Was pondering new tire choices for the wife's 2005 Equinox. Top choices seem to be Goodyear Fortera TripleTred (currently worn) and Hankook Optimo H727 (newer tire, highly rated, cheaper than the Goodyear).
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Hankook will raise prices across the board
Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices on its consumer and commercial tires. They will vary by product line and size.
The company will increase prices on its full line of passenger and light truck tires by a weighted average of 7%. The increases will go into effect April 1.
Hankook will increase prices on its medium truck tires by a weighted average of 9%. The increases will go into effect on tire shipments made on or after March 15, 2011.
"While Hankook remains committed to managing its manufacturing and distribution expenses, the continuing increases in the costs of energy, raw materials, and transportation makes it necessary to make this price adjustment," says the company.
Hankook is the latest tire manufacturer to announce price increases this year.
Consumer
* Cooper will raise prices on its light vehicle tires effective March 15. The increases in total will average around 8% to 9%, with in-line adjustments.
* Continental Tire the Americas LLC will raise consumer tire prices in the U.S. up to 6%, with some in-line adjustments, effective April 1.
* Federal Corp. will raise prices on its passenger and light truck tires by up to 12% effective March 1. The percentage increase will vary by product lines and continents. There also will be in-line adjustments for all onward orders and remaining back orders.
* Yokohama Tire Corp. will increase prices by up to 8% on all of its consumer tires effective March 1, 2011. In-line adjustments will be announced at a later date.
* Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. will raise prices on all passenger, light truck and medium truck tires effective March 1. Kumho says the details of this increase will be provided to its customers in the near future.
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will raise consumer tire prices on March 1. The increase, up to 6%, will apply to all brands in the United States and Canada.
* Falken Tire Corp. also will raise prices on March 1. The price hikes on Falken passenger and light truck tires will range from 5% to 8% depending on the size, with in-line adjustments as needed.
* Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC will raise replacement and original equipment consumer tire prices one month later, on April 1, The increases on Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand passenger and light truck tires in the U.S. and Canada will vary up to 8%.
* Michelin North America Inc. ("the increases will vary by product line") raised consumer tire prices on Feb. 1. Nexen Tire America Inc. (up to 8%) did the same on Jan. 1. |
