The Notch Blog

Paul Ita

May 16, 2022
1 min

Tire Tech Exposition coming this week to Hannover

Notch will be presenting a paper on current conditions in the global carbon black industry at the Tire Tech Expo happening this week at...

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Paul Ita

Dec 1, 2020
1 min

Auto

GM raising EV spending, predicts 40% of US lineup will be electric by 2025

General Motors is increasing its financial commitment to electric vehicles and predicts that 40% of the company’s US entries will be...

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Paul Ita

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

Auto

Conti expects slight recovery for remainder of 2020

Continental A.G.’s tire group expects a slight recovery in the tire market for the remainder of 2020, despite suffering a 23 percent drop...

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Paul Ita

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

Tires

Continental invests $4 million to expand Indiana site

Rubber & Plastic News reports that Continental A.G. is planning a $4 million expansion of their Auburn, Indiana facility, transforming...

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Paul Ita

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

Auto

U.S. auto sales outlook is still low, but shows improvement

Rubber & Plastic News reports that the outlook for auto sales for the remainder of 2020 is better than it was a few months ago, though...

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Paul Ita

Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Auto

Earnings down double-digits for Toyo 1st half sales

On August 7, Toyo Tire released financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, projecting double digit declines. Toyo...

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Paul Ita

Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Auto

Festival of Automotive to be held virtually for 2020

The Festival of Automotive conference will be held virtually next week from August 18-20. The meeting will encompass both the WardsAuto...

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Paul Ita

Jul 17, 2020
1 min

Auto

EU auto registrations down 38% in first half of 2020

On July 16, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released data on registrations of new passenger cars in the EU for June and...

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Paul Ita

May 11, 2020
1 min

Auto

US Ford factories preparing to restart

On May 18, Ford Motor Co. will resume most North American vehicle production following the lifting of restrictions by Michigan Gov....

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Paul Ita

Apr 28, 2020
1 min

Auto

Amid global pandemic, IHS sharply lowers 2020 global light vehicle sales forecast

IHS Markit, which tracks automotive sales and production trends, sharply lowered its 2020 forecast for global light vehicle sales in...

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Paul Ita

Mar 19, 2020
1 min

Auto

Detroit 3 to close all North American Plants

In an effort to keep workers safe and healthy amid COVID-19 outbreak, General Motors and Ford Motor Co. will close North American plants...

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Paul Ita

Mar 18, 2020
3 min

Conferences

Conferences, expos and meetings rescheduled due to Coronavirus outbreak

The following conferences, expos and meetings have been postponed and/or rescheduled due to the coronavirus: As of March 17, 6 pm, the...

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Paul Ita

Jun 4, 2019
1 min

Auto

UK car production plummets in April as Brexit shutdowns strike

UK car manufacturing output fell by almost 50 percent in April, for the 11th consecutive month of decline in automotive production. Just...

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Paul Ita

Apr 12, 2018
1 min

Auto

Tenneco to buy Federal-Mogul for $5.4 billion, then split into 2 companies

Automotive supplier Tenneco Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Federal-Mogul in a transaction valued at $5.4 billion. The...

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Paul Ita

Feb 2, 2018
1 min

Auto

Maxion Wheels to open new aluminum wheel plant in India

Maxion Wheels will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on 19 February for its new light vehicle aluminum wheel plant in India. The company has...

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Paul Ita

Jan 30, 2018
1 min

Auto

European new car sales hit 10-year high, UK declining quickly

New passenger car registrations in Europe increased by 3.4 percent in 2017. This marked four consecutive years of growth and the best...

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Paul Ita

Feb 2, 2015
1 min

Auto

NADA sees low gas prices driving light truck sales in US

As reported in Tire Business, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) projects that new car and light truck sales in the...

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Paul Ita

May 26, 2014
1 min

Auto

China moves to scrap 5M vehicles this year

From Reuters comes news of plans by the Chinese government to remove five million aging vehicles from the country’s clogged roadways this...

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Paul Ita

Apr 24, 2014
1 min

Auto

Notch publishes new report on automotive extended mobility systems: run-flat tires, tire repair kits

In 2008, 69% of all passenger cars assembled worldwide came equipped with a full-size spare tire, but by 2012 that number had fallen to...

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Paul Ita

Feb 24, 2014
1 min

Auto

President Obama orders tighter fuel economy standards for medium/heavy trucks

President Obama has directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration along with the US Environmental Protection Agency to...

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