Automotive Fleet News

CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tires introduces its newest member of the Versado family of luxury tires, the Versado CUV for crossover vehicles. Designed specifically for this growing vehicle segment, the Versado CUV is loaded with advanced features to enhance handling, stability, and fuel efficiency.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA - Four medium truck tires will be introduced by Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. in 2010, one of which is the KMA02, a wide-base, on-/off-road mixed service tire.

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ORLANDO, FL - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently introduced several medium truck tires for a wide variety of applications, including a line of SmartWay-approved Dunlop long-haul tires.

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FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it will increase prices on its light and medium commercial truck tires by up to 7 percent, effective March 1.

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AKRON, OHIO - For most of the year, raw material prices were down. Only near the end of 2009 did they start to go up again. And as they did, tiremakers started raising prices.

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CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase prices on its commercial truck tires by up to 7 percent, effective Feb. 1.

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GREENVILLE, SC - Michelin North America Inc. will raise domestic prices on replacement consumer and commercial tires effective Feb. 1, 2010.

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COLCHESTER, VT - Nokian Tyres Inc. will raise prices on all of its products from 3 to 6 percent, effective Jan. 11, 2010.

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AKRON, OH - Truck tire prices will continue to increase going into 2010. Tiremakers raising fees include Pirelli, Kumho, Yokohama, Bridgestone, Continental, Nexen, and Goodyear.

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FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation is increasing prices on passenger and light truck tires by up to 6 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2010.

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ROME, GA - A 10-percent price increase on several Pirelli tires will go into effect on Nov. 1 in the U.S.

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GREENVILLE, SC - Michelin North America Inc. has filed comments with the NHTSA in support of the agency's proposed tire fuel efficiency consumer information program, which is in the rulemaking phase.

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PHOENIX - Grocery retailer Safeway Inc. will begin inflating its truck and trailer fleet tires with nitrogen instead of compressed air, according to Transport Topics.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a new replacement tire label that would include, for the first time, information about the tire's impact on fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission reductions.

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WASHINGTON – With tires the third highest cost of running any fleet, the savings offered by the use of retreads adds up to be very significant, according to the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau.

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Continental's new ContiTread, a retread product manufactured by Marangoni with the same rubber compounding, tread designs and fuel-saving technologies as new Continental tires, will be available in the U.S. and Canada for fleet customers through current Continental and MTNA dealers.

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WAYNE, NJ – Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices by up to 10 percent on its full line of passenger, light truck, and medium-duty truck tires.

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GREENVILLE, SC – Michelin North America Inc. will raise prices on its Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, private, and associate brand passenger and light-truck replacement tires up to 12 percent, effective Sept. 1.

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FULLERTON, CA – Continued record increases in the costs of raw materials and energy are forcing Yokohama Tire Corp. to adjust prices on its consumer tires up to six percent, effective July 1.

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AKRON, OH – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is raising prices on some of its commercial tires up to nine percent, effective July 1, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.

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FRANKLIN, KY – Effective July 1, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase pricing on its passenger, light truck, and truck tires, according to Modern Tire Dealer.

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PHILADELPHIA – Recognizing that underinflated tires are a leading cause of dangerous tire blowouts, the Pep Boys have once again partnered with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) to promote consumer tire safety education during this week's National Tire Safety Week Apr. 20-26.

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. will raise its tire prices up to 10 percent depending on tire line and model, effective May 1, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine.

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CYPRESS, CA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase its consumer and commercial tire prices up to 6 percent on March 1.

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