Akron—Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations' TJ Higgins, titrani a ɔwɔ Integrated Consumer Tire Group for the U{0}}S. ne Canada, ne tae adwuma no kyɛɛ nea ohui wɔ sɛnea U{2}}S. tae adwumayɛbea no akɔ so afe yi, ne sɛnea nneɛma a wɔhwehwɛ wɔ tae ho, kyekyɛ ne intanɛt so adetɔ ho no mu{4}}
Asɛmmisa: Wobɛkyerɛkyerɛ tae adwuma no mu dɛn wɔ U.S. mu de besi nnɛ wɔ 2018 mu?
A: Adetɔfoɔ adwuma a ɛwɔ 2018 mu no ayɛ bag a wɔadi afra kakra. adetɔfoɔ no rehwɛ wɔn nneɛma so denneennen sene sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ wɔ berɛ a atwam no mu, nanso ahoɔden kotokuo nso wɔ hɔ. a wɔtɔn ma kar ahodoɔ, te sɛ crossovers ne pickup trucks, kɔ so yɛ den na yɛkɔ so hunu ahwehwɛdeɛ ma high-rim diameter products{4}}
Asɛmmisa: Ɛhe na wuhu sɛ gua no rekɔ afe no mu bere a aka no?
A: Yɛhwɛ kwan sɛ consumer tae fã no bɛkɔ so ayɛ petee kakra wɔ afe no mu nkaeɛ no mu. bɛba gua-kyɛdeɛ adwene mu berɛ a wɔn a wɔyɛ nneɛma ne adetɔfoɔ hwɛ sɛ wɔbɛdi nkonim wɔ retail mu de ahyɛ nkɔsoɔ. ampa, nnwuma no bɛkɔ so ayɛ akansifoɔ kɛseɛ.
Asɛmmisa: Nneɛma bɛn na worehu wɔ gua so?
A: Momma yɛnhyɛ aseɛ wɔ trends in distribution. Yɛahu sɛ tae kyekyɛfoɔ a wɔyɛ den wɔ gua so{1}} a ɛda so ara wɔ hɔ nnɛ no, ebinom repaw sɛ wɔbɛsoa nneɛma a ɛkɔ akyiri ne ne trɛw a ɛnyɛ papa wɔ akwantufo ne lɔre a emu yɛ hare mu, a ɛma ɛyɛ den ma wɔn a wɔtɔn tae a wɔde wɔn ho no sɛ wɔbɛkɔ nneɛma a wɔn adetɔfoɔ pɛ na wohia no so.
Afei nso, nsɛm a ɛyɛ den a ɛrekɔ soro wɔ gua so esiane SKU a ɛredɔɔso nti, na ɛma ɛyɛ den ma wɔn a wɔtɔn nneɛma no sɛ wɔbɛkora nneɛma a ɛfata so esiane shelf space a anohyeto wom.
Wɔ product no fã no, yɛkɔ so hu sɛ ahwehwɛde a ɛkɔ soro ma tae a ɛsom bo kɛse, te sɛ runflat tae ne nneɛma a ɛwɔ rim-diameter a ɛkorɔn. sedan tɔn kɔ so kɔ fam wɔ Amerika Atifi fam —enti pii, kar yɛfo te sɛ Ford regyae production wɔ wɔn sedan ayɛyɛde ahorow bi so wɔ wɔn sedan ayɛyɛ Mfeɛ.
Yɛhwɛ kwan sɛ yebehu nkɔso a ɛkɔ so wɔ runflat gua so. no, wɔtɔn kar foforo nkyem abiɛsa mu biako a wonni tae a ɛnyɛ papa, na nnɛyi runflat tae, te sɛ Bridgestone tae a wɔde kar no kɔ no, de ahobammɔ ho mfaso foforo a ɛka ho ma a wɔmfa ahotɔ a wɔde tra kar mu no nkɔbɔ afɔre{1}}
Nea etwa to, nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛsen biara no, adetɔfo pii rekɔ intanɛt so akɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu na wɔretɔ tae. sɛ adetɔfo nantew kɔ aguadidan bi mu a, wɔkyerɛkyerɛ tae ho ade kɛse sen bere biara. Wonim ade a wɔpɛ na wɔwɔ akwanhwɛ kɛse wɔ nneɛma no adwumayɛ ne wɔn adetɔ ho osuahu nyinaa ho.
