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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has requested a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism dispute panel to review what the U.S. government believes is an ongoing labor dispute at a Pirelli tire manufacturing plant in Mexico.
Top 100 tire retail dealerships in North America in 2024
Oct 25, 2024 · AKRON — While the retail tire and auto repair sector lacked a blockbuster acquisition over the past 12 months on the scale of Mavis Tire Express' 2023 takeover of TBC Corp.'s retail assets, merger/acquisition activity still played a role in determining who's who in the 2024 Top 100 Dealerships Ranking.
Wholesaler K&M Tire acquires K&W | Tire Business
Sep 9, 2024 · K&M has acquired Lancaster, Pa.-based K&W Tire. DELPHOS, Ohio — K&M Tire Inc. has acquired K&W Tire Inc., a Lancaster, Pa.-based wholesaler with six distribution centers in the Northeast, including three in Pennsylvania.
Dobbs Tire expands into Texas, acquires ASC | Tire Business
Oct 10, 2024 · ST. LOUIS — Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers Inc. has expanded its reach into the Lone Star State, acquiring Automotive Super Center (ASC) and its seven locations in Texas.. High Ridge, Mo.-based Dobbs said this marks its first acquisition under the "buy-and-build strategy" that the dealership said seeks to "scale and consolidate the highly fragmented tire and automotive service industry."
Goodyear, Continental among ATD's largest creditors
Oct 23, 2024 · HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Goodyear and Continental Tire North America Inc. are owed more than a combined $200 million in unsecured credit by American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD), according to a document published by Donlin Recano & Co., Inc., the claim agent retained by ATD after its most recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.. Goodyear's unsecured claim is listed at more than $121. ...
Saylor Wheels to start producing wheel, tire assemblies in U.S.
Oct 7, 2024 · GREENWOOD, Miss. — There will soon be a new source for steel wheels manufactured in the U.S. By the fourth quarter, Saylor Wheel L.L.C. plans to begin producing 14- to 16-inch steel wheels and supply tire and steel wheel assemblies to the trailer and recreational vehicle industries, as well as tire distributors.
Mexican duties on Chinese tires take effect | Tire Business
Oct 17, 2024 · MEXICO CITY — Import duties proposed earlier this year by the Mexican government on passenger and light truck tires from China took effect Oct. 1, according to a statement from the Mexican Ministry of the Economy.
Galileo Wheel launches SkidCup airless tires | Tire Business
Nov 20, 2024 · CAESAREA, Israel — Galileo Wheel Ltd., the maker of CupWheel technology for off-road tires, has launched SkidCup, an airless tire for skid steers and loaders. The company claims it is the first major structural change in industrial tire design since the adoption of run-flat tires in the 1970s.
ATD files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Oct 23, 2024 · HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2018.. ATD, the largest independent wholesale tire distributor in the U.S. with 2023 sales of $5.7 billion, called the voluntary filing — made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware — a …
Michelin to close 2 plants in France | Tire Business
Nov 5, 2024 · CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — Group Michelin is planning to shut two plants in France over the coming 15-18 months, due to the “profound transformation” of passenger and truck tire markets in Europe over the past decade.