Continental Tire North America has redesigned its General tire Web site – www.generaltire.com.

Michelin North America has released the BFGoodrich Long Trail T/A Tour, targeting the growing crossover and small SUV market segments.

TIA has teamed with ASA Tire Systems to offer members free, professionally designed Web pages.

During the past 18 months or so Sumo Firenza has steadily increased its European profile through exhibiting at a number of international tyre exhibitions and introducing its flagship Sumo Firenza ST-08 pattern.

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire and Pirelli Tire North America both announced tire price increases that will kick in on June 1.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, which previously approved using the company’s Fuel Max linehaul tires on SmartWay tractors and trailers.

Every year Porsche recognises its 10 best performing suppliers at the Porsche Supplier Awards, and for 2008 Bridgestone has been honoured as an award recipient.

Bridgestone reports receiving highly favourable results in summer tyre tests conducted by German and Nordic region magazines.

Northern Ireland Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has announced a £14 million investment in manufacturing and staff training at Michelin’s Ballymena plant.

As was first reported here, Yokohama Rubber Co. plans build a new tire plant in India.

Pirelli Tire North America is recalling some 8,273 tires due to concerns over tread chunking, partial tread separations and/or belt edge separations, according to NHTSA.

A joint venture between Finnish tyre maker Nokian and Kazakh company Ordabasy will build a tyre plant in the Central Asian state by 2009, an Ordabasy executive told Reuters late on Tuesday.

Goodyear is launching a heavy promotional push to support its Assurance ComforTred line.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s March recall of light truck tires includes Hercules and Pro Comp models produced by the tiremaker.

Goodyear has introduced the Unisteel G149 RSA RH tire for on-highway regional service and the Unisteel G150 HSA for school bus and city or neighborhood driving.

Bridgestone-brand Dueler radials are OE on the new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser.

Goodyear has reworked its commercial tire Web site – www.goodyear.com/truck – making it easier for fleet maintenance managers and owners to take advantage of the company’s various educational tools and data, the tiremaker said.

Finland-based tyre manufacturer Nokian Tyres is planning to open a new Vianor retail outlet in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Citing continued record increases in the cost of raw materials and energy, Yokohama Tire Corp. will increase prices on its OTR tires up to 5% and on medium truck tires by 6%, effective May 2008.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Chairman and CEO Bob Keegan assured shareholders that the company is well-positioned for the future, despite economic uncertainty in 2008, at Goodyear’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday.

Kumho’s new online dealer training program, called EDGE (Education Driving Growth and Excellence), is now available for dealers and their sales associates to use.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has rolled out the Cooper Zeon XSTA, and all-season premium sport truck tire.

Hankook Tire Corp. plans to double capacity at its tire plant in Hungary, moving from 15,000 tires to 31,000 tires per day by 2010.

Pirelli Tyre has announced a 4% to 6% price hike on tires it sells in Europe, effective Apr. 1.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s recent recall of 48,037 light truck radials includes private brand and off-take models produced for and sold by TBC, American Car Care Centers, Nokian Tyres and Sure Tire.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was named one of America's most trustworthy companies by Audit Integrity Inc. and Forbes magazine.

In hand with growing imports of agricultural equipment and driven vehicles into Russia, Western tyre manufacturers are also becoming more active in the supply of tyres there.

(IANS) Yokohama Rubber Co. will set up a new tyre manufacturing plant in Haryana, India, worth over Rs.9 billion (around $200 million), the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) announced on Apr. 1.

Investment funding for the planned Ordabasy joint venture in Kazakhstan, the product of cooperation between Nokian Tyres and Kazakhstanian multi-industrial company Ordabasy Corporation JSC, gained approval from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan during its sitting on Mar. 28.

Czech Republic-based manufacturer Mitas a.s. is expanding its Mitas brand earthmover radial range with the addition of a 25-inch size.