Top tire maker Goodyear is in final talks to invest more than $1 billion in a manufacturing plant near the Chinese city of Dalian this year, the city's mayor told Reuters on Thursday.

Allied Waste Industries Inc. tapped Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire and Bridgestone Bandag as preferred suppliers of new and retreaded radial truck and OTR tires.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted 2007 sales of $2.9 billion, up 13.9% vs. 2006, while net income reached $120 million, up from 2006’s loss of $78 million.

Kumho Tire USA is now working on a tire development program for the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.

Goodyear has signed a three-year deal to supply tires and tire management support to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced that the Tokyo Customs Office, as of January 18, 2008, accepted the company’s application for import injunction of counterfeit products of its DNA S. drive high-performance tires for passenger cars due to a charge that the counterfeit products infringing Yokohama Rubber’s design rights were sold in Japan.

The 2008 Pontiac G8 performance sedan will use Bridgestone Potenza RE050 À ultra-high performance tires as standard equipment on the G8 GT model and optional equipment on the car's base offering, both in size 245/45R18.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the long-term rating of Continental AG and its units to 'Baa2' following the company’s marked increase in debt and leverage resulting from the 11.4 billion euro acquisition of the Siemens VDO unit.

Goodyear Dunlop UK has taken delivery of new machinery at its Next Tread truck tyre retreading plant in Wolverhampton.

Continental has relaunched its ContiNetwork UK commercial vehicle tyre retail operation.

Bridgestone Corporation is pleased to announce that it will exhibit products for the first time at The 4th Eco-Products International Fair 2008 (EPIF 2008), which will be held for four days in Hanoi, Vietnam from March 1 through March 4, 2008.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it will ask Polish tire company TC Debica – in which it is the majority shareholder – to nearly triple its commercial tire production for Goodyear from 1,700 to 5,000 tires per day.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and PZU today announced an agreement that will significantly enhance the value of Polish tire company TC Debica for all of its shareholders and allow for greater transparency to and input from investors.

A material that is able to self-repair even when it is sliced in two has been invented by French researchers with Dr Ludwik Leibler.

Pirelli’s new Scorpion tyres will make their first appearance on the opening gravel event of this year's World Rally Championship.

The new Fulda EcoControl has been declared one of «Which?» Magazines Best Buy tyres, ranking in the top three in the Supermini tyre test.

An increase in the share capital of Nokian Tyres, totalling 186,884 euros, was entered into the Trade Register on February 26, 2008.

Kumho Tire Co., Korea’s second-largest tire manufacturer, will supply high-performance tires to Daimler AG.

Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) will add 26 sizes to its General Altimax Arctic winter tire line this year, CTNA officials announced earlier today at a ride-and-drive event near Montreal, Quebec.

Yet another new chapter in the history of Apollo Tyre’s impressive growth was written on February 25 at a foundation stone laying ceremony for the company's new OTR tyre production facility.

Goodyear/Dunlop will be using the 2008 Commercial Vehicle Show (15-17 April) to launch its innovative Goodyear Max Technology ranges to the UK market.

On February 22 the Pirelli Group signed an agreement to collaborate with Italy’s Piedmont Region, Turin Province, the Municipality of Settimo Torinese and the Politecnico di Torino University in the development of programmes for research and innovation; specifically, the agreement covered the building of a new Pirelli industrial complex in the territory of Settimo Torinese.

Korean tyre giant Kumho established its European base in Frankfurt, Germany in January 1978, so is now celebrating 30 years on the continent. The company's total European sales for 2008 are expected to exceed $1/2 billion.

Firestone Liberia has signed an Amended and Restated Concession Agreement with the government of Liberia.

Hankook Tire intends to increase its operating profit by 32% this year, a target it will reach through the increased sale of high performance tyres and by raising prices to counter higher raw materials costs.

At its South African operations Continental Tyre SA has, over the course of three years, introduced a range of schemes that have seen power consumption reduced by 10%. The company recently shared details of its activities in this area.

Swiss based alloy wheel manufacturer Uniwheels has announced it intends to purchase the European interests of Germany’s ATS Group.

Groupe Michelin announced prices increases for European customers. The 3.5% increases on consumer tires are set to take effect between Mar. 15 and July 1.

