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TPMS: Chrysler Pacifica – 2022

OE tire satisfaction is up

Consumers are more satisfied with their original equipment tires than a year ago and drivers of electric vehicles reported much higher satisfaction scores in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Original Equipment Tire Satisfaction Study. Overall satisfaction with OE tires increased to 799 on a 1,000-point scale. And J.D. Power says satisfaction with EVs increased 62 points from a year ago.

VIP donates to Make-A-Wish

VIP Inc. dba VIP Tires & Service has continued its support of Make-A-Wish with a $164,517 donation from its 2022 campaign. The company has raised more than $1 million for the organization in recent years. VIP’s employees and customers gave more than $82,000 and VIP’s Executive Chairman and Owner John Quirk matched their contribution.

Bill fights state EV mandates

The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — written by U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), John Joyce (R-Pa.), and Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) — would “place stringent new requirements on automakers” who seek to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and light trucks by 2035” in favor plug-in hybrid, full battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Tyrexpo Asia returns

Following more than two years of delays and cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions, Tyrexpo Asia 2023 opened its doors in Singapore to crowds that were 89% larger than the last show in 2019. The event, held March 8-10, attracted 5,488 visitors and 202 exhibitors.

Kumho hosts trade group

Kumho Tire USA announced that a trade delegation led by John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana, recently visited the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, to meet about a new logistics center investment project in Louisiana. Kumho is planning for a new distribution center near New Orleans.

Bridgestone joins WIT

Bridgestone Americas Inc. has joined Women in Trucking (WIT), which encourages the hiring of women in the industry.