Hankook Tire Announces 2013 Motorsports Plans
For 2013, Hankook will continue its close association with Formula Drift by continuing its official sponsorship of the race series and by sponsoring five drivers and teams.
Hankook Tire Gauge Index Reveals Americans Are Hot on Driving this Summer
With temperatures rising steadily as summer reaches its peak, Americans are hitting the road for vacations. And this year, they’re logging more miles. According to Hankook’s recent Tire Gauge Index survey findings, the average road trip distances this summer will be up by nearly 30 percent from last summer’s 725 miles.
Yokohama and Hankook Announce Tire Price Increases
Yokohama to raise prices up to 8 percent; Hankook up to 6 percent.
Hankook Takes the High Road (Literally) with Dynapro ATm RF10 Intro
Hankook Tire America invited media and dealers up to Big Bear Lake, a 17,000-resident ski resort community high up in the San Bernardino Mountains outside of Los Angeles. And by "high up" I mean 7,500 feet above sea level, parked along 400 miles of off-road trails that wind through a national forest. Big Bear Lake is entirely man-made, and the men who made it made out quite well financially.
Hankook Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Medium Truck Tires
Hankook Tire Co. has issued a voluntary safety-related recall of certain Aurora brand medium truck tires manufactured from Mar. 1 through Sept. 5, 2006.
As We Hit The Road Again, Are Aging Tires Up To The Trip?
Automated tire inspection technology builds trust without adding time to the check-in process.
BFGoodrich Launches G-Force Rival Tire In New Orleans
In January, BFGoodrich invited the media and what they call “key influencers” to the newly built NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans to test and evaluate the company’s new DOT extreme performance street/race tire, the g-Force Rival. With a background in motorsports, I could not wait to get behind the wheel to try these “race” tires.
More, More, More, More Tire Price Increases Coming
Four tiremakers took advantage of the long weekend to announce additional price increases. These four price hikes brings to 82 the number of tire price increases for the U.S. and Canada announced this year.
Do Rebates Draw Customers?
Received a question from a reader regarding whether consumer rebate promotions really work. Our dealer friend wondered if the offer of a straight rebate or a debit card actually helped drivers choose one brand of tire over another – or to even buy new tires in the first place. So we posed the question to the Tire Review Dealer Advisory Board and received the following responses:
Tech Feature: 2004-2008 Ford F-150 Brake Job Top 10 Tips
Starting with the 2004 model year, Ford launched a new body style for the F150. The new body style truck is a new vehicle inside and out. However, not all of the 2004 F150s that you see will be the new body style. The 2004 F150 was also made available in the older body style pickup that came on the scene in 1996. The older body style F150 is called a “Heritage” edition.