Advocates stress need for control of vehicle-generated data
WASHINGTON — New vehicles are generating unprecedented amounts of data, and vehicle owners and independent auto repairers have very little control over it, much less access to it.
Government & Law
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National Transportation Safety Board a resource for tire manufacturers
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — If your product is involved in a catastrophic road accident, Peter C. Knudson, public affairs officer at the National Transportation Safety Board, has a piece of advice: "Give us a call."
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Complicated answers await TBR questions
The onset of tariffs levied on truck and bus tires manufactured in China — a country that provides more than double the amount of TBR tires to the U.S. than any other country in the world — begs a question that commercial dealers no doubt ask...
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Will import duties cause shortage of TBR tires?
AKRON — Will the newly imposed countervailing and antidumping import duty orders on truck and bus tires from China lead to shortages of tires and/or rising prices?
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Commerce levies antidumping duties on Chinese steel trailer wheels
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued preliminary antidumping-duty margins of 38.27 to 44.35 percent against imports of 12- to 16.5-inch steel trailer wheels from China.
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Bridgestone wins tread design intellectual property case in China
TOKYO — Bridgestone Corp. is claiming a win in a 3-year-old design-rights infringement lawsuit against Chinese tire maker Shengtai Group.
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U.S. Tire Safety Week set for May 20-27
WASHINGTON — May 20-27 will be National Tire Safety Week in the U.S. this year, according to the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
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OTR tires at heart of Ponzi scheme that cost investors $50 million
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty to orchestrating a Ponzi scheme involving OTR tires that defrauded at least 46 investors of an estimated $50 million.
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NHTSA: Electronic tire IDs 'technologically' feasible
WASHINGTON — NHTSA has determined that it is "technologically feasible" for tire makers to include electronic tire identification data in new tires, but it likely will require additional industry effort and possible regulatory action to...
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Tire Industry Association urges support for tax credit
WASHINGTON — The Tire Industry Association is urging its members to contact their elected federal lawmakers to support legislation to make permanent a tax credit important to tire dealers and other small businesses.