Tire Review articles from April 1991

Tire Review archives from April 1991

Weathering the storm. (recession's effect on the tire industry)(Viewpoint) (editorial)
April 1, 1991... Weathering the storm Just the other day, I encountered a friend who's in the retail business - someone with whom I hadn't talked for a couple of months. Probably more out of routine than anything else, I asked him how things were going. In...

Tire maker meets Hollywood standards. (Coker Tire Inc.)(Tire Talk) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Tire maker meets Hollywood standards The reputation for accuracy that Hollywood moviemakers have is legendary. And in historical or period movies, accuracy is even more important. A tire company with a reputation for historical accuracy...

Goodyear realigns top management. (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)(Industry Report: Streamlining) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Goodyear realigns top management In a March 13 announcement, Goodyear unveiled plans to pare down its upper management levels and also cut the salaried workforce by 1,100 over the coming 18 months. Foremost among the changes was the...

Morgan purchases Don Olson Tire. (Larry C. Morgan; Don Olson Tire & Auto Center)(Industry Report: Transition) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Morgan purchases Don Olson Tire One of the most successful independent tire dealers in the business - Don Olson - decided last month that it was time to sell the business, and his family-owned, 40-location operation was turned over to Larry...

B/F eliminates 800 positions. (Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.)(Industry Report: Reduction) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... B/F eliminates 800 positions As the major tire companies continue to cut costs to become leaner in a tight industry, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. announced Feb. 18 that it would eliminate 500 current jobs and not fill 300 others that were...

Rema Tip Top buys extruder firm. (Rema Tip Top/North America Inc.; Mini Extruder and Nail Hole Extruder)(Industry Report) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Rema Tip Top buys extruder firm Rema Tip Top/North America Inc. announced March 4 the purchase of the Mini Extruder and Nail Hole Repair Extruder business of Taray International. Tarik N. Ayasun, Taray president, will assist in the...

Tire price hikes are announced. (Industry Report: Increases) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Tire price hikes are announced The war in the Persian Gulf is over and oil prices haven't skyrocketed as feared, but tire price increases are here nonetheless. The prices of all Firestone-brand tires were increased April 1 - by 2-6...

Turanza to carry 'Platinum Pact.' (Bridgestone Tire Company of America's new product)(Industry Report: Products) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Turanza to carry |Platinum Pact' Admitting that it had been missing an opportunity, Bridgestone Tire is introducing this month a new line of all-season H-and V-rated touring tires known as Turanza. Armand Allaire, Bridgestone's...

Key Parts aims for more exposure. (Key Parts Auto Stores)(Industry Report: Promotions) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Key Parts aims for more exposure Shooting for increased national exposure, Key Parts Auto Stores is lined up to sponsor Road Test Magazine and to run several other spots on the TNN television network this year. Key Parts has added...

Metro 25 unveils franchise plan. (Metro 25 Tire Centers Inc.)(Industry Report: Retailing) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Metro 25 unveils franchise plan Metro 25 President Duane Rao announced at the company's recent national dealer conference in Orlando, Fl, that a program for Metro 25 franchising is being prepared for both current and future dealers. ...

Training, coverage top Raybestos list. (Echlin Inc. Brake Parts Inc.)(Industry Report: Strategy) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Training, coverage top Raybestos list Beefing up technician training programs, expanding import coverage, developing a more aggressive marketing program and extending engineering/racing involvement are the objectives Raybestos/Brake Parts...

Michelin shuts Advantage stores. (Michelin et Cie; Advantage Tire stores)(Industry Report: Closings) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Michelin shuts Advantage stores Michelin has closed its 25 Advantage Tire stores in northern California, Washington and Oregon. The outlets were part of a group Michelin acquired when the Tire Systems organization went bankrupt. Five...

Retread computer system unveiled. (Progressive Computer Systems introduces new system for retreading)(Industry Report: Innovation) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Retread computer system unveiled A computer system for retreaders is being introduced by Progressive Computer Systems at the ARA Conference and Trade Show this month in Louisville, KY. It enables retreaders to track stock and customer...

APAA and ASIA end merger talks. (Automotive Parts & Accessories Association; Automotive Service Industry Association)(Industry Report: Negotiations) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... APAA and ASIA end merger talks Discussions of a proposed merger between the Automotive Parts & Accessories Association (APAA) and the Automotive Service Industry Association (ASIA) have been discontinued, according to representative of...

