Continental AG said it plans to invest about 150 million euros ($216 million) to build its first tyre manufacturing plant in China to boost sales in the world's second-largest auto market.

Goodyear’s Dunlop brand group spent the days leading up to the SEMA Show doing a little showing off, demonstrating two new high performance tire lines at a special pre-SEMA driving event for dealers and media.

Yokohama Tire Corp. will unveil its new Advan ZPS run-flat at next week’s SEMA Show.

Dunlop Falken Tires Ltd. of the Sumitomo Rubber Group unveiled "Enasave 97" at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received fitment approval from the United States military for its new Wrangler MT/R Military Edition tire.

Kumho Tire USA plans to launch a new luxury touring tire at the upcoming SEMA Show.

The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) has released a position paper on improving tyre noise in response to the European Commission’s invitation for public consultation on the topic, made in preparation for the drafting of new regulations.

China Manufacturers Alliance has opened its first North American distribution center.

The organisers of the Tire Technology Expo 2008 are confident that next year’s show will be the largest yet and boast its best ever conference programme and speaker line-up.

Yokohama Rubber Co. announced two new OE fitments for its tires.

The UK distributor for the Italian MAK range of replacement alloy wheels, Yokohama HPT Ltd, has announced three new models for the UK market. All three capture the manufacturer’s flair for design and epitomise MAK’s reputation for quality and longevity.

The Yokohama Rubber Co. held an opening ceremony for the second plant of its Onomichi facility on October 22.

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has delivered its letter of commitment concerning the reduction of environmental impact resulting from tyres and further measures to increase road safety to the European Commissioner for Enterprise, Günther Verheugen.

Bridgestone Corp, Japan's largest tyre maker, will invest 1.3 trillion yen ($11 billion) over five years from 2008 to boost output around the world to meet increasing demand, the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday.

Nokian Tyres has signed an agreement on the 19 October 2007 with the Kazakhstanian multi-industrial company Ordabasy Corporation JSC in order to build a greenfield passenger car tyre factory in Kazakhstan.

Michelin North America’s Bridgewater, N.S., plant produced its 100 millionth tire recently.

The previously reported Michelin expansion in Poland will see capacity at the company’s Olsztyn plant boosted to 15 million units a year, claims Deutsche Bank’s Equity Research division.

Automotive engineering specialists Beru F1 Systems has announced that it is supplying its award-winning digital tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) DigiTyre to Lamborghini for the Gallardo and Murciélago platforms.

Viking International’s improved Web site and online ordering facility appears to be on the up, with number of online orders doubling year-on-year and the number of site visitors increasing “significantly,” according to the company.

Much of Europe is currently getting ready for the seasonal change to cold weather tyres, and while many drivers assume that winter tyres increase a car’s fuel consumption, Nokian says that the truth may come as a positive surprise.

Michelin Poland is to open a new tyre-making line, a logistics centre and production centre in Olsztyn.

Introduced in North America in 1992, the Bridgestone Blizzak, developed in the 1980s for the Japanese market, is still the best winter tire available, according to Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced its commercial tires are now available for specification on all International Truck & Engines vehicles, and the company has been named an International Truck primary tire supplier.

Following their successful second quarter ad campaign to coincide with the launch of the company’s new Versado LX luxury passenger car tire; Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation has launched a second major ad campaign in the fourth quarter of 2007 to promote their Open Country line of light truck and SUV tires.

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. gave a sneak preview of its new ultra-high performance passenger tire, the Ventus V12 Evo, during a ride-and-drive event held earlier today near its plant in Geumsan, South Korea.

Did you know that it is actually more hazardous to drive on ice when the temperature is between -6 and 0 degrees Celsius than when temperatures are colder?

Big O Tires and its Big O Tires Scholarship Fund awarded 11 college students with college scholarships.

Sumitomo Rubber Corp. is supporting the launch of its new HTRZ III UHP line with a comprehensive launch campaign.

Titan Tire is hosting the second Titan/Goodyear and Georgia FFA Foundation tire auction on Oct. 17.

Brampton, Ont.’s Tiremaster Ltd. has switched from the Bandag retreading process to Michelin Retreading Technologies’ process.

U.K. company Pneumatics Components Ltd. (PCL) will make its first SEMA Show appearance with its new Accura mobile nitrogen tire inflation system.

Michelin has decided to evacuate the families of French nationals in its employ in Algeria because of concerns for their safety.

Dr. John Luchini, a research scientist for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., was awarded the Superior Paper of 2006 honor by The Tire Society. It marked the second time Dr. Luchini has won the award.

Bridgestone Corp. has announced that Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd., has started the mass production and shipping of run-flat from its Brits, factory.

Toyo Tire (USA) Inc. has rolled out new sizes for its M320 super wide medium truck tire line – 425/65R22.5.

Discount Tire Co./America's Tire Co. has introduced a new online application for consumers.

Manufacturing facilities at Goodyear’s operations in the Philippines are likely candidates for an upgrade, according to the president of Goodyear Philippines David Morin.

Deutsche Bank has provided comment on the recently announced Groupe Michelin closures and restructuring.

Freightliner LLC has decided to change its corporate name to Daimler Trucks North America, effective Jan. 7, 2008.

Next year the Kremenchuk technical carbon plant (Poltava region) is planning to start selling its products to the Turkish affiliate of Bridgestone, a major world producer of automobile tires.

Arnco says it has “significantly expanded” production of its QuikGel polyurethane liner.

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire’s Bridgestone brand has been named the official tire of the NFL.

Groupe Michelin has outlined plans affecting the company’s operations in France and Spain.

The U.K.’s leading online tire retailer etyres is teaming up with the host of the Popular Fifth Gear TV show to produce two consumer-focused videos showing the dangers of driving on worn tires.

Dunlop India has reiterated its intention to re-enter the aero tyre market.

Michelin North America is seeking tax incentives from Anderson County for a $25 million investment in its Starr and Sandy Springs, S.C., facilities.

Pneu-Logic, the U.K.-based tyre division of Advanced ID Corp., has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Rema Tip Top as a global reseller of Pneu-Logic’s line of technology products.

Recognizing this month’s National Fall Car Care Month, Goodyear Gemini is hosting free Women’s Car Care Clinics in major market locations throughout the U.S.

ITW CIP has introduced the Pacnut, a laminated nut designed to internally deflect and help eliminate wheel-offs on commercial trucks and trailers.

Goodyear’s Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems has opened a new Pilot Truck Care Center in Temple, Ga.

Industry analysts say that 2007 may end up being the worse ever year for new car sales.

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC (BFNT) has added to its Dueler line with the Bridgestone Dueler A/T 695.

Michelin North America has signed a extension agreement to keep its BFGoodrich brand as the official tire of the SCORE International and Desert Racing Series.