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		<title>How the Olympics Will Affect the OTR Tire Shortage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello again, faithful readers, OTR Prognosticators, and Viagra Spammers.
The Olympics are upon us yet again, and athletes from all over the world will be turning in the performance of a lifetime. They have eaten correctly, trained for hours on end, and practiced their triple gainer, double flip, with a twist of lime umpteen thousand times. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello again, faithful readers, OTR Prognosticators, and Viagra Spammers.</p>
<p>The Olympics are upon us yet again, and athletes from all over the world will be turning in the performance of a lifetime. They have eaten correctly, trained for hours on end, and practiced their triple gainer, double flip, with a twist of lime umpteen thousand times. The only thing that remains is to figure out how they will breathe.</p>
<p>It has been widely reported for years that the vast majority Asia&#8217;s air quality(from Beijing to India) is somewhat lower than aerosolized sewage, and China is doing something about it. Just a few weeks before the games begin, China has forcibly mandated(when you are a communist dictatorship, there is no other option) that it&#8217;s citizens park their cars, shut down factories, and use one square of toilet paper per person (wait, that&#8217;s <a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/12226" target="_blank">Sheryl Crow</a>). While the scientific validity of Global Warming may be up for debate, smog and air pollution are not, and this measure seems to be too little, too late. It is, to quote a common clique, so much flatulence on the eve of Katrina.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the Chinese government feels it is necessary. Among the various manufacturing institutions temporarily shuttering their doors are the  presently unfashionable OTR tire manufacturers. We have heard that they will lose roughly 1 1/2 - 2 months of production. This will also apply to producers of medium truck and passenger tires. Some estimates we are getting from our suppliers say that some factories won&#8217;t get new product on the water until December.  This could be a good or bad thing, depending on your perspective.</p>
<p>If you are the Chinese government, this gives you the opportunity to deny that you have been flooding the US market with your subsidized product. You aren&#8217;t even producing tires for two whole months. This may give <a href="http://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/view_sections.asp?idcategory=49&amp;idarticle=5517" target="_blank">Congressman Davis and friends</a> a little less satisfaction in their arguments before the ITC. Plus, they don&#8217;t have to pay to subsidize those tires, and their freight.</p>
<p>If you are a competitor, you can be happy that the price of rubber will be a little less volatile, since one of the greatest consumers of that commodity will be out of commission for a bit.</p>
<p>The only people who have a question mark spinning over their heads are consumers, as no-one knows what to think. Will the results of this be good, bad, or largely inconsequential?</p>
<p>We&#8217;re not holding our breath here, but if you are visiting Beijing, we recommend you do.</p>
<p>Keep checking in, and we&#8217;ll keep you up to date on the latest movements in the OTR industry.</p>
<p>Signing off&#8230;..</p>
<p>Como a escassez de pneus OTR será afetada pelas Olimpíadas.<br />
Oi novamente, caros leitores, prognosticadores de pneus OTR e spammers de Viagra.<br />
As Olimpíadas já estão aqui novamente, e os atletas do mundo inteiro farão apresentações memoráveis. Eles comeram corretamente, treinaram por horas a fio, praticaram saltos duplos, exercícios de barra, viradas e giros como um limão torcido inúmeras vezes. A única coisa que nos resta compreender é como eles irão conseguir respirar.<br />
Por anos temos vistos reportagens da qualidade do ar da Ásia em sua totalidade ( de Beijing até a Índia ), que é um pouco pior do que um esgoto aromatizado, e a China está tentando resolver o problema. Com poucas semanas restando até o começo dos jogos, a China passou um mandato vigoroso ( e quando você é um ditador comunista, não há outra opção ), que os cidadãos estacionem os carros, que as fábricas parem de funcionar, e que usem somente um quadrado do rolo de papel higiênico, por pessoa ( espera, esta é a Sheryl Crow). Enquanto que podemos até discutir a validade científica do aquecimento global, fumaça e poluição do ar não são discutíveis, e estas medidas parecem que chegaram um pouco tarde. Isto é, citando um grupo de rodas comum, muita flatulência na véspera da Katrina.<br />
Entretanto, o governo chinês acha que tudo isto é necessário. Entre várias fábricas fechando as portas temporáriamente, estãoas fábricas de pneus OTR presentemente em desuso. Nós ouvimos que eles irão perder duramente de um mês e meio a dois meses de produção. Isto também será aplicado aos fabricantes de pneus médio para caminhões e ônibus. Algumas estimativas estão vindo dos nossos fornecedores, que dizem que algumas fábricas não exportarão seus produtos até dezembro. Isto poderá ser algo positivo ou negativo, dependendo da sua perspectiva.<br />
Se você fosse o governo chinês, isto daria a você uma oportunidade de negar as acusações feitas contra os produtos subsídiados que tem invadido o mercado americano. Você não estaria produzindo pneus por dois meses inteiros. Isto pode dar Congressman Davis and friends  ao representante do Congresso Davis e seus amigos um pouco menos de satisfação nos arguementos deles perante a ITC. Ainda mais, eles não teriam que pagar para subsídiar esses pneus, e o frete dos mesmos.<br />
Se você for um competidor, você pode ficar feliz que o preço da borracha que estará menos volátil, uma vez que um dos grandes consumidores desta mercadoria estarão fora de ação por um tempo.<br />
As únicas pessoas que ainda tem um ponto de interrogação girando em torno da cabeça deles são os consumidores, como ninguém sabe o que pensar. Os resultados destes fatos serão bons, ruins, ou inconsequentes?<br />
Aqui, nós não estamos segurando nossas respirações, mas se você estiver visitando Beijing, nós aconselhamos a você fazê-lo.<br />
Continue olhando, nós manteremos vocês informados com as últimas notícias da indústria de OTR.<br />
Desligando&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Chinese OTR Duties Have Been Finalized - Sort Of</title>
		<link>http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/07/11/chinese-otr-duties-have-been-finalized-sort-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey folks, we&#8217;re back with more information after a very quiet period for OTR news.
The UTC has finalized Chinese Import Duties for dumping here in the US, and all I can say is &#8220;Wow&#8221;. The top penalty that has been imposed is a whopping 210.48 percent, plus an additional duties totalling 5.62 percent.
In an interesting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey folks, we&#8217;re back with more information after a very quiet period for OTR news.</p>
<p>The UTC has finalized Chinese Import Duties for dumping here in the US, and all I can say is &#8220;Wow&#8221;. The top penalty that has been imposed is a whopping 210.48 percent, plus an additional duties totalling 5.62 percent.</p>
<p>In an interesting development, companies whose production has been cleared of rampant subsidization have seen preliminary duties levied by the UTC erased entirely. These companies should see their brand share grow, as customers see major brand tires evaporate due to steady demand.</p>
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		<title>Michelin and Belshina to Upgrade Capacity</title>
		<link>http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/06/26/michelin-and-belshina-to-upgrade-capacity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, Michelin and Belshina announced separately that they would be upping outputs by upgrading their facilities to produce more OTR Tires.
Michelin is making a $90M investment in their Lexington, SC plant. Michelin, unfortunately is not giving any details as to how much the plant will contribute to existing tire outputs.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past week, Michelin and Belshina announced separately that they would be upping outputs by upgrading their facilities to produce more OTR Tires.</p>
<p>Michelin is making a $90M investment in their Lexington, SC plant. Michelin, unfortunately is not giving any details as to how much the plant will contribute to existing tire outputs.</p>
<p>Belshina, on the other hand, is saying they are looking at an increase of 7%. They are currently expanding their radial facilities, and will begin producing tires for Rigid Dumpers. They will begin with tires in the 35&#8243; range, and expand to 37 different sizes by 2010.</p>
<p>Keep checking in, and we&#8217;ll keep you up to date on all the happenings industry-wide.</p>
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		<title>Goodyear (or a bad year)?</title>
		<link>http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/06/06/goodyear-or-a-bad-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any way you cut it, it&#8217;s a bad pun.
5 days ago, Goodyear raised it&#8217;s prices on OTR Tires a whopping 12%.
That stings a little. What hurts even more is the price of transporting tires in this environment. The cost of fuel is through the roof. Moving a container now runs a small fortune.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any way you cut it, it&#8217;s a bad pun.</p>
<p>5 days ago, Goodyear raised it&#8217;s prices on OTR Tires a whopping 12%.</p>
<p>That stings a little. What hurts even more is the price of transporting tires in this environment. The cost of fuel is through the roof. Moving a container now runs a small fortune.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think it will hurt Goodyear&#8217;s profits any. Just like the oil companies, tire companies are building in some price increases with their raw materials allowance. A portion of that 12% will be going directly towards the gross margin on their balance sheet.</p>
<p>The  OTR tire industry, as a whole, is in no condition to complain. There will be no relief from the supply shortage anytime soon. The manufacturers have us over a barrel.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll wait and see when the other Bridgestone and Michelin decide they need to keep up with Goodyear.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll keep up to date on all the happenings.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="pt-BR"><strong>Goodyear ( ou um ano mau)</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="pt-BR"><strong>?</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Não importa o jeito que voc</span><span lang="pt-BR">ê rimar, o trocadilho é ruim de qualquer jeito.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">A Goodyear aumentou tremendamente 12% nos preços dos pneus OTR, há 5 dias atrás.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">E isto arde um pouco. O que machuca ainda mais é o preço do transporte de pneus neste meio. O preço da gasolina está acima do telhado. Para mandar um carregamento você precisa gastar uma fortuna pequena.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Penso que isto não vai atrapalhar nem um pouco nos lucros da Goodyear.  Assim como as companhias de petróleo, as companhias de pneus estão lucrando com o subsídio da matéria-prima deles. U</span><span lang="pt-BR">ma parte deste 12% irá diretamente para a renda bruta  na folha do balanço deles.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">A indústria de pneus OTR, como um todo, não está em condições de reclamar. Por hora não há nenhum alívio da ecassez de fornecimento. O</span><span lang="pt-BR">s fabricantes estão com a faca e queijo nas mãos com o preço do barril.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Nós vamos esperar para ver quando a Bridgestone e a Michelin decidirão seguir os passos da Goodyear.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Nós vamos continuar informados em tudo que está acontecendo.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;The Grizz&#8221; Is Back, and He&#8217;s Bringing an 81&#8243; Tire with Him</title>
		<link>http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/05/14/the-grizz-is-back-and-hes-bringing-an-81-tire-with-him/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morry Taylor is known for a few things: His gruff nature, a keen business sense, and a knack for engaging book titles( If &#8220;Kill all the lawyers&#8230;and other ways to fix the government&#8221; doesn&#8217;t grab your attention, what will?).