Bridgestone lists earnings increase. (Bridgestone Corp.)(Industry Report: Financial) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Bridgestone lists earnings increase Bridgestone Corp. has reported record non-consolidated sales and net earnings for 1990 - attributing it to positive sales, streamlined operations and the high appreciation of the dollar. Sales for...

Patch expands plant capacity. (Patch Rubber Co.)(Industry Report: Opening) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Patch expands plant capacity The Patch Rubber Co. dedicated its expanded Roanoke Rapids, NC, facility in mid-March after about a year of construction. The expansion involved the addition of 38,000 square feet of space, about a 30...

Ockene replaces Borgmann at GT. (Alan L. Ockene; Wilhelm Borgmann; General Tire and Rubber Co.)(Industry Report: Leadership) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Ockene replaces Borgmann at GT Less than a week after resigning his vice president's post at Goodyear, Alan L. Ockene was named to the top position at General Tire, replacing Wilhelm Borgmann. Ockene, 60, is now serving as General...

John Boyle. (appointed president of ETD Tire & Auto Centers)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... John Boyle Northern New Jersey's ETD Tire & Auto Centers has appointed John Boyle president and CEO.

F. Wayne Mitchell. (appointed as president of General Tire Canada)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... F. Wayne Mitchell F. Wayne Mitchell has been named president, General Tire Canada, Harvey J. Corzin has been promoted to technical manager, processing, manufacturing administration for General, replacing Hank Dokter, who is now technical...

P. David Campbell. (appointed as director of human resources of Dunlop Tire Corp.)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... P. David Campbell Dunlop Tire Corp. has appointed P. David Campbell to director of human resources.

Edwin A. Mann, Jr. (appointed as vice president for marketing at Battery Associates Inc.)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Edwin A. Mann, Jr. Edwin A. Mann, Jr. has been named vice president marketing at Battery Associates Inc.

William J. Forsch. (appointed as marketing manager of Yokohama Tire Corp.)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... William J. Forsch Yokohama Tire Corp. has promoted William J. Forsch to marketing manager, commercial products.

David H. Karjala. (named as vice president , North American sales and marketing for ATS America)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... David H. Karjala David H. Karjala has been named vice president, North American sales and marketing for ATS America.

Ronald Bennett. (named CEO of Service Tire Truck Centers Inc.)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Ronald Bennett Ronald Bennett has become CEO of Service Tire Truck Centers, succeeding Walter Dealtrey, founder of the company.

James L. Matthews. (appointed president of Merchant's Inc.)(Industry Report: People Moving Up) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... James L. Matthews The Board of Directors of Merchant's Inc. appointed James L. Matthews president.

Something to believe in. (merits of retreading)(Retreading)
April 1, 1991... Something to believe in If you think retreading is a dying, money-losing part of the overall tire business, stay away from Lionel Labonte, John Olson and Lynda Schuermann. Even though there's been a gradual decrease in numbers of active...

Fighting the good fight. (Tire Retread Information Bureau convinces the public on the safety of retreaded tires) (interview)
April 1, 1991... Fighting the good fight The Tire Retred Information Bureau (TRIB) has a tough job - convincing the public that retreaded tires are as safe and efficient as new tires. Luckily, it also has a managing director who wants nothing more than to...

Who's responsible for rubber on the road? (Retreading)(includes related article)
April 1, 1991... Who's responsible for rubber on the road? Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Sound familiar? Some tire people and retread users also complain, but their gripes are about retreads, and few of them do...

Add up the numbers. (retreading statistics) (transcript)
April 1, 1991... Add up the numbers Just four years ago, a major Tire Review survey showed there were in the neighborhood of 2,175 retreading shops in the U.S. The latest count is 1,762 - a loss of about 20 percent of the force. So where does the future of...

Company to aid recycling efforts. (Tire Pond creates American Rubber Mat Manufacturing Inc. to handle recycling)(Scrap Tires) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Company to aid recycling efforts The Tire Pond in North Haven, CT, has announced the creation of a sister company, American Rubber Mat Manufacturing, Inc. (ARMM), to help handle its recycling and resource recovery efforts. "This year...

Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources' Used Tire Recovery Program. (Monsanto Co. wins grant from Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources)(Scrap Tires) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources' Used Tire Recovery Program. The Monsanto Company's Wm. G. Krumrich Plant in Sauget, IL, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources'...

