Opel GT Concept and Real Red Tires
At the Geneva Motor Show, Opel exhibited its GT Concept, a front mid-engine, rear-drive car that is predicated on the production model GT from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
Hankook Tire Moving North American HQ to Tennessee
Seoul-based tiremaker Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. is relocating its American headquarters from Wayne, N.J., to Nashville, Tenn.
UPDATE: Hankook Ponders More Automotive Acquisitions
South Korea’s Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. says it may drive growth by buying more companies in the automotive sector.
Visteon Finalizes $3.6 Billion Sale of Climate Control Stake
Visteon Corp. has finalized the sale of its 70% stake in Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. to South Korea's Hankook Tires Co. and private equity company Hahn & Co.
BAIC, Apollo Tyres Near Deal on China Venture
Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co. and India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. are close to launching a tiremaking venture in China.
Visteon Sells Its Stake in Halla Visteon
Visteon Corp. has agreed to sell its 70% interest in South Korea's Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. to the country's Hankook Tires Co. and private equity company Hahn & Co.
Hankook Plans $800 Million Tire Plant in U.S.
South Korea's Hankook Tire Co. plans to open an $800 million plant in Tennessee that will have capacity to make 11 million passenger vehicle tires per year when it opens in 2016.
Hankook, Vibram & the Art of Driving/Running
For those of us who aren’t runners, the Vibram toe-shoe running shoes still seem to be absolutely bizarre, even though those runners who I do know who wear them swear by them.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
How to Develop a World’s Record Setting Vehicle
Start with a Hyundai Genesis Coupe racecar.
Tire Prices Continue to Rise
Global tiremakers are hiking prices again this year as raw materials costs surge.
Hankook to Hike Tire Prices
South Korea's Hankook Tire Co. plans to raise prices about 5% this year because of the higher cost of rubber, President Cho Hyun-bum tells Bloomberg News.
Michelin to Sell Stake in Hankook Tire
Michelin & Cie. says it will sell its 9.9% stake in South Korea's Hankook Tire Co. to help fund expansion in high-growth markets.
Michelin to Sell Stake in Hankook Tire
Michelin & Cie. says it will sell its 9.9% stake in South Korea's Hankook Tire Co. to help fund expansion in high-growth markets.
Achieving Fuel Efficiency
Although vehicle manufacturers are doing their darnedest to create fuel-efficient vehicles—doing everything from reducing weight to deploying all manner of technologically advanced powertrain systems (e.g., direct gasoline injection, hybrids, electric motors)—it seems as though a huge factor in the fuel efficiency equation is. . .whoever is behind the wheel.
Hankook Award-Winning Conceptual Tires
To use an egregious pun. . .Hankook Tire designers are on a roll.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
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Goodyear Will Hike U.S. Truck Tire Prices
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to increase prices for all brands of its commercial truck tires in the U.S. by as much as 15% on April 1 because of rising raw materials costs, according to Modern Tire Dealer.
Airless, Stylish Tire
Pneumatic tires have pretty much looked like, well, pneumatic tires since the late 19th century.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