Now, &#8220;the Grizz&#8221;, (as he is known in industry circles) has set his sights on topping himself, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Morry Taylor is known for a few things: His gruff nature, a keen business sense, and a knack for engaging book titles( If &#8220;Kill all the lawyers&#8230;and other ways to fix the government&#8221; doesn&#8217;t grab your attention, what will?).</p>
<p>Now, &#8220;the Grizz&#8221;, (as he is known in industry circles) has set his sights on topping himself, before Bridgestone or Firestone can. Titan already has their 73.5&#8243; radial in production, and as far as he&#8217;s concerned &#8220;&#8230;.we need an 81&#8243; tire&#8221;. All I can say is &#8220;Wow&#8221;. This guy wants to be on top. While others are talking of expansion, he&#8217;s moved past them, towards total market domination.</p>
<p>We all have to respect his vision, and wonder what might have been if the other manufacturers had this kind of drive and foresight.</p>
<p>I guess we&#8217;ll never know&#8230;</p>
<p>In the meantime, let&#8217;s hope they follow through, and produce one of these monsters.</p>
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		<title>Titan&#8217;s Profits Are Way Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well folks, Titan Tire&#8217;s profits are way up.
How high? Well, 19% vs a year ago, and to the tune of 32.1 million in sales. I should have known that profits would be high, because my beloved Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommended them back on the 14th(just to let you know, folks here bought Marvel:[ MVL] [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well folks, Titan Tire&#8217;s profits are way up.</p>
<p>How high? Well, 19% vs a year ago, and to the tune of 32.1 million in sales. I should have known that profits would be high, because my beloved Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommended them back on the 14th(just to let you know, folks here bought Marvel:[ MVL] instead). While you may have mixed feelings about the manufacturers as a consumer, they seem to be doing okay by their shareholders.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Fools&#8221; have always had a great record on stocks, and this one is more than blind luck. According to Titan, this is based on huge growth in the Agricultural division, and excluding their rollout of the ever-elusive 57&#8243; and 63&#8243; tires. Those have been delayed until July. Titan wants to be one of the big boys, and I would have to say that they are on their way.</p>
<p>Just a little side note: Have you noticed that these record profits come at a time where their raw material costs are skyrocketing? Folks, this is economics 101. Any time a producer&#8217;s costs increase, they pass that cost along to the consumer. This makes gross profits go up. If the rise in price can be offset by a slightly larger increase above the actual cost of goods, then the raw material increases contribute to profit, not decrease it. Note the revenue for oil companies this quarter, and you should be more than able to comprehend the concept.</p>
<p>At any rate, we&#8217;ll be right here, following every move in the markets.</p>
<p>Feel free to send us your comments and concerns, and we&#8217;ll try to address any of them. If they&#8217;re good enough, we might ask you to contribute.</p>
<p>So get to writing, and we&#8217;ll see you next time&#8230;.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="pt-BR"><strong>O lucro da Titan est</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="pt-BR"><strong>á elevado</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Pois bem meus amigos, o lucro de pneus da Titan está elevado.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Mais quanto?  Muito bem, 19% versus um ano atrás, e na faixa de 32.1 milhões em vendas. Eu deveria ter sabido que o lucro seria elevado, porque o meu querido amigo Motley Fool Consultor do mercado de ações recomendou-os novamente no dia 14 ( só para que vocês saibam, ao invés, o pessoal aqui comprou Marvel :[MVL] ). Enquanto que talvez vocês tenham diferentes emoções a respeito dos fabricantes como consumidores, eles parecem estar se dando muito bem pelos acionistas deles.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;">“<span lang="pt-BR">The Fools” sempre tiveram um ótimo recorde com ações, e esta foi mais do que sorte de cego. De acordo com a Titan, isto é baseado num crescim</span><span lang="pt-BR">ento enorme na divisão agrícola, e excluíndo a introdução pública e enganosa dos pneus de 57” e 63” ( pneus de 1.44cm e de 1.60cm ). Esses foram adiados até julho. A Titan quer ser um dos meninos grandes, e eu deveria dizer que eles já estão a caminho.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Somente um parêntese: você já percebeu que este relatório de lucros chega numa época em que o custo da matéria-prima deles está altíssimo? </span><span lang="pt-BR"> Gente, isto é economia básica. Qualquer hora que o custo do produto aumenta, eles repassam este aumento ao consumidor. Fazendo a renda líquida ainda maior. Se o aumento do preço pode ser remarcado por um ligeiro aumento acima do preço da mercadoria atual, então o aumento da matéria-prima contribui no lucro, e não no prejuízo. Perceba a renda das companhias de petróleo neste trimestre, então você deveria compreender este conceito sem problemas.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Seja qual for o índice, nós estaremos bem aqui, seguindo cada movimento do mercado.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span lang="pt-BR">Fique a vontade para nos mandar seus comentários e preocupações, e nós vamos tentar responder a cada um deles. E se eles forem bons o suficiente, nós poderemos até pedir à vocês para contribuirem.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Então escreva-nos e até a próxima&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>American Tire Corporation Wants A Bigger Piece Of Pie</title>
		<link>http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/04/24/american-tire-corporation-wants-a-bigger-piece-of-pie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the end of April, and anything can happen, it seems.
American Tire Corporation, in what could only be called an &#8220;interesting&#8221; move, has proposed buying out Goodyear&#8217;s Topeka OTR Tire Plant. Huh?
This is the largest plant that Goodyear owns, worldwide, and ATC just wants to buy it. Who are they, Rupert Murdoch? Why in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the end of April, and anything can happen, it seems.</p>
<p>American Tire Corporation, in what could only be called an &#8220;interesting&#8221; move, has proposed buying out Goodyear&#8217;s Topeka OTR Tire Plant. Huh?</p>
<p>This is the largest plant that Goodyear owns, worldwide, and ATC just wants to buy it. Who are they, Rupert Murdoch? Why in the world would Goodyear even consider selling. Even as the least desirable of the major brands in the current marketplace, Goodyear is still a major brand. Colorado, however, is not.</p>
<p>Call me crazy, but if Goodyear sells this plant, they are killing the golden goose. It&#8217;s not like prices are going down any time soon. If ATC is able to pull this off, it may be the coup of the decade. It would instantly make them a major brand, strictly on volume alone.</p>
<p>They are also talking about investing $200 Million USD to bring the facility into the 21st century, plus increasing worker wages. If the board opts to put this up for a vote at the next shareholders meeting, I think I can accurately predict where the employee vote will land.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll continue to follow this one, and see where it lands. This is so bizarre.</p>
<p>Coming soon, DoubleCoin offers to buy Michelin.</p>
<p id="l74j" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><strong id="sm4o"><span id="uy7-" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: large;">American Tire Corporation quer uma fatia maior da torta</span></span></strong></p>
<p id="vlyx" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Já estamos no final do mês e parece que qualquer coisa pode acontecer.</p>
<p id="zzns" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="ylbo" lang="pt-BR">American Tire Corporation, o que só poderia ser chamado de jogada “interessante”, propôs comprar a fábrica de pneus OTR da Goodyear em Topeka.</span></p>
<p id="j.ma" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="oklb" lang="pt-BR">Está é a maior fábrica de propriedade da Goodyear do mundo, e a ATC simplesmente quer comprá-la. Quem são eles, Rupert Murdoch? E por qual razão a Goodyear ainda consideraria a venda?  Mesmo sendo uma marca menos desejável no mercado corrente, a Goodyear ainda é uma marca de renome. A Colorado, no entanto, já não é.</span></p>
<p id="w0:x" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="pcq9" lang="pt-BR">Podem me chamar de louco, mas se a Goodyear vender esta fábrica, eles estarão matando a galinha dos ovos de ouro. Não é como se os preços fossem baixar a qualquer momento. E se a ATC for capaz de ganhar esta partida, isto será o golpe da década. Eles se tornariam num instante uma marca de renome, estritamente no volume sozinho.</span></p>
<p id="d3ba" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="rdnm" lang="pt-BR">Eles também estão dizendo que vão investir 200 milhões de dólares USD para transformar estas instalações no século 21, além de aumentar os salários dos trabalhadores. Se o conselho optar por votar por estas decisões na próxima reunião de acionistas, acho que posso prever onde o voto dos trabalhadores irá cair.</span></p>
<p id="nomy" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="sizj" lang="pt-BR">Nós vamos continuar acompanhando este desenvolvimento, e ver onde irá cair. Isto é completamente bizarro.</span></p>
<p id="n7gd" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Em breve, Double Coin oferece comprar a Michelin.</p>
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		<title>Bridgestone Follows Suit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this wasn&#8217;t so easy, I would have to start selling my services as a psychic. These people are just too predictable.
