Tire Review articles from July 1991

Tire Review archives from July 1991

Ready, willing and waiting. (tire dealers optimistic about tire industry's future)(Viewpoint) (column)
July 1, 1991... Ready, willing and waiting Think of the times when you've waited for something in great anticipation. You know, you're waiting for an overnight courier package and it doesn't show. Or someone was supposed to pick you up at 6:00, and now...

Adding performance to your sales. (tire market analysis)
July 1, 1991... Adding performance to your sales Add-on accessory sales continue, despite a generally poor economy. A look at who's buying what can be an education. Performance accessories can be a tough market segment to define. If you're talking about...

UGTC will close Canadian plants. (Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.)
July 1, 1991... UGTC will close Canadian plants Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. announced June 4 that it intends to shut down a tire cord plant and one or two tire manufacturing plants in Canada, blaming the shutdowns on excess capacity. The company had...

Barrett out, Gault in at Goodyear. (Tom Barrett, Stanley Gault; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)
July 1, 1991... Barrett out, Gault in at Goodyear Tom Barrett resigned and Stanley Gault was named chairman and CEO of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on June 4. Gault comes to Goodyear after retiring the previous month as chairman and CEO of Rubbermaid Inc.,...

Four to leave Kelly management team. (Thomas Greenwood, Harold Heym, Robert Lloyd and Russel Shearing to retire from Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.)
July 1, 1991... Four to leave Kelly management team A quartet of top executives have decided to retire from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. this summer, including Thomas Greenwood, vice president of Lee/Star sales. Also retiring are Harold Heym, vp of...

Dealers test-drive new Pirelli P300. (latest tire design)
July 1, 1991... Dealers test-drive new Pirelli P300 A group of New York area tire dealers previewed the first fully U.S.-designed and manufactured Pirelli tire last month. Termed "affordable performance" by one Pirelli engineer, the P300 is available in...

Dunlop discusses plant's problems. (Dunlop Tire Co.)
July 1, 1991... Dunlop discusses plant's problems Citing inefficiency problems at its Buffalo, NY, tire plant (built in 1923), Dunlop Chairman and CEO Randy Clark said in late May that the company would have to face some personnel layoffs. Clark...

General Tire sets new business plan. (General Tire and Rubber Co.)
July 1, 1991... General Tire sets new business plan General Tire announced June 7 a restructuring plan that will establish nine separate business units and will result in a reduction of North American salaried personnel by 20 percent. The job...

The tire superstore. (replacement tire retailing)(Market Analysis) (column)
July 1, 1991... The tire superstore What is the future of replacement tire retailing? Smaller dealers will find selling even tougher against huge, multi-brand retailers. The tire companies have been able to produce technologically advanced products for many...

Light truck tires. (includes related article)
July 1, 1991... LIGHT TRUCK TIRES Think of the typical light truck owner. It would be a man in his 40s, a blue-collar worker, with his AM-radio country music fighting to be heard above the noise of the pick-up's noisy mudder tires. Right? Wrong. ...

A stranger in a strange town. (author rates retail tire outlets) (column)
July 1, 1991... A stranger in a strange town Bill Whitney once again rates America's tire stores as only he can Once again, Bill Whitney was on the road, exiting Interstates at various locations, looking at Yellow Pages ads, snapping photos of...

Dealers are off to the races. (tire dealers; Lake Geneva Memorial Day 100 ;drag race)
July 1, 1991... Dealers are off to the races First-hand view of competition can make it easier to sell tires Some tire dealers and salespeople hit the road to learn more about tires and vehicles; some prefer to go off-road. A group of Armstrong...

Wheel alignment basics.
July 1, 1991... Wheel alignment basics Learn the ABCs of SAI and how to stay on your toes Wheel alignment today is a lot more than camber, caster and toe. Now, you have to look at all four wheels, not just the two fronts. You also need equipment...

Injector cleaning: on- or off-car? (fuel injection pump)
July 1, 1991... Injector cleaning: on- or off-car? Most tire dealers offer some type of on-car fuel injection cleaning service to their customers today, but what about off-car cleaning? Too much work you say? Too expensive for the average customer? ...

Tire disposal legislation delayed.
July 1, 1991... Tire disposal legislation delayed Scrap tire disposal legislation that could have been added to the Federal Highway Bill will now receive the attention and review that most persons in the tire industry felt was needed. A National Tire...

Don't chase the 'pricers': tire company executive suggests value as a selling tool. (Hunter, Daniel)
July 1, 1991... Don't chase the |pricers' Tire company executive suggests value as a selling tool Everyone admits that the tire business today is difficult -- lower margins, stiff competition, over-capacity. Tire dealers have to put all their...