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Article: No-go's at the show; Number of big tire companies won't attend SEMA Show.(News)
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- Tire Business
- Article date:
- October 12, 2009
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As many as a dozen prominent tire makers and marketers that have exhibited in past Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Shows have opted out of this year's show, most citing the down economy as their reason.
Among those 2008 exhibitors not on the list for 2009 are: Continental Tire North America Inc., Goodyear/Dunlop; East Bay Tire Co.; Federal Corp.; GITI Tire USA Inc.; Tire Kingdom International; Titan International Inc.; Toyo Tire USA Corp.; Treadways Corp.; and Yokohama Tire Corp.
They join Kumho Tire USA Inc. and Michelin North America Inc.which opted out last yearand Bridgestone Americas, which hasn't exhibited in several years, as ...