Honda Delivers Quality Award To Goodyear
Goodyear has received Honda of America’s “Excellence in Quality Award” for its performance in supplying OE tires for various Honda vehicles.
Subaru Presents Goodyear With Top Supplier Award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has been presented with a North American supplier award from Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. (SIA), for its 2012 performance in supplying tires for the vehicle manufacturer. SIA is an Indiana-based manufacturer of the Subaru Outback, Legacy and Tribeca line of vehicles.
Construction Begins For Newest Goodyear Blimp
The new Zeppelin LZ N07-101 airship, manufactured by Germany’s ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, will be assembled at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake Hangar near Akron, Ohio.
Goodyear Wins 6 Times At NHRA Winternationals
On a day when the racing was fast, wild and unpredictable, cars racing on Goodyear tires won six of the 10 categories in the NHRA O’Reilly Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Goodyear Shifts Market with Ultra Grip Winter
Looking to build its winter tire business, Goodyear has launched the Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter, targeting the “mid-lower” portion of the tiremaker’s retail product screen.
How Tire Engineers Select New Ingredients for Rubber ‘Recipes’
With passenger tire sales in the U.S. reaching $21.8 billion last year, tire manufacturers constantly seek a competitive edge by delivering the latest high-tech products to technology-hungry consumers. In an age when cars can parallel park themselves and drivers can sync their smartphones to automatically broadcast music over car stereos, it makes sense. Just like the gadget makers, tire companies are trying to keep up with technology’s pace – and do so in an industry that traditionally sees longer product lifecycles with slow-to-moderate changes in technology.
Goodyear and NASCAR Extend Agreement
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and NASCAR have signed an extended agreement for Goodyear to continue as the exclusive tire supplier in NASCAR’s top three racing series for the next five years.
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.
Tools and Tips For Selling More Winter Tires
Tire dealers in cold climates understand that when temp
Rolling Resistance: What Really Makes a Tire Fuel-Efficient?
A vehicle’s handling, stopping power, ride comfort, and rain and snow performance are balanced through a complex mix of design and materials in a tire. Reducing rolling resistance, however, can cause some of those tire characteristics to change.