Millions of drivers could be unwittingly endangering lives this winter by driving on perilously bald tires, reveals research by Brake and Green Flag.

Continental AG is boasting its sixth consecutive year of record sales and earnings figures in 2007, and the company’s Executive Board chairman has expressed confidence this favourable pattern will continue.

Michelin’s full year 2007 results were “good,” according to a Deutsch Bank analyst note.

Hankook Tire’s share price has “jumped” 5.4% following an upgrade from Morgan Stanley.

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC (BFNT) has added the new Bridgestone Duravis M700 HD to its Duravis line of heavy-duty light truck and commercial tires.

Maxxis International - U.S.A. has introduced the Victra MA-Z4S, an ultra-high performance, all-season tire.

Tyre producer Amtel-Vredestein NV said, in response to press speculation last week, that production at its Amtel-Povolzhye tyre complex was resumed on Feb. 15, due to a temporary suspension in the supply of raw materials.

Continental announced they will move their corporate headquarters for Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) from Charlotte, N.C., to Lancaster County, S.C., in 2009.

The City of Danville has issued a building permit for an expansion at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant on Goodyear Boulevard.

Full year 2007 financial results for Bridgestone Corp. were released on January 19, and these figures paint a picture of a healthy year’s trading.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s Mickey Thompson unit has added four new 18-inch sizes to its ET Street Radial line.

Speedtv.com has reported that a deal has been reached to merge the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series.

In a statement dated Feb. 18, Groupe Michelin “expressed its satisfaction” following an agreement reached between the company and labour unions.

Bridgestone Corp. claimed a 55% increase in net income for 2007, to $1.2 billion, against sales of $31.5 billion for the year.

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. has released details of business performance for the first three quarters of the financial year ending Mar. 31, 2008.

Titan Tire said it has produced its first prototype 63-inch radial OTR tire at its Bryan, Ohio, plant.

The Murfreesboro Gateway is among the sites Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. is considering to relocate an Akron, Ohio, technical center, said a local official.

A number of global tyre majors are making their presence felt in India’s tyre market, a market valued by the Business Standard financial newspaper at Rs 190 billion (£2.44 billion).

According to Deutsche Bank’s Equity Research Automotive Group, the dismal year for winter tyres experienced by our German neighbours may well be repeated in 2008.

It is now less than a month before Tyrexpo Africa 2008 gets underway in Johannesburg, and recent figures tell of an even healthier show than the debut exhibition in 2006.

Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. will soon be launching the Nitto NT850 Premium luxury touring tire that will offer all-season performance for a variety of luxury vehicle types such as the Toyota Camry SE, Acura TSX, Infiniti G35 Sedan and VW Jetta.

It appears as if Continental plans to reduce the workforce at its VDO automotive electronic unit by 2,000 jobs.

Speedco, a unit of Bridgestone Bandag Inc., has booted Michelin branded medium truck radials from all of its truck lube and tire locations, replacing them with Bridgestone and Firestone brand tires.

Finnish manufacturer Nokian Tyres has disclosed plans to add three extra production lines to the company’s Vsevolozhsk facility in Russia rather than the previously announced two additional lines.

As the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three largest racing series, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled its newest advertising messages to reinforce its leadership role in NASCAR and consumer tire innovation.

Matador recently launched the MP85 Hectorra. Company representatives described the product an ultra-high performance SUV 4x4 tyre with a new high-speed summer asymmetric tread design.

In its 2007 financial results, published February 15, French tyre major Michelin has reported increased sales and a markedly higher net income than that of the previous year.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has unveiled its current tire technology development and visions.

South Korea’s Nexen Tire plans to open an engineering research and development facility in northeast Ohio, likely somewhere in the Akron area.

Following the news that Polish retreader Mark Gum had purchased the retreading equipment and the Colway and Greenway brands, all previously owned by C-Tyres, it has been revealed that the company will build a new factory in Poland to produce the tyres.

If you talk to car tyres as you amble down the street there’s every chance that all is not right in your life.

Debica has launched a new passenger car tyre aimed at the mileage market. The Debica Passio 2 summer tyre is the latest addition to the Passio product line, which is one of the most popular summer tyres in Poland, according to the Polish manufacturer (owned by the Goodyear group).

