Kathy McCarron

Business journalist covering the tire industry for Crain's Tire Business magazine

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The federal infrastructure funding will have a big impact on the sand/gravel mining industry. #otrconference @tirebusiness

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Don’t expect a jump in road construction projects, courtesy of the federal infrastructure bill, until 2023. #otrconference @tirebusiness

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.#otrconference will hold its 2023 conference in #Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 22-25. @tirebusiness

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.#otrconference has 500 attendees from 37 states and 10 countries. @tirebusiness

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.@tirebusiness is reporting from #otrconference in sunny #Florida. Stay tuned!

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It will take decades for electric vehicles to become a majority of vehicles on road—@strategyand #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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.@strategyand predicts 20% electric vehicle adoption by 2030; 60% by 2045. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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.@IHSMarkit predicts 15.2M new vehicles will be sold this year vs. 17.1M in 2019. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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.@IHSMarkit predicts increase in vehicle miles travelled this year which is good news for aftermarket. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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.@npdgroup has bullish forecast for #automotive aftermarket: 2022 retail sales will be below 2021 but 8.5% higher than 2019. #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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Looking ahead: consumers are buying older vehicles, fewer cars are under OEM warranty and consumers are forced to spend on maintenance—Good news for #automotive aftermarket per @npdgroup #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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#automotive aftermarket gained 4M new buyers in 2020, according @npdgroup #AAPEX21 @tirebusiness

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.#AAPEX21 keynote panelists urge aftermarket participants to build relationships with their Congress representatives and contribute to association PACs. #RightToRepair @tirebusiness

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.#aapex21 keynote panel—#RightToRepair is important because the consumers want it. @tirebusiness

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“You will have to take that to the dealer” is the death knell for the #Automotive aftermarket say proponents of #RightToRepair . #aapex21 @tirebusiness

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Stay tuned! @tirebusiness will be covering #AAPEX21 starting tomorrow!

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Goodyear's $2.5 billion takeover of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. now will have to overcome a trio of legal challenges recently filed in two states.
#Goodyear #Cooper #CooperTire #tires #tirebusiness
https://t.co/sN1UTTIaar

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For years, #tire dealers have lamented the difficulty in finding qualified technicians to fill job openings. Here's are some suggestions to address the problem.
https://t.co/FDXUV9Z377

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.@tirebusiness staff is working on this developing story--stay tuned!! @GoodyearBlimp @CooperTire #tires

https://t.co/cSNwP9FRUy

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Here's @NokianTyresNA response to GM's Super Bowl ad:

https://t.co/FJcCRYzOtS