Chris Delaney former head of Goodyear’s business in EMEA left Goodyear suddenly in March The timing coincided with the murder of his wife and the arrest of his secretary on charges of murder and illegal possession of a weapon. His position at Goodyear is temporarily being filled by Goodyear’s CFO, Christina Zamarro. In a stock
Today (31 March), we published the April 2025 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. You can download the full contents from here. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: American Tire Works’ plans New player to enter US replacement market ATW Management team: Seeking a replacement
All of the top tire makers have now released their results for the full year 2024, and the data confirms the trends we have been discussing throughout the last 18 months or so. The top tire makers are losing volumes at a rate of around 5% per year. Meanwhile, a group of new companies, that
Today (28 February), we published the March 2025 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: 2024 Annual results analysis A year of emergency and crisis management Annual sales data – Initial ranking, February 2025 Michelin’s view of market development
Today (31 January), we published the February 2025 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. You can download the full contents from here. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: Corporate strategy Top-10 strategies: working towards digital Corporate strategy – majors Corporate strategy: Goodyear Introducing the Jackals
We have now (31 December) published the January 2025 edition of our global tire industry strategy report, and distributed it to subscribers. You can download the full contents. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: What’s happening in tires? Why did those executives move to the ‘Jackals’? Global Capacity/production Suppliers suffer
Today (29 November), we published the December 2024 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring you unique insights into: Q3 results analysis Top tire makers’ rankings in Q3 Q3 profitability analysis Tire makers and changing fortunes Why tire factories are closing Changing fortunes force
By David Shaw, Tire Industry Research In the last couple of weeks, we have heard announcements from Michelin and Sumitomo that they are closing passenger car tire plants in France and the United States, respectively. Yokohama is also closing the former Alliance off-road tire plant in Israel, but that is not part of this story.
Crystal balls have been cloudy for some time, but now they have gone completely opaque. Nothing in the tire industry is certain any more, except that performance requirements will increase, while resources to deliver that performance will continue to fall. Our analysis shows that the tire industry has started on a fundamental transition which is
Today (30 August), we published the September 2024 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring you unique insights into: First-half results analysis Two views on global tire markets USTMA predicts record tire shipments in 2024 BKT returns as the most profitable tire maker Bridgestone
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