We have received word from various sources in the industry that Bridgestone is about to raise its prices, yet again. The magic number of 5-7% is back in play, as they will cite rising [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If this wasn&#8217;t so easy, I would have to start selling my services as a psychic. These people are just too predictable.</p>
<p>We have received word from various sources in the industry that Bridgestone is about to raise its prices, yet again. The magic number of 5-7% is back in play, as they will cite rising raw materials costs as their reasoning for pricing increases.</p>
<p>As soon as I can get some hard figures, I plan to address how much raw materials actually have increased.</p>
<p>Does anyone notice that every single quarter, they show continually increasing numbers on their balance sheets? I have. They aren&#8217;t making any apologies about charging more for the tires. They surely aren&#8217;t taking any less profits on the tires that they are producing.</p>
<p>Does this remind you of any other industry that we have seen of late?&#8230;.Think about it for awhile&#8230;then send us your comments&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Yokohama Raises Pricing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just checking to let you know that Yokohama is raising it&#8217;s pricing on otr tires yet again.
5% is the magic number, and falls in that wonderful 5-7% range I always talk about. They claim it is due to rising raw material and manufacturing costs, but you have to wonder if they aren&#8217;t throwing in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just checking to let you know that Yokohama is raising it&#8217;s pricing on otr tires yet again.</p>
<p>5% is the magic number, and falls in that wonderful 5-7% range I always talk about. They claim it is due to rising raw material and manufacturing costs, but you have to wonder if they aren&#8217;t throwing in a little bit of padding there.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to see a real-world cost breakdown.</p>
<p>Stay tuned and we&#8217;ll see how long it will be before the other manufacturers adjust their pricing.</p>
<p>Let us know what you think. Leave a comment.</p>
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		<title>CNN Money Picks Up Shortage Story</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN has finally picked up coverage of the OTR Tire shortage on their &#8220;Money&#8221; site.
While Forbes and the WSJ have been covering this beat for a few years now, CNN has been slow to give the story exposure.
They cover the typical points: Low supply, High prices and demand.
They also quote a Bridgestone Rep. saying that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CNN has finally picked up coverage of the OTR Tire shortage on their &#8220;Money&#8221; site.</p>
<p>While Forbes and the WSJ have been covering this beat for a few years now, CNN has been slow to give the story exposure.</p>
<p>They cover the typical points: Low supply, High prices and demand.</p>
<p>They also quote a Bridgestone Rep. saying that the shortage will last &#8217;til 2012.</p>
<p>So now, we have the two biggest players in the market agreeing on 2012 as the shortage date.</p>
<p>I wonder what Titan and ATC have to say about this, as they say their products will fill supply by the end of &#8216;09?</p>
<p>The full article is available for you to look at <a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200803311153DOWJONESDJONLINE000558_FORTUNE5.htm">here</a>.</p>
<p>Have a great day, and if someone offers you a 57&#8243; tire for $15,000 tomorrow, remember, it is  April Fool&#8217;s.</p>
<p id="wf:7" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><strong id="xdmk"><span id="ie7w" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">CNN Money Comenta Estória de Escassez</span></span></strong></p>
<p id="i9_s" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="kv1." lang="pt-BR">CNN finalmente fez uma cobertura sobre a escassez de pneus OTR no página deles “Money”.</span></p>
<p id="u6su" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="m8id" lang="pt-BR">Enquanto que a Forbes e WSJ tem coberto esta batida há alguns anos, a CNN tem estado devagar na exposição desta estória.</span></p>
<p id="uo6_" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Eles cobrem ponto típicos: baixo fornecimento, altos preços e demanda.</p>
<p id="m3q8" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="fvjs" lang="pt-BR">Eles também cotam a Bridgestone Rep. dizendo que a escassez durará até 2012.</span></p>
<p id="x_i-" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="rlim" lang="pt-BR">Então agora, nós temos dois jogadores grandes no mercado concordando na data da escassez  até 2012.</span></p>
<p id="vclz" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="bx4o" lang="pt-BR">Queria saber se a Titan e a ATC pensam a este respeito, como eles afirmam que o fornecimento deles durarão até o fim de 2009.</span></p>
<p id="xf.2" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="e6j-" lang="pt-BR">O artigo inteiro está disponível, caso queiram ler mais sobre o assunto. </span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="gqvt" href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200803311153DOWJONESDJONLINE000558_FORTUNE5.htm"><span id="xwn3" lang="pt-BR">here</span></a></span></span><span id="kcps" lang="pt-BR">.</span></p>
<p id="lmp_" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Tenha um bom dia, e se alguém te oferecer um pneu de 57” por $15.000,00 dólares amanhã, não se esqueça, é primeiro de abril.</p>
<p id="sa53" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong id="hdm2"><span id="phb9" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">Michelin prevê escassez até 2012</span></span></strong></p>
<p id="c2fk" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="n9-5" /></p>
<p id="whdz" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="bska" lang="pt-BR">É dificil de saber em qual compania acreditar, no mercado de pneus OTR hoje em dia:</span></p>
<p id="r97y" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="hobz" /></p>
<p id="o0qk" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="xg3p" lang="pt-BR">Deveríamos acreditar na Titan e Colorado, que dizem que poderão acabar com isto até o final de 2009, ou deveríamos acreditar na Michelin? A projeção interna deles diz que nós não iremos ver o fornecimento cumprir com a demanda até 2012.</span></p>
<p id="drgu" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="gdi:" /></p>
<p id="sfs_" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="g7dc" lang="pt-BR">Mesmo não me considerando um perito em previsões, eu geralmente espero o pior cenário até que provem o contrário. E novamente, talvez isto seja apenas um pensamento desejoso da parte deles. Se eu estivesse ganhando uma margem de 35% em cada produto fabricado, eu iria querer que a escassez continuasse por muito mais tempo.</span></p>
<p id="jhb:" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="e07v" /></p>
<p id="qsv9" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="aseu" lang="pt-BR">Pense nisto: Quando a escassez acabar e o fornecimento voltar ao normal, aquisições nas minas podem parar de implorar por estes pneus, e acabar com eles nos preços destes pneus.</span></p>
<p id="dmzt" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="vt5r" /></p>
<p id="e-b0" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="hs6i" lang="pt-BR">Independente do que acontecer, nós estaremos aqui trazendo mais informações a você.</span></p>
<p id="qsxm" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="f0br" /></p>
<p id="ykhh" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Fique ligado&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Michelin Projects Shortages Until 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to know which manufacturer to believe in the OTR markets today:
Should we go with Titan and Colorado, who say that can end it by 2009, or should we go with Michelin? Their internal projections are saying that we will not see supply meet demand until 2012.
While I don&#8217;t consider myself an expert on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s hard to know which manufacturer to believe in the OTR markets today:</p>
<p>Should we go with Titan and Colorado, who say that can end it by 2009, or should we go with Michelin? Their internal projections are saying that we will not see supply meet demand until 2012.</p>
<p>While I don&#8217;t consider myself an expert on the future, I generally go with the worst-case scenario until proven wrong. Then again, it may just be wishful thinking on their part.  If I was making 35% margins on each  product I was producing, I&#8217;d want the shortage to stay around as long as possible.</p>
<p>Just a thought: Once the shortage ends and supply is normalized, procurement at the mines can stop begging for tires, and start beating them up on the price of those tires.</p>
<p>Regardless of what happens, we&#8217;ll be right here bringing the news to you.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Maury Taylor Makes Keynote Address at TIA Conference</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, at 6 am, Hawaii Standard Time&#8230;.Mr. Maury Taylor of Titan Tire gave the keynote address at the TIA OTR Conference.
This speech was supposed to announce the specifics concerning Titan&#8217;s 63&#8243; and 73.5&#8243; tires.
And it did&#8230;sort of...
