AKRON—Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations' TJ Higgins, president of integrated consumer tire group for the U.S. and Canada, shared his observations with Tire Business on how the U.S. tire industry has been faring this year, as well as trends in tire demand, distribution and online purchases.
Q: ᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱭ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱮ 1.00 1912 ᱨᱮ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜ ᱰᱤᱯᱷᱚᱞᱴ ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱭᱩ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱣᱮᱵᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
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ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱮᱢ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱮᱫᱟ?
ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ 2:300.29 ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ https://topiforme.com ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ: ᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱮᱢ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱮᱫᱟ?
A: Let's start with trends in distribution. We have been seeing a consolidation of tire distributors in the market. Of the distributors that remain today, some are choosing to carry less depth and breadth of premium passenger and light truck products, making it challenging for independent tire dealers to access the products their customers want and need.
ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ 10 ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱤᱡ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾
ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱛᱮ, ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ 5-50s ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ } } } ᱖᱒᱾
We expect to see ongoing growth in the runflat market. More than a third of new vehicles are sold without a spare tire, and today's runflat tires, like Bridgestone's DriveGuard tire, offer an added safety benefit without sacrificing ride comfort.
ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱨᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ https://www.positional ar ko khon khon khon jạruṛaṭiko ko ko ko ko ko ko kạmi lạgit̕ lạgit̕ lạgit̕ lạgit̕ ạḍi jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛan jạruṛ gạkhuṛ gạkh ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱹᱧ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ 25 ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱫᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ.
ᱠᱩᱞᱤ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
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ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ 1, 9, 1, 5, r, r, ᱟᱨ extion lạgit̕, ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ r-day lạgit̕, r-box lạgit̕, r, ᱟᱨ extion lạgit̕, ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ r-boption, hable, r-dex, https://www.modia, hirgine, hable, ᱟᱨ r, ᱟᱨ extion lạgit̕ jạruṛaka jạruṛak̕ kạmi lạgit̕ jạruṛaṭ lạgit̕ jạruṛak̕ kạmi lạgit̕ jạruṛaṭ gạhir jạruṛ gạkhik lạgit̕ jạruṛ gạkhik . 15 ᱟᱨ 1858 ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱨᱤᱢᱚᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱢᱚᱴ ᱨᱤᱢᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾
Online tire shopping/e-commerce—At Bridgestone, we believe every independent dealer should have the capability to sell tires online, which is why we rolled out our TireConnect online sales solution nationwide in 2017. TireConnect is a plug-and-play platform that works with a dealer's existing website and empowers independent dealers to get full credit for a tire sale. In addition to allowing dealers to transact online, ᱯᱞᱟᱴᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ 5G ᱟᱨ expositive official official official official official office ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ᱾
ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱵᱷ ᱮᱢ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ?
https://iophoptionshiphoptionships.com ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱵᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱵᱚ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱞᱤᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱵᱚ ᱫᱚ https: ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱩᱣᱮᱱᱥᱤ; it's also why we've invested heavily to accelerate our distribution strategy to launch TireHub and do more business with wholesalers who prioritize the full depth and breadth of our consumer product offering. All of these measures will help to create a more readily available pipeline of the right Bridgestone and Firestone products for our customer base.
2018 ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱞᱮ ᱫᱚ 1752 ᱥᱟᱞᱦᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱽᱭᱚᱜᱽ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱞᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱫᱽᱭᱚᱜᱽ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱤᱡ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱬᱟ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
And last but not least, we also continue to make investments to grow our brands through traditional marketing and advertising efforts, including new television and digital campaigns for Bridgestone and Firestone, as well as ongoing investments to activate our best-in-class sports marketing platforms, which include IndyCar, the NFL, the NHL and Bridgestone's TOP Partnership with the Olympics.
ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ?
https://iophoptionships.com ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱵᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱱ ᱠᱩᱨᱩᱢᱩᱴᱩ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱟᱵᱚ ᱫᱚ 2019 ᱨᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱫᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾
ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ: ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱮᱫᱟ?
ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ: ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ: 5. ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱟᱴᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟ: ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
Longer term, the tire industry must work collectively to ensure it is at the forefront of new vehicle innovation. Mega-trends, such as autonomous vehicles, an electrified car parc and ride sharing, will have a significant impact on the tire industry. As we look to the future, a durable, reliable, comfortable tire won't be enough. Manufacturers must explore ways to engineer tires that ᱱᱳᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱳᱰ-᱔ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱮᱴᱯᱷᱞᱤᱠᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱡᱟᱹᱨᱩᱲ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ 1000 ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾
ᱪᱮᱫ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱯᱞᱚᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱰ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮ ᱨᱮᱯᱷᱨᱤᱡᱮᱨᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱩᱨᱩᱢᱩᱴᱩ ᱮᱫᱟ?
A: Bridgestone is focused on ensuring consumers have access to our passenger and light truck products. As such, we are taking steps to accelerate our distribution strategy by prioritizing customers that sell the full depth and breadth of our portfolio and forming TireHub. Wholesalers will continue to be an important part of Bridgestone's distribution strategy.
ᱪᱮᱫ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱤᱧ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱤᱯᱚᱬᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱤᱯᱚᱬᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱢᱤᱫ http://www.poptionsion: ᱟᱞᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱞᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱨᱤᱢᱚᱴ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾
ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱠᱷᱨᱤᱧ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱥᱮᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱮᱫᱟ?
A: Our goal with TireHub is to ensure consumers have access to the full depth and breadth of our passenger and light truck tire portfolio. Our retailers and independent dealers have expressed excitement about this joint venture because it means they will have greater access to the products they need.