Bridgeset.j. Higgins na ɔyɛɛ mfonini no ho mfonini.
Asɛmmisa: Ɔkwan bɛn so na wo adwumakuw no reyɛ wɔn ade wɔ nneɛma a ɛrekɔ so yi ho?
A: Nkyɛmu —Yɛreyɛ yɛn nkyekyɛmu nhyehyɛeɛ no mu nsakraeɛ de adi kan de atɔfoɔ a wɔtɔn Bridgestone akwantufoɔ ne hann lɔre tae portfolio a emu dɔ ne ne trɛw akɔsi kan{0}} Saa mmɔdenbɔ yi ka ho ne sɛ yɛbɛma yɛn TWW adwumakuo no kyekyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no ayɛ ntɛmntɛm de ayɛ TireHub ne Goodyear, ne saa ara nso na yɛbɛma yɛn abusuabɔ a yɛne wɔn a wɔkyekyɛ nneɛma titire no ama wɔn ntam no mu dɔ na ama wɔn a wɔtɔn nneɛma a wɔde wɔn ho ne wɔn a wɔdi no anya nneɛma a wohia{2}}}}}
Nneɛma a ɛsom bo kɛse—sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yebedi tae a ɛsom bo kɛse a wɔhwehwɛ a ɛrenya nkɔanim no ho dwuma no, yɛde tumi pii ne tumi pii rebɛka ho wɔ yɛn tae adwumayɛbea ahorow a ɛwɔ Amerika Atifi fam no mu. yɛrema tumi a ɛwɔ yɛn Wilson, N{5}}C., Aiken, S{7}}C{8}}, ne joliette a wɔde ma, ne joliette a wɔde ma, ne joliette a wɔde ma no akɔ soro no akɔ soro Runflat tae ne nso awɔw bere mu tae. pii yi mu nneɛma wɔ abakɔsɛm mu no wɔayɛ wɔ Japan, a ɛma kɔbere ne turnaround mmere yɛ den kɛse sɛ wɔbɛma ntɛmntɛm na wɔahyɛ nkɔm.
Online Tire Shopping/E-Commerce—Wɔ Bridgestone no, yegye di sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔde ne ho di gua no tumi tɔn tae wɔ intanɛt so, a ɛno nti na yɛde yɛn tae a wɔde di dwuma wɔ Intanɛt so no so ano aduru a yɛde di dwuma wɔ intanɛt so no nyinaa pue wɔ 2017. TireConnect yɛ plat-and-play platform a ɛne dealer’s dedaw website yɛ adwuma na ɛma ahofadi dealers tumi ma wonya sika a edi mũ ma tae tɔn ma wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to so{ Osuahu ma wɔn adetɔfo, nea efi ase wɔ intanɛt so na ɛba awiei wɔ sotɔɔ mu.
Asɛmmisa: So wohwɛ kwan sɛ sika kɛse bi bɛba afe no mu bere a aka no?
A: Yɛkɔ so yɛ sika pii de boa yɛn affiliated dealers ne distributors ma wɔn adwuma. nea edi kan no, yɛpɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ hu sɛ yɛn adetɔfo nya kwan kɔ Bridgestone ne Firestone nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma nyinaa no so de di adetɔfo a wɔtɔ nneɛma wɔ wɔn sotɔɔ ahorow mu. ho dwuma tae; Ɛno nso nti na yɛde sika ahyɛ mu kɛse sɛ yɛbɛma yɛn kyekyɛ ho nhyehyɛe no ayɛ ntɛmntɛm de afi TireHub ase na yɛne wɔn a wɔtɔn nneɛma akɛse a wɔde yɛn adetɔfo nneɛma a wɔde ma no mu dɔ ne ne trɛw nyinaa adi kan. no nyinaa bɛboa ma wɔayɛ nsu afiri a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobenya a ɛfa Bridgestone a ɛfata ne Firestone nneɛma ho ama yɛn adetɔfo{7}}
Wɔ afe 2018 mu no, yɛsan nso de afɔrebɔ foforɔ 18 too hɔ sɛ yɛn Affiliated Dealer nhyehyɛeɛ no fã de hwɛ sɛ yɛn dealers no bɛtumi asi akan wɔ nnɛyi gua a ɛyɛ nnam no mu.
