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Tires
Tiremakers are test-driving new plant-based sources for rubber
May 6, 2021
The industry's push to diversify its supply of natural rubber is spurring research into desert shrubs and dandelions.
Goodyear CEO on the automotive industry and trade
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Jan 23, 2019
How economic and political situations are impacting the international tire and auto market
Sears growing an Amazon partnership to at least install tires, when it can’t get the sale
Aug 29, 2018
Customers nationwide can now buy tires online at Amazon, and the local Sears will put them on. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
As the steel tariff exemption process drags on, optimism wanes
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Jun 4, 2018
An American tire cord producer is frustrated by President Trump's 25 percent levy and an objection to his exemption application.
Companies say they shouldn't pay tariffs on products no one makes domestically
by
Phoebe Unterman
and Kai Ryssdal
May 4, 2018
"I don't think people really understand that the U.S. never ... reinvested in its steel-making ability," one executive says.
Creating jobs in Compton by keeping old tires out of the landfill
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 9, 2016
RCO is a green business, but it's also a company that doesn't shy away from employees who've made mistakes in their pasts.
A circular argument: How cheap oil affects tire prices
Dec 18, 2014
If oil prices fall, will tires cost less? The answers are far from black and white.
For public good, not for profit.
Tires and civil war: America's business with warlords
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 17, 2014
A new PBS film investigates Firestone's relationship with warlord Charles Taylor.
The difference between Americans and Europeans? We're buying new cars
Jul 16, 2013
At a time when U.S. sales are soaring, Europe saw a drop of almost seven percent in the first half of this year. There is one bright spot: U.K. car sales are up.
Goodyear experimenting with soybean-based tires
Jul 26, 2012
The company says using soybean based-oils for the rubber in their tires would be cost-effective for consumers and could reduce Goodyear's oil use by as much as seven million gallons annually.