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
A document uploaded earlier this week to the US Federal Register website appears to show that the US will impose 25% import duties on virtually all car and light truck tires effective from a date unspecified, but before 3 May 2025. Other tire types, such as heavy truck tires, agricultural and off-road tires will be
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
Tariffs – either a beautiful word, or the overture to a global trade war, depending on who is speaking. The new administration in the White House has declared – and then delayed – 25% tariffs on its closest neighbours and biggest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. The United States has also announced 10% tariffs on all goods
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
One of the most persistent requests to our team here at Tire Industry Research is to provide data on the actual production volumes of tire makers. We’ve given our estimates of that below, but before giving the numbers, there are a few caveats. In our conversations with suppliers to the tire industry, there is often
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
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