In the good news category:
Their press release (and his speech) announced that, instead of 6,000 large and x-large [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning, at 6 am, Hawaii Standard Time&#8230;.Mr. Maury Taylor of Titan Tire gave the keynote address at the TIA OTR Conference.</p>
<p>This speech was supposed to announce the specifics concerning Titan&#8217;s 63&#8243; and 73.5&#8243; tires.</p>
<p><strong>And it did&#8230;sort of..</strong>.</p>
<p>In the good news category:</p>
<p>Their press release (and his speech) announced that, instead of 6,000 large and x-large OTR tires, they would</p>
<p>now produce 15,000 tires per year.  Titan will begin shipping a portion of these tires to mines in July</p>
<p><strong>The bad news:</strong></p>
<p>Mr. Taylor really didn&#8217;t answer any direct lines of questioning&#8230;.even though he held a Q&amp;A regarding the entire speech.</p>
<p>My source said that he was evasive at best, and would not give any specifics&#8230;period. As one friend of ours noted in a</p>
<p>recent email (paraphrased) &#8220;Who&#8217;s buying this additional supply.&#8221;</p>
<p>This was question was not answered in Titan&#8217;s press release or the Q&amp;A, and that should make Titan investors a little jumpy.</p>
<p>So what&#8217;s our stance: We haven&#8217;t seen any tires yet&#8230;and we&#8217;ll wait until we do&#8230;..</p>
<p>Until then, we&#8217;ll just let Titan enjoy the nearly 10% bump in stock price&#8230;and hope that it is justified.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll be bringing you more information from the conference as it breaks, so stay tuned&#8230;</p>
<h2 id="w.61" class="western" lang="ru-RU">Мори Тейлор выступает с программной речью на конференции TIA</h2>
<p id="xgfd" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Сегодня в 6 часов утра по гавайскому времени г-н Мори Тейлор из компании Titan Tire выступил с программной речью на конференции TIA OTR.</p>
<p id="s46s" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">В своем докладе г-н Тейлор должен был подробно рассказать о планируемом выпуске шин размером 63 и 73,5 дюйма.</p>
<p id="hx_7" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU"><strong id="gzjf">И, в какой –то степени, так и случилось.</strong></p>
<p id="s.d8" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Хорошая новость:</p>
<p id="n4pu" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">В пресс-релизе (и в докладе) сообщалось, что вместо 6 тысяч крупногабаритных и суперкрупногабаритных внедорожных шин, компания собирается производить 15 тысяч шин в год. Titan начнет поставки шин на рудники в июле.</p>
<p id="ng83" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU"><strong id="nf57">А теперь плохая новость:</strong></p>
<p id="s48g" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Г-н Тейлор не ответил ни на один прямой вопрос, хотя в конце выступления было специально отведено время для вопросов по докладу.</p>
<p id="xtof" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Наш источник сообщает, что докладчик отвечал в лучшем случае уклончиво и не сообщил никаких подробностей. Совсем. Как отметил в своем недавнем электронном письме один из наших друзей (не дословно): «И кто же будет покупать все эти шины?».</p>
<p id="u.y3" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">На этот вопрос ответа не было дано ни в пресс-релизе компании Titan, ни в ответах на вопросы на конференции, поэтому инвесторам компании стоило бы призадуматься.</p>
<p id="drt4" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Наши вывод: подождем с решением, пока не увидим шины.</p>
<p id="k:zd" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">А пока нужно поздравить компанию Titan c почти 10-процентным ростом стоимости акций. Надеемся, для этого имеются реальные основания.</p>
<p id="piuk" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Более подробно о конференции мы расскажем после ее окончания, поэтому оставайтесь с нами.</p>
<p id="l6x6" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong id="ssr9"><span id="xp2q" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maury Taylor faz discurso na Conferência da TIA</span></span></strong></p>
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<p id="jedr" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="nruj" lang="pt-BR">Hoje às 6 horas da manhã, horário do Havaí&#8230;.O Sr. Maury Taylor do Pneu Titan fez um discurso na Conferência da TIA OTR..</span></p>
<p id="orh7" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="q8eg" /></p>
<p id="l48q" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="qwaq" lang="pt-BR">Este discurso era para anunciar preocupações específicas em relação aos pneus Titan’s 63” e Titan’s 73.5”.</span></p>
<p id="smph" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="nwrk" /></p>
<p id="ua5s" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><strong id="x-wd">E de uma certa forma isto foi feito&#8230;</strong></p>
<p id="pa-l" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="shej" /></p>
<p id="n8_g" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="q-kp" lang="pt-BR">Na categoria de notícias boas:</span></p>
<p id="s_su" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="n1z0" /></p>
<p id="whe0" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="oxho" lang="pt-BR">Seu comunicado de imprensa ( e seu discurso) anunciou que, ao invés de pneus OTR de 6,000 grande e extra grande, eles iriam agora produzir 15,000 pneus por ano. Titan começará a expedir parte destes pneus para minas em  Julho.</span></p>
<p id="lrhd" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="dwpn" /></p>
<p id="hn_l" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong id="kwj_"><span id="trkr" lang="pt-BR">Más notícias:</span></strong></p>
<p id="tzn3" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="chaf" /></p>
<p id="gw3r" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ldhq" lang="pt-BR">O Sr. Taylor não respondeu a nenhum questionamento direto&#8230;embora tenha realizado P&amp;R em relação ao discurso inteiro.</span></p>
<p id="n93z" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="kdak" /></p>
<p id="wr58" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="xqb0" lang="pt-BR">Minha fonte informou que ele foi evasivo, e não responderia nada especificamente &#8230;e ponto final. Como um de nossos amigos notou em um e-mail recente (parafrasenado) “Quem e que vai comprar este fornecimento adicional.”</span></p>
<p id="hbvt" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="t76i" /></p>
<p id="d40i" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ajr1" lang="pt-BR">Esta pergunta não foi respondida pela imprensa da Titan nem mesmo nas P&amp;R, e isto fez com que os investidores ficassem um pouco nervosos.</span></p>
<p id="m:j2" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="lo97" /></p>
<p id="syjn" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Então qual é a nossa postura: Nós ainda não vimos nenhum pneu&#8230;.e nós iremos esperar por isto&#8230;.</p>
<p id="wd1e" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="atk4" /></p>
<p id="k9h." class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="h_-b" lang="pt-BR">Até então, nós deixaremos Titan apreciar um salto de quase 10% no preço das ações&#8230;e espero que isto seja justificativo.</span></p>
<p id="m-yz" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="qnl1" /></p>
<p id="ek9g" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Nós estaremos trazendo mais informações da conferência assim que romper, então fique ligado&#8230;</p>
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		<title>BuyBigTires.com will translate website into Spanish</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BuyBigTires.com is proud to announce that, beginning today, we will translate our entire website into spanish.
The blog posts will come first, followed by our inventory lists and technical specifications.  This is our latest effort to give power back to our end users, and we look forward to our new Latin American and European readers.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BuyBigTires.com is proud to announce that, beginning today, we will translate our entire website into spanish.<br />
The blog posts will come first, followed by our inventory lists and technical specifications.  This is our latest effort to give power back to our end users, and we look forward to our new Latin American and European readers.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;the OTR Conference starts Thursday, and we will be there to bring you all the action.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span lang="ES-EC">BuyBigTires.com esta traduciendo su pagina web a Español.</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span lang="ES-EC"><br />
BuyBigTires.com anuncia orgullosamente, que empezando el día de hoy, traduciremos toda nuestra página web al español.<br />
Empezando con los blog publicados y luego con las listas de inventario y las especificaciones técnicas.<br />
Este es nuestro más reciente esfuerzo para dar poder de decisión a nuestros usuarios, y estamos pendientes de nuestros nuevos lectores de América Latina y Europa.</span></p>
<p><span lang="ES-EC"> </span></p>
<p><span lang="ES-EC">Quédese con nosotros…la conferencia de neumáticos OTR inicia el Jueves, y estaremos allí para traerles los últimos acontecimientos.</span></p>
<h2 id="m23m" class="western" lang="ru-RU">Перевод сайта BuyBigTires.com на испанский язык</h2>
<p id="ggkn" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Администрация сайта BuyBigTires.com рада сообщить, что, начиная с сегодняшнего дня, все материалы сайта будут переводиться на испанский язык.</p>
<p id="q2hl" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Сначала будут переведены сообщения в нашем блоге, затем перечень продукции и технические спецификации. Это еще один шаг по обеспечению наших конечных пользователей необходимой информацией и возможностями, и мы рады приветствовать новых читателей в Латинской Америке и в Европе.</p>
<p id="htjz" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="ru-RU">Оставайтесь с нами. В четверг начинается конференция OTR, и оттуда мы будем рассказывать вам о всех новостях.</p>
<p id="k.0." class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong id="sdir"><span id="nhfi" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">BuyBigTires.com traduzirá sua página da web em espanhol</span></span></strong></p>
<p id="q448" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="jxlt" /></p>
<p id="n0e4" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Buy Big tires.com orgulhosamente anuncia que, começando hoje, nós traduziremos a página inteira da web em espanhol.</p>
<p id="j18_" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">As publicações do blog virão primeiro, seguidos da nossa lista de inventários e especificações técnicas. Este é um dos nossos últimos esforços para munir nossos usuários com força total, e nós contamos com novos leitores da América Latina e Europa.</p>
<p id="hdhs" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="y0-b" /></p>
<p id="ne74" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Fique ligado&#8230;.a confêrencia da OTR começará na quinta-feira, e nós estaremos lá para trazê-los os últimos acontecimentos.</p>
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		<title>Titan Launches 63&#8243; OTR Tires</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Titan has finally launched a prototype of their 63&#8243; OTR Tires&#8230;
The company is advertising 20-30% gains in tread life by using their new design.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, Titan has finally launched a prototype of their 63&#8243; OTR Tires&#8230;</p>
<p>The company is advertising 20-30% gains in tread life by using their new design.</p>
<p>Whether or not real world testing will back these claims is another thing entirely.  I am fairly sure that we predicted the  announcement in an earlier post detailing Titan&#8217;s plans to produce these  tires.  It&#8217;s a smart PR move, as the annual TIA OTR Conference kicks off next week in Hawaii.</p>
<p>BuyBigTires.com will have representatives attending to bring you the latest developments in the OTR industry.</p>
<p>We can&#8217;t wait to hear what the manufacturers have to say this year&#8230;.</p>
<h2><span lang="RU">Titan выводит на рынок внедорожные шины размером 63 дюйма</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">Компания Titan таки выпустила опытный образец внедорожной шины диаметром 63 дюйма…</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">В рекламе утверждается, что благодаря новой конструкции срок службы протектора увеличивается на 20-30%. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Так заявляет компания, а правда это или нет – покажут испытания шин в реальных условиях. Я почти уверен, что таким образом сбывается прогноз, сделанный нами ранее, когда мы рассказывали о планах Titan по изготовлению сверхбольших шин. В любом случае Titan продемонстрировал грамотный пиаровский ход в преддверии конференции TIA OTR, которая стартует на следующей неделе на Гавайях. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">На конференции, кстати, будут присутствовать представители сайта BuyBigTires.com. Они донесут до вас самые свежие новости из жизни индустрии шин для бездорожья. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Особенно интригует, о чем поведают нам в этом году производители…</span></p>
<p id="p:yy" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong id="n556">Titan lança pneus OTR de 63”</strong></span></p>
<p id="vwhi" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="xncj" /></p>
<p id="i1wy" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Titan finalmente lançou o protótipo dos pneus OTR de 63” &#8230;..</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="qr01" lang="pt-BR">A compania está anunciando que o novo modelo deles oferece 20-30% de ganho  de tempo de uso.</span></p>
<p id="q9xe" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="eyw-" lang="pt-BR">Outra coisa, é se o teste mundial confirmará se estas afirmações são reais. Estou confidente de nossa previsão, detalhando o plano da Titan de produzir estes pneus, na publicação anterior. Esta é uma jogada inteligente, uma vez que a conferência  da TIA OTR começará na semana que vem no Havaí.</span></p>
<p id="jfnc" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="cc7v" lang="pt-BR">BuyBigTires.com terá representantes durante o evento para trazer os últimos desenvolvimentos na indústria OTR.</span></p>
<p id="pgmi" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="bzj9" lang="pt-BR">Nós mal podemos esperar para ouvir o que os fabricantes tem a dizer este ano&#8230;</span></p>
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		<title>Titan To Raise Pricing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again&#8230;.