Na nea etwa to koraa no, yɛkɔ so nso yɛ sikasɛm mu sika de ma yɛn brand ahorow no nyin denam atetesɛm mu aguadi ne aguade ho dawurubɔ mmɔdenbɔ so, a television ne dijitaal ɔsatu foforo a wɔde hwehwɛ Bridgestone ne Firestone ka ho, ne sika a wɔde bɛto mu a ɛkɔ so de ayɛ yɛn agumadi mu aguadi ho nhyehyɛe a eye sen biara no adwuma, a nea ɛka ho ne IndyCar, NFL, The NHL ne Bridgestone a wɔne Olympics no yɛ adwuma kɛse.
Asɛmmisa: So wuhu sɛ tae bo bɛkɔ soro wɔ afe no fã a ɛto so abien no mu?
A: Yɛrekɔ so ahwɛ nsakrae a aba wɔ aguade ho gua so na yɛresusuw ɛka a wɔbɔ wɔ adwumayɛ ho. mprempren abɔde mu rɔba ho ka, yɛn nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara no ho, asan anya sika kakra afi bo a ɛkɔ soro sen biara a yehuu afe a etwaam no. Yɛbɛkɔ so ayɛ anammɔn ahorow sɛnea ɛho hia de ahwɛ ahu sɛ yebetumi akɔ so de nneɛma a wohia no ama yɛn adetɔfo wɔ gua a akansi wom.
Asɛmmisa: Nsɛnnennen bɛn na ɛwɔ tae adwuma no mu no bi?
A: Asɛnnennen kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ berɛ tiawa mu ne sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ sɛ adetɔfoɔ bɛnya kwan akɔ nneɛma a wɔpɛ na wohia.
Longer term, the tire industry must work collectively to ensure it is at the forefront of new vehicle innovation. Mega-trends, such as autonomous vehicles, an electrified car parc and ride sharing, will have a significant impact on the tire industry. As we look to the future, a durable, reliable, comfortable tire won't be enough. Manufacturers must explore ways to engineer tires that are a smart and responsive part of the vehicle Nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia.
Wɔ saa nkyerɛwde koro yi ara mu no, kar PARC a ɛresakra no benya ɔsom ahorow a tae aguadifo a wɔde wɔn ho. no reyɛ no so nkɛntɛnso kɛse sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔtɔn no susuw akwan horow a wobetumi afa so ayɛ wɔn adwuma no ho de adi ɔkyena adetɔfo ahiade ho dwuma, bere a wɔda so ara di nnɛyi kar ahorow ho dwuma.
Asɛmmisa: So Bridgestone ayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ ɛbɛtwe akyi wɔ tae a wɔbɛkyekyɛ mu afa ATD anaa afoforo a wɔtɔn nneɛma akɛse mu esiane TireHub adwuma no nti?
A: Bridgestone de n’adwene asi so sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ sɛ adetɔfoɔ benya kwan akɔ yɛn akwantufo ne lɔre a ɛyɛ hare nneɛma so. sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ no, yɛretu anammɔn de ayɛ yɛn kyekyɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no ntɛmntɛm denam adetɔfoɔ a wɔtɔn yɛn portfolio no mu dɔ ne ne trɛw nyinaa a yɛde di kan na yɛhyehyɛ TireHub. Wholesalers bɛkɔ so ayɛ Bridgestone nkyekyɛmu nhyehyɛeɛ no fã a ɛho hia.
Asɛmmisa: So bere nhyehyɛe a wɔayɛ no foforo wɔ hɔ ma TireHub?
A: Yɛda so ara de yɛn ani asi afe no mfinimfini a wɔde bɛto gua ama TireHub. nsɛm pii bɛkyɛ bere a yɛanya amanne kwan so mmara kwan so clearances wɔ a .
Asɛmmisa: Ɔkwan bɛn so na wohwɛ kwan sɛ adwuma a wɔbom yɛ no bɛka tae a wɔtɔn no?
A: Yɛn botaeɛ ne TireHub ne sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ sɛ adetɔfoɔ bɛnya kwan akɔ yɛn akwantufoɔ ne Lɔre a ɛyɛ hare tae portfolio no mu dɔ ne ne tɛtrɛtɛ. Yɛn adetɔnfoɔ ne wɔn a wɔtɔn nneɛma a wɔde wɔn ho no ada anigyeɛ adi wɔ saa nkabom adwuma yi ho ɛfiri sɛ ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔbɛnya kwan kɛseɛ akɔ nneɛma a wohia no so{1}}