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Today, we report on Continental's tripling of flat tread production in Mexico, and we share some of the commercial numbers from MTD's exclusive Facts Issue.

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Continental Tire the Americas LLC has made a significant investment in its tread rubber plant in central Mexico.

The demand for truck tire casings in 2011 was greater than supply. Still, retreaders produced 7% more truck tire retreads in 2011 than they did in 2010.

For the first time, a tire manufacturer has topped the $30 billion mark in global sales. Was it Bridgestone Corp,. Groupe Michelin or Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.?

Titan Tire Corp. has signed a multi-year OTR tire supply contract with Caterpillar Inc. The three-year agreement begins this year.

Just a few weeks into the year, how would you describe your business mood entering 2012? That is the question proferred in our latest web poll.

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) has added size 28 L R 26 to its RIDEMAX FL-690 radial flotation and transport tire.

Tire Group International LLC (TGI) is getting out of the commercial tire and service business. TGI recently sold its six-year-old Commercial Tire Service Inc. subsidiary to Bentley Truck Services Inc.

Double Coin Holdings Ltd. has added two 19.5-inch sizes to its application-specific RLB1 drive tire line.

There are already more than 400 people from 13 countries registered for the Tire Industry Association’s 2012 Off-the-Road Tire Conference, which will be held at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Feb. 15-18.

It has been a good year to be a farmer. It also has been a good time to sell tires to them. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), net farm income is forecast to be up 31% at the end of 2011, to $103.6 billion, up $24.5 billion over 2010.

The broadly held definition of the difference between small business ownership and entrepreneurism boils down to a single word: “growth.” Increasing sales is not, by itself, growth.

Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and the China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA) introduced their FT125 Super Wide low rolling resistant trailer position tire at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nev.