Forbes and the AP are reporting that Titan is planning  on raising pricing by up to 7% on all tires, presumably because of raw material costs.
This is not out of the ordinary. The one thing that caught my eye was squeezed in at the very end of the article.
Quote:

&#8220;Some prices may [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here we go again&#8230;.</p>
<p>Forbes and the AP are reporting that Titan is planning  on raising pricing by up to 7% on all tires, presumably because of raw material costs.</p>
<p>This is not out of the ordinary. The one thing that caught my eye was squeezed in at the very end of the article.</p>
<p>Quote:</p>
<p align="justify">
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Some prices may rise more than 7 percent due to realignment and positioning of product.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Positioning, indeed.  This is code speak for &#8220;We are in the position to raise pricing on OTR Tires, and you should be prepared to &#8216;realign&#8217; your original budget, in preparation for an increase.&#8221;</p>
<p>Think about it for awhile, and read the entirety of this nonchalant little blurb <a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/16/ap4540567.html">here</a> .</p>
<h3>Titan va a Incrementar Precios</h3>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Aquí</span><span lang="es-EC"> vamos nuevamente….</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Forbes y AP </span><span lang="es-EC">han reportado que Titan esta planeando incrementar sus precios en un 7% en todos sus neumáticos, Se presume que la causa es el costo de la materia prima.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in">Esto no es in usual. <span lang="es-EC">Un comentario que llamó mi atención estaba apretado al final del artículo.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in">Cita textual:</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in">“<span lang="es-EC">Algunos precios talvez suban más de un 7 porciento debido al realineamiento y posicionamiento del producto.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Posisionamiento, de hecho. Este es un código utilizado al hablar para “Nosotors estamos en la posisi</span><span lang="es-EC">ón de incrementar el valor de los neumáticos OTR, y vosotros debeis estar preparados para ´realinear´ vuestro presupuesto original, en preparación para el incremento”</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Piensen en esto por un momento</span><span lang="es-EC">, y lean por complete esta pequeña e indiferente propaganda.</span></p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Titan поднимает цены</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">В который раз…</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Журнал Forbes и агентство AP сообщают, что компания Titan планирует повышение цен до 7% на все шины, предположительно из-за удорожания сырья.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Ничего необычного в этом нет. Единственное, что привлекло мое внимание, оказалось<span> </span>в самом конце статьи:</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Цитата:</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">«В некоторых случаях цены могут увеличиться более чем на 7 процентов из-за переориентации и позиционирования продукта»</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Да уж, позиционирование. На самом деле имеется в виду: «Наша позиция позволяет нам повышать цены на внедорожные шины, а вы должны быть готовы «переориентировать» свой бюджет, чтобы быть готовыми к повышению цен».</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Задумайтесь над этой ситуацией, а затем прочтите полностью эту небрежно написанную заметку.</span></p>
<p id="b6sd" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong id="sowt">Titan vai aumentar os preços</strong></span></p>
<p id="e5qu" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Aqui vamos nós outra vez…</p>
<p id="smmp" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Forbes e AP estão reportando que Titan está planejando aumentar os preços até 7% em todos os tipos de pneus, supostamente devido ao custo da matéria prima.</p>
<p id="y401" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Isto não é fora do comum. Uma coisa que me chamou atenção estava bem no final do artigo.</p>
<p id="f7vy" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Citação:</p>
<p id="qmjr" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span id="jl-o" lang="pt-BR">Alguns preços podem subir mais de 7 porcento devido ao realinhamento e posicionamento do produto.”</span></p>
<p id="u7ym" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ucxa" lang="pt-BR">Certamente posicionamento. Decifrando o código, poderíamos dizer “nós estamos em posição de aumentar os preços do pneus OTR, e você deveria estar preparado para “realinhar” o seu orçamento original, preparando para o aumento.”</span></p>
<p id="zqef" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="dpb2" lang="pt-BR">Penso nisto por um mometo, e não deixe de ler nossa pequena e indiferente sinopse.</span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[While this blog has mainly covered the American and Chinese manufacturers of OTR Tires, the time has come for us to acknowledge a newcomer to this industry: India.
We&#8217;ve been keeping our eye on India for quite some time now.  When a country historically known for rubber production turns  its eye to OTR, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While this blog has mainly covered the American and Chinese manufacturers of OTR Tires, the time has come for us to acknowledge a newcomer to this industry: India.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve been keeping our eye on India for quite some time now.  When a country historically known for rubber production turns  its eye to OTR, you would be very foolish not to take note.</p>
<p>Our first exposure to these companies began nearly a year ago, when they approached us about buying American OTR. Since they were ordering single tires in large sizes, we naturally asked what the purpose was. Their answer was simple: R&amp;D.  They were buying major brand tires and dissecting them,so they could better understand the structural requirements for Giant OTR. In doing so, they hoped to bring out a tire that was as good, if not better, than its American counterpart.</p>
<p>In the spirit of customer confidentiality, I will not post their name here, although I&#8217;m sure they wouldn&#8217;t mind the press.  Today, yet another Indian tire company is making a move into the OTR arena. Apollo Tyre just announced that they are expanding their  current radial operations, and that their board has approved a 10 ton per day OTR facility.</p>
<p>Who will take these tires? Well, provided they turn out to be a reasonably good value, with decent running hours&#8230;South Africa.  Back in April of 2006, Apollo bought out Dunlop, South Africa for the express purpose of getting a foothold in the African market. With the high concentration of mines, and a network of dealers building goodwill for Apollo products, it would seem to be a no-brainer.</p>
<p>The stated purpose for this facility, according to Moneycontrol India, is to provide OTR solely for the consumption of the Indian market. Producing OTR only for India is somewhat shortsighted, especially when you have an &#8220;in&#8221; with one of the biggest OTR markets in the world.</p>
<p>Regardless of what Apollo decides to do, India will remain a figure to watch on the OTR stage. If they can avoid the mistakes of the Chinese, and bring out a quality product, India may well be a big winner in the current struggle for International market share.</p>
<p>You can read more from Apollo&#8217;s Q3 report <a href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressmarket/apollo-tyres-q3-cons-net-profit165-net-sales14/17/55/321396">here</a>.</p>
<p><em>P.S.  Be sure to check out the planned expansion into Wind Energy. That should bring them some good press.</em></p>
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<h2 class="western"><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">M</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">ás Neumáticos del Este: India esta Creciendo</span></span></h2>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Mientras este blog cubre principalmente los productores de neumáticos OTR en América y china, ya es tiempo para nosotros de darnos cuenta de una nueva aparición en esta industria: India.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Nosotros hemos mantenido nuestra Mirada en India por alg</span><span lang="es-EC">ún tiempo. Cuando un país  que ha sido históricamente productor de caucho desvía su atención hacia OTR, sería demasiado ingenuo el no tomar nota.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Nuestra primera experiencia con estas </span><span lang="es-EC">compañías se inicio aproximadamente hace un año, cuando ellos mostraron una intención de comprar neumáticos OTR americanos. Desde ese momento ellos empezaron a comprar neumáticos por unidades, naturalmente nosotros nos preguntábamos cuál era su propósito. </span>Su respuest fue simple: Investigación &amp; Desarrollo. <span lang="es-EC">Ellos estuvieron comprando neumáticos de las marcas más importantes y analizandolos a fondo, de tal manera que ellos podían entender de mejor manera la estructura que requieren los gigantescos neumáticos OTR. Haciendo esto ellos tenían la esperanza de lanzar un neumático que fuera igual de bueno, y de ser possible mejor que su contraparte Americana.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Debido a los principios de confidencialidad con el cliente no voy a publicar el nombre de esta compania aqui, de todas formas estoy seguro que a ellos no les importar</span><span lang="es-EC">ía la publicidad. Hoy en día, otra empresa de neumáticos India se encuentra realizando movimientos para ingresar a la arena de neumáticos OTR. Neumáticos Apollo recientemente anuncio que expanderia su radio de operaciones actuales, y que su junta directiva ha aprovado el uso de 10 toneladas por día en las instalaciones dedicadas a neumáticos OTR.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">¿Quién utilizará estos neumáticos</span><span lang="es-EC">? bueno, sabiendo que el resultado va a ser un valor rasonablemente bueno con un número decente de horas de uso…Sudáfrica. Recordemos Abril del 2006, Apollo compró Dunlop en Sudáfrica con el propósito explícito de poner un pie firme en el mercado Africano. Con una alta concentración de minas y una red de distribuidores construyendo una predisposicion de los consumidores hacia los productos Apollo, pareceria no tener cerebro.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Todo indica el propósito para estas instalaciones</span><span lang="es-EC">, de acuerdo con Moneycontrol India es con el propósito de proveer neumáticos OTR solamente para el consumo del mercado Indú. Producir neumáticos OTR unicamente para India parecería ser de alguna forma un enfoque miope, especialmente cuando se tiene una entrada hacia uno de los mercados más grandes para neumáticos OTR en el mundo.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">A pesar de aquello Apollo decide hacerlo, </span><span lang="es-EC"> India seguirá siendo una figura que vigilar en el escenario de los neumáticos OTR. Ahora, si ellos pueden evitar los errores cometidos por los Chinos y llevar al mercado un producto de buena calidad, India podría ser el gran ganador en la actual lucha por un espacio en el mercado Internacional.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Puede leer más sobre el reporte Q3 sobre Apollo </span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressmarket/apollo-tyres-q3-cons-net-profit165-net-sales14/17/55/321396"><span lang="es-EC">here</span></a></span></span><span lang="es-EC">.