Continental Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Mississippi Tire Plant
Continental has committed nearly $1.4 billion and expects to employ 2,500 people when the plant reaches full capacity in the next decade.
TIA Elects Five Board Members
The new directors will take office on Monday, Nov. 4, during the annual membership meeting at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. They will join an additional 13 directors to make up the association’s 18-member board.
Continental Dealer Dash Winners Take Home $29,000 In Prizes
The winners received a trip for two to New York City, where they ran like “wild horses” through Continental’s gift warehouse, keeping everything they could grab in 60 seconds. Total, they took home more than $29,000 in prizes.
Continental Increases Production At U.S. Pre-Cured Tread Plant
The plant is prepared for an expected 300% increase in production this year, thanks to its high-tech manufacturing process and retread sales growth, Continental says.
Goodyear To Sell Commercial Tires Direct To Customers Online
On the heels of a successful online retail program for its consumer tire lines, Goodyear is expanding its e-commerce program to include its commercial products, scheduled to launch as a pilot program in the second quarter of 2019, with full availability in the third quarter of 2019.
TIA Announces 2018 Hall Of Fame And Ed Wagner Leadership Award Honorees
All recipients will be honored at the Tire Industry Honors taking place on Monday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas.
BestDrive Celebrates Grand Opening Of Commercial Tire Centers In Dallas And San Antonio
BestDrive – known as Continental BestDrive in Texas – now has 24 commercial tire centers across the United States, with plans to expand into seven additional states by the end of 2019. Texas marks the company’s 14th U.S. State.
TravelCenters Of America Begins Retread Tire Production With Grand Opening
The TA Commercial Tire Network Retread Center, which is now open and producing retread tires, is part of the Goodyear Authorized Retread Network.
TravelCenters Of America Acquires 1st Retread Plant In Bowling Green, Ohio
The 32,000-square-foot retread center will be part of the Goodyear Authorized Retread Network, providing a full line of Goodyear commercial tire retread products including Goodyear UniCircle retreads to fleets, local industries and tire dealers within a 150-mile radius of Bowling Green.
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