Illinois Power. (Illinois Power Co. test burns tire chips)(Scrap Tire) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Illinois Power Illinois Power will also test-burn one-inch tire chips as a fuel supplement to coal in the operation of its boilers at its Baldwin power facility. This effort is also the result of a grant issued by ENR's Used Tire Recovery...

Environmental Protection Agency. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports on scrap tires)(Scrap Tires) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that as many as 3 billion old tires currently lie in dumps. The EPA also states that roughly 70 percent of all scrap tires are discarded by gas stations and...

Rubber Asphalt Producers Group. (reports on tire recycling; Scrap Tires; includes related article) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Rubber Asphalt Producers Group According to the Rubber Asphalt Producers Group in Phoenix, AZ, 200 million tires could be recycled each year if rubber asphalt was used for just one-fourth of the nation's road repairs.

Cisap SpA. (designs equipment which aids in tire disposal)(Scrap Tires) (Brief Article)
April 1, 1991... Cisap SpA. Four pieces of equipment designed to aid in tire disposal have been made available to the American market by Italy-based Cisap SpA. Two tire slitters are offered, one a longitudinal cutter for car tires (Slitter 85) and another...

Dealers working with dealers. (tire dealers and car dealers)(High Performance)
April 1, 1991... Dealers working with dealers Here's the scenario: You're a tire dealer who's into the performance market, but you need to find an opportunity that will deliver both new customers and additional profit to your business. Simple enough; just...

Clean Air Act changes the rules for dealers involved in air conditioning work. (automobile dealers)(Service Supplement)
April 1, 1991... Clean Air Act changes the rules for dealers involved in air conditioning work This is the last year for "business as usual" as far as air conditioning service work is concerned because of the new Clean Air Act. Among the changes that are...

Warm weather and open car windows will translate into nagging brake noise. (Service Supplement)
April 1, 1991... Warm weather and open car windows will translate into nagging brake noise With the return of warm weather and open window driving, brake noise becomes more noticeable. So one thing you'll likely see more of in the months ahead is an...

Routine maintenance service should be the bread-and-butter for any business. (car maintenance service)(Service Supplement )
April 1, 1991... Routine maintenance service should be the bread-and-butter for any business Maintenance is a topic that's near and dear to the hearts of service technicians everywhere because it's the kind of bread-and-butter work that frequently ends up...

Now's the time to solve undercar damage problems. (Service Supplement)(includes related article)
April 1, 1991... Now's the time to solve undercar damage problems If winter's potholes and icy streets serve no other purpose, they're certainly good for the alignment and chassis parts replacement business. A close encounter with a curb or other obstacle...

Keep it simple and successful. (Bob Lee's Tire Co.)(On the Road) (Column)
April 1, 1991... Keep it simple and successful Forty-two-year-old Bob Lee, sole owner of Bob Lee's Tire Co. in St. Petersburg, FL, speaks with optimism about his near- downtown business. He says he has "no regrets at all" about being an independent tire...

Cost-cutting steps continue. (Market Analysis ) (column)
April 1, 1991... Cost-cutting steps continue Goodyear lays off 1,100. Bridgestone/Firestone, downsizing, lays off 450. And there have been others. The tire industry continues its never-ending rounds of cost-cutting, and the reasons for it are obvious. Tire...

Taking the shop on the road. (on site service for tire dealers)(Service Trucks)
April 1, 1991... Taking the shop on the road In an industry where the importance of good customer service is becoming greater with each passing day, the heads-up tire dealer should constantly be on the lookout for ways to deliver satisfaction in other ways...

Exhausting your inventory. (Merchandising)
April 1, 1991... Exhausting your inventory Unlike some repair opportunities that may go unnoticed, you can often hear exhaust jobs coming a mile away. And that noise can be the sound of success to tire dealers willing to get involved. There are all...

Dealers have to pay to play. (tire dealers use of required air conditioning refrigerant recyling equipment)(Service Tech) (column)
April 1, 1991... Dealers have to pay to play It's official. Starting January 1992, tire dealers who are concerned about the environment will have more than scrap tires to trouble them. And compliance will be mandatory. Dealers who service 100 air...

Eliminating annoying "mystery" vibrations. (out-of-balance brake rotor)
April 1, 1991... Eliminating annoying "mystery" vibrations When you've balanced a set of tires and wheels using an off-car balancer and then mounted the wheels back on the car, have you really finished the job of balancing the wheels? You might think you...