</span></p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Шины с Востока: Индия поднимает голову</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">Наш блог в основном рассказывает об американских и китайских производителях внедорожных шин, но пришло время познакомиться с новичком этого рынка – Индией.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Мы уже давно поглядывали на Индию. Когда страна, известная своими традициями в производстве резины, начинает присматриваться к внедорожным шинам, глупо не обратить на нее внимание.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Первое наше знакомство с индийскими компаниями состоялось почти год назад. Тогда они обратились к нам по поводу покупки внедорожных шин американского производства. Поскольку заказ поступил на одинарные шин больших размеров, мы, естественно, осведомились о цели покупки. Ответ был прост: НИОКР. Индийцы покупали шины основных производителей и анализировали их, чтобы лучше разобраться в структурных характеристиках гигантских шин. Таким образом они надеялись создать шины, которые были бы не хуже, а то и лучше, американских аналогов. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Ради сохранения конфиденциальности клиента, я не буду публиковать здесь имя компании, хотя, думаю, она ничего не имела бы против внимания прессы. Сегодня еще один индийский производитель шин делает попытку выйти на рынок внедорожных шин. Компания Apollo Tyre только что объявила, что собирается увеличить производство радиальных шин и что совет директоров одобрил строительство завода по производству внедорожных шин с мощностью 10 тонн в день. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Кому предназначены все эти шины? Если новые шины покажут хорошее качество и пробег, то… Южной Африке. Еще в апреле 2006 года Apollo приобрела завод Dunlop в Южной Африке с целью получить выход на африканский рынок. И это будет несложно, учитывая высокую концентрацию рудников, а также дилерскую сеть, которая сможет поддерживать репутацию товаров Apollo.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">По сведениям Moneycontrol India, официальная цель покупки завода – производство внедорожных шин для индийского рынка. Однако решение производить шины только для Индии кажется несколько близоруким, особенно, если у компании есть выход на один из крупнейших рынков внедорожных шин в мире.<strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Независимо от того, что решит делать компания Apollo, Индия останется заметной фигурой на рынке внедорожных шин. Если индийские производители сумеют избежать ошибок своих китайских коллег и наладят выпуск качественной продукции, то Индия может оказаться в выигрыше в конкурентной борьбе за долю международного рынка. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Более подробно читайте о компании Apollo в отчете Q3.</span></p>
<p><em><span lang="RU">P.S. Не пропустите информацию о планах компании использовать ветровую энергию. Этот ход должен обеспечить ей внимание прессы.</span></em></p>
<p id="o5t2" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mais pneus vindo do Leste: o crescimento da India</span></p>
<p id="brha" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="rqa0" lang="pt-BR">Enquanto que este blog tem dado cobertura aos fabricantes americanos e chineses de pneus OTR, está na hora de fazermos o reconhecimento e darmos as boas-vindas aos recém-chegados a este tipo de indústria: India</span></p>
<p id="ki.4" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="kc2-" lang="pt-BR">Nós temos observados a India por algum tempo. Seriamos tolos se não notassemos o interesse da India na fabricação de pneus OTR,  principalmente sendo este um país conhecido históricamente por sua produção de borracha.</span></p>
<p id="nvwk" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ebm3" lang="pt-BR">Nossa primeira experiência com estas companias se iniciou a aproximadamente um ano atrás, quando nos procuraram com a intenção de compra de pneus OTR americanos. E como eles estavam interessados em comprar pneus por unidades, nós naturalmente perguntamos qual era o propósito deles. A resposta deles foi simples: Investigação e Desenvolvimento. Eles estavam comprando pneus de marcas importantes e analisando-os a fundo, para melhor entederem os requerimentos estruturais dos pneus gigantes de OTR. Fazendo assim, a esperança deles era de produzir pneus iguais, senão melhores do que os pneus americanos.</span></p>
<p id="c1qe" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="mno3" /></p>
<p id="ff1w" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="cutf" lang="pt-BR">Respeitando a confidencialidade dos clientes, os nomes deles não serão publicados aqui, muito embora sei que eles não se importariam com a imprensa. Hoje, uma outra compania indiana está se preparando para  entrar no mercado de pneus OTR. Pneus Apollo recentemente informou que estariam expandindo as operações correntes de radias, e a diretoria já aprovou o uso de 10 toneladas por dia nas fábricas de pneus OTR.</span></p>
<p id="ov.7" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="g37:" lang="pt-BR">Quem utilizará estes pneus? Pois bem, sabendo que o resultado seria  de um valor razoavelmente bom e com um número decente de horas de uso&#8230;.a Àfrica do Sul. Em abril de 2006, Apollo comprou Dunlop, na Àfrica do Sul expressando o propósito de entrar com os pés firmes no mercado africano. Com uma grande concentração de minas e com uma rede de distribuidores construindo freguesia para produtos da Apollo, isto seria muito fácil.</span></p>
<p id="xgzl" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="d:kg" lang="pt-BR">De acordo com o Moneycontrol India, o propóstito destas fábricas é somente de produção de pneus OTR para o mercado interno. Produzindo pneus OTR somente para a Ìndia é de uma certa forma uma visão curta, especialmente quando se tem uma vasta entrada em um dos maiores mercados de pneus OTR do mundo.</span></p>
<p id="j.tz" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="whz2" lang="pt-BR">Sem levar em consideração o que a Apollo quer fazer, Ìndia continuará sendo uma figura a se observar neste cenário de pneus OTR. Se eles puderem evitar os erros dos chineses, e mostrar a qualidade do produto, Ìndia poderá ser a grande vencedora nesta batalha por esta quota do mercado internacional.</span></p>
<p id="hwed" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="rw3n" lang="pt-BR">Você poderá ler mais sobre o relatório do terceiro trimestre </span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="vhgt" href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressmarket/apollo-tyres-q3-cons-net-profit165-net-sales14/17/55/321396"><span id="x7jc" lang="pt-BR">aqui.</span></a></span></span></p>
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China is up-in-arms over the duties that the US has imposed to offset subsidies provided to Chinese tire manufacturers.  They have lodged an official protest, stating that this policy is essentially discrimination  against Chinese businesses, and taking a potshot at China&#8217;s economy.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all knew this was coming.</p>
<p>China is up-in-arms over the duties that the US has imposed to offset subsidies provided to Chinese tire manufacturers.  They have lodged an official protest, stating that this policy is essentially discrimination  against Chinese businesses, and taking a potshot at China&#8217;s economy.</p>
<p>The Chinese government might have a little more leverage in this case, had they not poisoned pets, children, and exported sub-standard merchandise worldwide.  There comes a point when you have to discriminate, and in the case of China, regulate.</p>
<p>And yes, the US government is taking a shot at the Chinese business model, because the Chinese business model is flawed:</p>
<p><strong>A country with sub-standard wages, sub-standard rubber compounds, and sub-standard manufacturing processes&#8230;producing  sub-standard products. </strong></p>
<p>Not only that, but they are paying subsidies to send these products out of the country, and devalue goods that are far superior, but don&#8217;t enjoy the &#8220;privilege &#8221; of being &#8220;Made In China&#8221;.</p>
<p>Bottom Line: The Chinese government would not accept US goods with subsidies. Why should we accept theirs?</p>
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<h2 class="western"><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">China</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC"> Protesta por las Obligaciones Tributarias Extras en Neumáticos OTR</span></span></h2>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Todos sabíamos que esto iba a pasar.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">China </span><span lang="es-EC"> esta con los brazos en alto por motivo de las obligaciones tributarias impuestas por US con el propósito de contrarestar los subsidios que el Gobierno Chino provee a la industria de neumáticos. Ellos han presentado una protesta oficial en la que manifiestan que esta politica es esencialmente una discriminacion a los negocios Chinos, y se convertirá en un tiro al azar en contra de la economía China. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">El Gobierno Chino tal vez tenga un poco más de fuerza en este caso, </span><span lang="es-EC">pero acaso ellos no han envenenado mascotas, niños y han exportado productos de baja calidad a todo el mundo, ha llegado un punto en donde se tiene que discriminar y en el caso de China, regular.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Por supuesto, el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos esta dando un tiro al modelo de negocios de China porque el modelo de negocios de China </span><span lang="es-EC">es defectuoso:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><strong><span lang="es-EC">Un país con salarios </span></strong><strong><span lang="es-EC">por debajo de los estándares, productos compuestos de caucho por debajo de los estándares, y un proceso de elaboración por debajo de los estándares…produciendo productos por debajo de los estándares. </span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">No solamente eso, además ellos están pagando subsidios para enviar estos productos fuera del país y devaluar bienes que son muy superiors, pero no es cierto que ellos disfrutan del </span><span lang="es-EC">“privilegio”  de ser “Hecho en China”.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Fondo del asunto</span><span lang="es-EC">: El gobierno Chino no aceptaria bienes de Estados Unidos con subsidios. ¿Porqué debemos nosotros aceptar los de ellos?</span></p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Протест китайских производителей против дополнительных пошлин на шины для внедорожников</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">Мы знали, что это рано или поздно произойдет.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Китай начал борьбу за отмену пошлины, которую США ввели, чтобы обеспечить противовес субсидиям, предоставляемым китайским производителям шин. Китайские компании подали официальные протест, заявляя, что США ведут политику дискриминации против китайских компаний и пытаются нанести удар по китайской экономике. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Заявления китайского правительства имели бы больший вес, если бы в Китае не травили животных и детей и не экспортировали бы низкокачественную продукцию по всему миру. В какой-то момент приходится прибегать к политике дискриминации, а в случае Китая, к политике регулирования. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Да, правительство США пытается нанести удар по китайской бизнес-модели, так как эта модель в принципе порочна. </span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="RU">Страна с низким уровнем оплаты труда, с низким качеством резиновых смесей и производственных процессов производит низкокачественную продукцию.</span></strong></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Более того, она выплачивает производителям субсидии, чтобы экспортировать эту продукцию за рубеж и обесценить товары, которые намного превосходят китайские по качеству, но не имеют «чести» иметь надпись «сделано в Китае».</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">В итоге: китайское правительство не хочет покупать субсидируемые американские товары. Почему мы должны поступать иначе?</span></p>