Michelin North America introduced the next generation of its X-Ice winter tire line, the Michelin X-Ice Xi2, earlier today, Feb. 13, at a ride-and-drive event near Montreal, Quebec.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s Mickey Thompson unit has introduced two new sizes for its Pro Drag Radial.

Hankook Tire’s claim to be one of the world’s fastest growing tyre manufacturers was given a boost this week by the release of its 2007 results.

For a number of months Pirelli SpA has openly expressed its intention to buy back the 38.9% share in Pirelli Tyre that it sold to a group of six banks in 2006.

Yokohama Rubber Co. claimed an 88.1% year-over-year increase in net income, to 25.7 billion yen, through the first three quarters of its fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, 2007.

Goodyear has announced the four finalists for its 25th annual North America Highway Hero Award.

Michelin North America's “Durable Technologies” was won the Technical Achievement Award presented by the Truck Writers of North America.

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) introduced the Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport today. The latest addition in the Bridgestone Potenza lineup is on display at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show in the Bridgestone Americas booth (#NH1).

A sporty new member of the Bridgestone brand family of tires made its debut today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. The Bridgestone Potenza™ G019™ Grid with UNI-T® technology will be on display through Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Chicago Auto Show in the Bridgestone Americas booth (NH1).

Toyo Tire USA Corp. has added 30 new sizes to its lines of passenger and light truck/SUV tires, including to its Proxes, Open Country and Versado products.

G-Power has claimed that its souped-up BMW M5, the 360-km/h G-Power Hurricane is the fastest in the world.

What do robots with road rage and text-messaging nutcracker dolls have in common? They were the stars of the teen-created winning videos of the 2007 Safety Scholars Video Contest sponsored by Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire.

Kumho Tyres was ready to steal a march on its competitors by producing a special 18-inch Rally Raid tyre in time for the cancelled 2008 Lisbon-Dakar Rally.

As the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three largest series, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled the Goodyear Racing and Diversity Program, an initiative the company started to provide high school students with a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the many career paths offered through the sport of NASCAR.

Kumho established its European base in Frankfurt, Germany in January 1978; now three decades later, the South Korean tyre manufacturer is aiming to celebrate its 30th anniversary with half a billion dollars worth of European sales.

Continental will supply tires as original equipment for a variety of 2008 BMW models.

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has taken its best-selling, industry-leading regional tire, the all-position Michelin XZE tire, and made it better.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced it will add a third product offering in its popular, award-winning Assurance® line of tires. The announcement was made during the Goodyear Dealer Conference, an annual gathering of the company’s North American retail network.

Two new Yokohama commercial truck tires will make their debut at the Technology & Maintenance Council's (TMC) annual meeting and trade show, Feb. 4-6 at the Orlando Convention Center (Booth 2023).

Michelin is investing $6.8 million in a research and development project focused on further improving vehicle fuel economy by reducing tire rolling resistance.

Par Logistics Management Systems, a subsidiary of Par Technology, along with Advantage PressurePro LLC, are pleased to announce the introduction of the first real time tire pressure management system for the transportation industry.

Continental’s CSEasy is apparently causing a stir in the materials handling world.

Effective March 1, 2008, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase pricing on consumer and commercial products up to 6%.

Goodyear has added its DuraSeal self-sealing technology to a new line haul radial – the Unisteel G316 LHT.

At $2.7 million for a 30-second slot, Super Bowl ads are a huge gamble for corporations.

The new four-door Passat CC, premiered at the Detroit Motor Show, will roll off the production line equipped with self-sealing Continental tyres.

Bridgestone has boosted its retail presence in New Zealand through the acquisition of the 19 outlets operated by Tony’s Tyre Service, the country’s independent tyre retailer.

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire wants a new technical center, and is considering either building new facilities in Akron or Nashville, or trying to rehabilitate its nearly 100-year-old existing facility in south Akron.

Continental Tire North America announced a business relationship with mega-retailer Canadian Tire, which will take on two new General tire lines later this year.

Further to the Jan. 30 announcement that Yokohama Rubber has signed an OTR tyre supply agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation, the mining giant disclosed it has provided Yokohama with financial assistance to upgrade its facilities in preparation for supply.

Reports say that Pirelli Tyre plans to build a second plant in Romania, a 200 million euro plant in Slatina.

Continental Tire North America says its passenger/light truck tire division will finish 2007 in the black for the first time in a decade.