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TIRES MAKERS NEWS * USA
* USA - Tire Makers' New Home Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental Shift Tire Industry Locus to South Carolina
New York,NY,USA -The WSJ/Auto Industry News, by JEFF BENNETT - April 16, 2012: -- French tire maker Michelin is breaking ground on a new North American tire plant that likely will make South Carolina the tire-making capital of the U.S. by next year... On Tuesday, Michelin disclosed it would invest $750 million to build a new factory in Anderson County, S.C., and expand an existing Lexington, S.C., plant to build heavy tires used in the construction and mining industries... Expanded output from those two plants combined with production gains from two factories now being built in the state by Bridgestone Corp. and Continental AG will roll South Carolina over current leader Oklahoma...
* DC - 36,000 light truck tires under recall for sidewall defects
Detroit,MICH,USA -7KWWL, by Janelle Haible -Apr 10, 2012: -- Multistrada Arah Sarana, an Indonesian tire maker, is recalling more than 36,000 light truck tires because flaws in the sidewall can cause them to lose air, increasing the risk of a crash... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says blisters can develop in the sidewall of the Achilles tires. The Radar tires have a design defect in the sidewall that can cause the tread to separate. The flaws mean that the tires could lose air suddenly, increasing crash risk...
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