<p id="zdee" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong id="oa-c">Chineses protestam taxas extras nos pneus OTR</strong></span></p>
<p id="qmd9" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Todos nós sabiamos que isto aconteceria.</p>
<p id="uvzg" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="wqhc" lang="pt-BR">A China está com os braços para o alto devido as taxas extras que os Estados Unidos impôs para contrabalançar os subsídios fornecidos aos chineses fabricantes de pneus. Eles apresentaram um protesto oficial, afirmando que este regulamento é essencialmente discriminatório e contra os negócios chineses, levando a economia chinesa a uma emboscada.</span></p>
<p id="tvrz" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="nlti" lang="pt-BR">O governo chinês poderia ter um pouco mais de influência neste caso, se eles não tivessem contaminado animais, crianças e exposto o mundo inteiro com produtos de baixa qualidade. Chegando ao ponto que discriminação é inevitável, e no caso da China, regulamentação.</span></p>
<p id="mmj7" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">E o governo americano ainda está dando uma chance ao modelo impresarial chinês, porque o modelo impresarial chinês é imperfeito:</p>
<p id="fd8u" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ptxh" lang="pt-BR"><strong id="b-q4">Um país com salários baixos, com baixa qualidade na produção de borracha composta, com baixa qualidade no processo de fabricação&#8230;.produz produtos de baixa qualidade.</strong> </span></p>
<p id="fe1j" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="jgb4" lang="pt-BR">E isto não é tudo, eles estão pagando subsídios para exportar estes produtos para fora do país, desvalorizando mercadorias de qualidades superior, e ainda não desfrutam do “privilégio” de ser “Fabricado na China”.</span></p>
<p id="ypau" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="wg7y" lang="pt-BR">Conclusão: O governo chinês não aceitaria mercadoria americana com subsídios. E porquê nós deveríamos aceitar os deles</span>?</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With man-made islands and buildings of epic proportions springing up across its landscape, the United Arab Emirates has become a construction Mecca.  The UAE has become a haven for Europeans on holiday and the equivalent of a vanity license plate for the ultra-rich.  With so much money flowing in, it seems that construction will continue to grow at a pace unrivalled by any country in the western world.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s just one small problem: OTR Tires are in very short supply here, as well as the rest of the world.</p>
<p>Emirates Business is reporting <a title="here" href="http://www.business24-7.ae/cs/article_show_mainh1_story.aspx?HeadlineID=510" target="_blank">here</a> that demand will exceed supplies for construction and mining by 20-25%.</p>
<p>The major manufacturers have finally assented to the fact that it will be 2012 before supplies will fully catch up.  At the TIA OTR Conference in San Diego earlier this year, they were roundly saying that they would deliver tires to all dealers when they requested them.</p>
<p>You will notice they didn&#8217;t put out a press release with that statement.</p>
<p>Frequent readers of this blog will note that we were predicting a modest 7% increase in pricing from some manufacturers.  This article predicts 5-15% in the price of Goodyear OTR. Pirelli, who majors in smaller OTR, raised their prices an additional 10% earlier this month.</p>
<p>It looks like another year for record highs in the (tire) stock market.  It will be interesting to see how the bulls run in 2008.</p>
<p>Stay tuned, as we add more features and news in the coming year.</p>
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<h2 class="western"><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">Escasez de Neumáticos O</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">TR Durará hasta el 2012, Por lo Menos</span></span></h2>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Con islas hechas por el hombre y edificaciones de proporciones epicas floreciendo a lo largo del horizonte, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos se han convertido en la meca de la construcción. EAU se ha convertido en el paraíso para los Europeos de vacaciones y un equivalente a una placa de vanidad para los ultra ricos. Esta gran cantidad de dinero ingresando es un claro indicativo que la construcción continuará en crecimiento a un ritmo sin paralelo en el mundo occidental.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Pero existe un pequeño problema</span><span lang="es-EC">: Existe una oferta muy pequeña de neumáticos OTR, de igual manera que en el resto del mundo.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Los negocios en EAU que la demanda va a superar a la oferta tanto en construcci</span><span lang="es-EC">ón como en minería en un 20-25%.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Los grandes productores finalmente han aceptado el hecho de que no será antes del </span><span lang="es-EC">2012 cuando la oferta iguale a la demanda.  En la conferencia TIA OTR en San Diego a inicios de este año, dijeron unificadamente que proveeran de neumáticos a todos los comerciantes minoristas que los soliciten.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in" lang="es-EC">Como podrán notar no pusieron un comunicado de prensa en el que conste este anuncio.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Leedores frecuentes de este blog habrán notado que se predijo un modesto incremento del 7% en los precios de algunos de los productores</span><span lang="es-EC">. Este artículo predice un aumento de entre el 5 al 15% en el precio de neumáticos OTR Goodyear. Pirelli que se especializa en neumáticos OTR de menor tamaño incremento sus precios un 10% adicional a inicios de este mes.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Al parecer estamos ante otro año de precios altos record en el Mercado de acciones de neum</span><span lang="es-EC">áticos. </span>Va a ser muy interesante el veer como corren los toros en el 2008.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Este sintonizado con los nuevos artículos y noticias que estaremos añadiendo el pr</span><span lang="es-EC">óximo año.</span></p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Дефицит шин для внедорожников продлится как минимум до 2012 года</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">Искусственные острова и здания феноменальных размеров, в одночасье вырастающие по всей территории страны, сделали Объединенные Арабские Эмираты строительной Меккой нашей эпохи. ОАЭ стали прибежищем европейских отпускников и статусным местом для богачей. В страну идет приток таких больших денег, что, похоже, темпы строительных работ будут продолжать расти с беспрецедентной для западного мира скоростью. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Проблема лишь одна: здесь, как и везде в мире, ощущается дефицит внедорожных шин.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">По сведениям газеты Emirates Business, в строительстве и нефтегазовом секторе спрос превышает предложение на 20-25%.<strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Крупные производители, наконец, признали тот факт, что предложение догонит спрос лишь к 2012 году. На конференции TIA OTR в Сан-Диего в начале года они активно обещали обеспечить шинами всех дилеров, которые отправят им запрос.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Однако заметьте: в пресс-релиз это заявление не попало.</span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Постоянные читатели нашего блога помнят, что мы предсказывали небольшое 7-ми процентное повышение цен на продукцию некоторых производителей. В данной статье прогнозируется повышение цен на внедорожные шины Goodyear на 5-15%. Компания Pirelli, которая специализируется на шинах меньшего размера, уже увеличила цены на 10% в начале этого месяца. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Похоже, и в этом году на фондовом рынке мы будем наблюдать рекордно высокие показатели для акций шинных компаний. Интересно, как в 2008 году будет вести себя «быки».<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Оставайтесь с нами, а мы будем продолжать рассказывать обо всех новостях в новом году. </span></p>
<p id="zh:." class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong id="f..0"><span id="o54e" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;">Escassez de pneus OTR durará até 2012, pelo menos.</span></span></strong></p>
<p id="g.jq" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="opv2" lang="pt-BR">Com ilhas construídas pelos homens e edíficios de proporções épicas florescendo por toda paisagem, os Emirados Àrabes Unidos tornou-se uma construção Meca. Os EAU tornou-se um paraíso para os europeus durante férias e feriados, o equivalente a uma placa de carro de vaidade para os ultra ricos. Com tanto dinheiro em circulação, poderíamos afirmar que a construção civil continuará a crescer a um passo incomparável a nenhum outro país do Oeste.</span></p>
<p id="mv7d" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="cucu" lang="pt-BR">No entanto, temos um probleminha: o estoque de pneus OTR é baixo aqui, como no resto do mundo.</span></p>
<p id="yeh-" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="z.:-" lang="pt-BR">Empresários dos EAU relataram </span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="mz51" href="http://www.business24-7.ae/cs/article_show_mainh1_story.aspx?HeadlineID=510" target="_blank"><span id="w4yh" lang="pt-BR">here</span></a></span></span><span id="q3ax" lang="pt-BR"> que a demanda de fornecimento para construção e mineração excederá de 20 a 25 %.</span></p>
<p id="zshr" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="xy60" lang="pt-BR">Os maiores fabricantes finalmente concordaram com o fato de que será antes de 2012 que o fornecimento será plenamente equivalente a demanda. Na Conferência da TIA OTR em San Diego no início do ano, disseram unanimante que entregariam pneus a todos comerciantes quando requeridos.</span></p>
<p id="m9qg" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="b:g:" lang="pt-BR">Vocês podem notar que eles não soltaram nenhum comunicado de imprensa com esta </span></p>
<p id="lxju" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">declaração.</p>
<p id="d:du" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="ny80" lang="pt-BR">Leitores frequentes deste blog perceberão que nós havíamos modestamente previsto 7% de aumento nos preços de alguns fabricantes. Este artigo prevê de 5 a 15% nos preços da OTR Goodyear. Pirelli, que se especializou em pneus OTR de tamanho menor, aumentou os preços a um adicional de 10% no começo do mês.</span></p>
<p id="i55h" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="s1u5" lang="pt-BR">Parece que este será um outro ano no mercado de ações de pneus com um record elevado. Ser</span>á interessante ver como os touros correrão em 2008.</p>
