October 2018 - Page 4 of 5

Giti Tire introduces four all position urban/light duty commercial truck tires

Giti Tire is introducing four all position urban/light duty commercial truck tires, designed to handle the toughest urban environments in North America....

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Tires

Hercules Tire adds new premium trailer tire in its Strong Guard tire line

Hercules Tires has unveiled a new addition to the Strong Guard premium truck tire family with the launch of the Hercules Strong...

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Technology

Hankook Tire receives Design Excellence Award for its new EV tire

Hankook Tire receives the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2018 for its new electric vehicle tire, Kinergy AS ev. The second generation...

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Industry News

Moody’s: New NAFTA deal modestly negative for North American Auto Sector

On 30 September, the US, Mexico and Canada reached a deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), renamed the...

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Dealer

Hunter Engineering, AutoVitals announce new inspection integration

Hunter Engineering and AutoVitals announce new integration with their vehicle inspection technology. The joint integration empowers service providers to quickly present inspection...

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Technology

Nexen Tires wins Good Design Award for Winguard Sport 2 tire

Nexen Tire announced that the Winguard Sport 2 received an award at the ‘Good Design Awards 2018.’ The awarded Winguard Sport 2...

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Industry News

USTMA Board of Directors elects Goodyear’s McClellan as Board Chair

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) announced the election of Stephen R. McClellan as chairman of the Board of Directors, for a...

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Industry News

Moody’s downgrades ATD’s rating following bankruptcy filing

Moody’s Investors Service announced it has downgraded its Probability of Default Rating for American Tire Distributors to D-PD from Ca-PD, following its...