Posted on November 22nd, 2010 • by David Zatz
Ray Alexander’s interview of Ralph Gilles at the L.A. Auto Show yielded an interesting change in the Dodge Charger: its tires have been switched from Goodyears to Generals costing around twice as much. In its 1990s turnaround, Chrysler also switched to more expensive tires, replacing, for example, the low-line Eagle GA tires on the Sundance [...]
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Posted on September 14th, 2009 • by David Zatz
Following an investigation of Chinese tire companies accused of selling their wares in the United States at prices below their own cost, in order to remove competitors, the Obama administration imposed new taxes on tires imported from China. In return, China has demanded investigations on United States automotive exports and poultry. China has not allowed [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2009 • by David Zatz
In what might be a sign of tougher trade policies, the U.S. government’s International Trade Commission rules that low-cost tires imported from China had flooded the market. Acting on a 2005 complaint from the United Steelworkers, whose members make the steel wire used in tires, the panel found that the Chinese tires had flooded the [...]
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