<p id="q8wm" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Fique ligado, pois estaremos adicionando mais artigos e notícias no próximo ano.</p>
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		<title>USW Gets Preliminary Judgement On Chinese OTR Tires</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We promised to keep you up to date on the United Steel Workers case against Chinese &#8220;dumping&#8221; of OTR Tires.  On December 11th, the United States government took action to counteract the Chinese government&#8217;s  subsidization of exported tires.</p>
<p>In their investigation, the US government found subsidization levels ranging from 2.5-7%. As of January 2008, the USA will impose tariffs to offset the subsidies that the Chinese tire manufacturers get for their exports.</p>
<p>This announcement has made the USW overjoyed, and given them a preliminary victory in the war against &#8220;tire dumping&#8221;.  The UTC has not yet decided on the case, but they don&#8217;t exist in a vacuum, and it is hard to believe that this finding will not be echoed in their decisions.</p>
<p>Right now, US dealers are letting clients know of the expected price hikes in their Chinese offerings.  They are making a desperate rush to get these products in before the tariffs become active.</p>
<p>The effect remains to be seen on the industry.  My guess is that we will see US based tire manufacturers throw an extra price increase in their schedules. How much?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing 2.5-7%</p>
<h2 class="western"><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">USW </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">Obtiene Juicio Preliminar en Neumáticos OTR Chinos</span></span></h2>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Nuestra promesa de mantenerlo informado en el caso de United Steel Workers (Trabajadores del Acero Unidos)  en contra de los Chinos por “dumping” en neumáticos OTR.  En Diciembre 11, el gobierno de los Estados Unidos tomo acciones en contra de los subsidios por parte del gobierno Chino a la industria de exportación de neumáticos.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">En su investigación el gobierno de los Estados Unidos encontró niveles de subsidios en el rango de 2.5-7%. En Enero del 2008 USA impndrá aránceles para contrarestar los subsidios de los Chinos a las empresas por sus exportaciones.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Este anuncio ha hecho que los trabajadores de</span><span lang="es-EC"> USW se regocijen, y les da una Victoria preliminar en la guerra en contra del “dumping” en los neumáticos. UTC todavía no se ha pronunciado sobre este caso, pero ellos no existen en el vacío y es duro de creer que ellos no s hayan hecho eco de estas desiciones. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">Por el momento comerciantes de US han dejado conocer a sus clients que deben esperar un </span><span lang="es-EC">incremento en los precios de las ofertas Chinas. A su vez los Chinos están desesperados ingresando sus productos antes de que los aranceles entren en vigencia.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">El efecto aun esta por verse en la industria. </span><span lang="es-EC">Mi pronóstico es que los fabricantes localizados en US van a lanzar un incremento en el precio extra en sus calendarios. </span>¿Cuánto?</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in">Yo pronosticaría entre 2.5-7%</p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Предварительное решение по иску американских сталелитейщиков против китайских производителей внедорожных шин</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">Ранее мы обещали сообщать вам о ходе рассмотрения дела американского профсоюза сталелитейщиков United Steel Workers против «демпингующих» китайских производителей внедорожных шин. Еще 11 декабря правительство США начало принимать меры по противодействию субсидированию производства импортных шин китайским правительством. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">В ходе расследования правительством США было установлено, что уровень субсидирования производства составляет от 2,5 до 7%. С января 2008 года США вводит в действие тарифы, призванные нейтрализовать субсидии, получаемые китайскими шинопроизводителями, экспортирующими свою продукцию. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Данная новость крайне обрадовала United Steel Workers. Пока что профсоюз одерживает победу в войне с «шинными демпингом». Несмотря на то, что Федеральная торговая комиссия еще не вынесла решения по этому вопросу, ее работа не может не зависеть от внешних факторов, поэтому трудно поверить, чтобы выводы правительства не нашли отражения в вердикте комиссии. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">В настоящее время американские дилеры уведомляют клиентов о прогнозируемом росте цен на предлагаемые ими изделия из Китая. Они стремятся ввезти как можно больше продукции до того, как начнут действовать новые тарифы. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Последствия этих событий для отрасли пока что трудно спрогнозировать. Могу предполагать, что американские шинники тоже запланируют увеличение цен. Только вот на сколько? </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Скорее всего, на те же самые 2,5-7%.</span></p>
<p id="p2yh" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong id="ojjv">USW obtem o julgamento prelimiar nos pneus OTR chineses</strong></span></p>
<p id="nqtm" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="bizt" lang="pt-BR">Nós prometemos manter vocês informados com o caso United Steel Workers ( Trabalhadores unidos do aço) contra o caso chinês “dumping” dos pneus OTR. No dia 11 de dezembro, o governo dos Estados Unidos moveu uma ação contra subvenções do governo chinês em exportação de pneus.</span></p>
<p id="t.p7" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="t3h:" lang="pt-BR">Na inverstigação, o governo dos EUA encontrou subvenções variando de 2.5 a 7%. Em janeiro de 2008,  EUA vai impor tarifas para compensar as subvenções que os fabricantes chineses de pneus obtem em suas exportações.</span></p>
<p id="hzqw" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="qjyl" lang="pt-BR">Este anúncio deixou a USW feliz, e dado a eles a vitória nas preliminares na guerra contra o lixão de pneus. A UTC ainda não decidiu o caso e é difícil de acreditar que estas implicações não inflenciarão nas decisões deles.</span></p>
<p id="lku." style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">No momento, os comerciantes americanos estão informando seus clientes da previsão do aumento de preços das ofertas dos chineses. Os chineses estão correndo desesperadamente para conseguir estes produtos antes que o aumento das tarifas se torne efetivo.</p>
<p id="xsmw" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"><span id="ju_b" lang="pt-BR">O resultado disto ainda está por vir na indústria. Meu palpite é que nós veremos os fabricantes de pneus americanos lançarem um aumento extra no calendário deles. Quanto mais?</span></p>
<p id="u4g4" style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;" lang="pt-BR">Meu palpite é de 2.5 a 7%</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come January, Yokohama will increase it&#8217;s pricing on OTR Tires by 5%.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come January, Yokohama will increase it&#8217;s pricing on OTR Tires by 5%.</p>
<p>Yokohama cites increased costs in raw materials, energy, and transportation as reasons for the increases.  Consumer tire prices will be raised by 7%,  with medium truck tires seeing a 4% increase.</p>
<p>Although a Yokohama is a  minor player in the OTR Market, we feel that price increases should be expected from the other major players in the market.</p>
<p>If current trends hold, we should see increases in the neighborhood of 6-7% from Michelin, Bridgestone, and Goodyear in the near future.</p>
<p>We will keep you updated as things develop.</p>
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<h2 class="western"><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">Yokohama </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-EC">Incrementará Precios en el 2008</span></span></h2>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">El próximo Enero Yokohama incrementará sus precios de neumáticos OTR en u 5%.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">La localidades de Yokohama incrementaron sus costos de materia prima, enrgía, y transporte, por estas razones se dará el incremento. El precio de neumáticos para el consumidor se incrementarán en 7%, con un incremento medio en neumáticos para camiones de 4%. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">A pesar de que Yokohama es un participante minoritario en el Mercado de neumáticos OTR, nosotros presentimos que un incremento en los precios se depe expectar por parte de los participantes mayoritarios del Mercado. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in"><span lang="es-EC">De mantenerse las actuales tendencias deberiamos esperar incrementos en el orden de entre 6-7% por parte de Michelin, Bridgestone, y Goodyear en el futuro inmediato.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in" lang="es-EC">Nosotros les mantedremos actualizados de los últimos acontecimientos.</p>
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<h2><span lang="RU">Yokohama поднимает цены с 2008 года</span></h2>
<p><span lang="RU">В январе Yokohama повышает цены на внедорожные шины на 5%. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">По заявлению компании, повышение цен связано с растущими затратами на сырье, энергию и транспортировку. Цены на потребительские шины увеличатся на 7%, на шины для автомобилей средней грузоподъемности – на 4%. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Роль Yokohama на рынке внедорожных шин незначительна, но мы ожидаем, что тенденция повышения цен будет продолжена и крупными игроками в этом сегменте. </span></p>
<p><span lang="RU">Если это случится, то рост цен на продукцию компаний Michelin, Bridgestone и Goodyear в ближайшем будущем составит где-то 6-7%. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Мы продолжим информировать вас о развитии событий</span></p>
<p id="e66q" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br id="l2s-" /></p>
<p id="osex" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong id="kbgq">Yokohama irá aumentar os preços em 2008</strong></span></p>
<p id="fuas" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR"><br id="h-30" /></p>
<p id="e48g" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Assim que janeiro chegar, Yokohama aumentará 5% nos preços de pneus OTR.</p>
<p id="gm64" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="et:w" lang="pt-BR">Yokohama menciona o aumento nos custos da matéria-prima, energia e transporte como razões para o aumento. O preço dos pneus para os consumidores aumentará até 7%,  com  um aumento de 4% visto para pneus médios para caminhões.</span></p>
<p id="d0jk" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Embora a Yokohama seja um jogador menor no mercado de pneus OTR, nós achamos que o aumento nos preços deveria ser esperado por outros jogadores maiores no mercado.</p>
<p id="xl6k" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" lang="pt-BR">Se a moda continuar, nós veremos aumentos numa faixa de 6 a 7%  da Michelin, Bridgestone e Goodyear num futuro próximo.</p>
<p id="lhqs" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span id="xszn" lang="pt-BR">Nós manteremos você informado com os últimos acontecimentos.</span></p>
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