Tyres
Continental AG to buy US rival Veyance Technologies for $1.9 bn
11 Feb 2014
German tyre and car parts maker Continental AG expects to expand its global industrial business, particularly in the US and South America through the acquisition of Veyance
Cooper Tire terminates merger agreement with Apollo Tyres
30 Dec 2013
US tyre maker Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced the termination of its $2.5-billion merger agreement with India’s Apollo Tyres
Apollo Tyres wins round 1 in Cooper Tire case in US court
09 Nov 2013
A US court has ruled in favour of Apollo Tyres Ltd saying it did not breach its obligation to complete its $2.5-billion acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co on 4 October, as originally agreed by the two companies
Cooper Tire moves court to save $2.5 billion Apollo deal
06 Nov 2013
Analysts doubt whether the court will order closure of the acquisition at the original price
Cooper Tire shareholders approve $2.5-bn merger with Apollo Tyres
01 Oct 2013
When finalised, the merger will create the seventh-largest tyre company in the world
Apollo Tyres' $2.5-bn acquisition of Cooper Tire hits union hurdle
16 Sep 2013
An arbitrator has ruled that Cooper cannot sell two plants in the US to Apollo unless the Indian company first reaches an agreement with the workers of those plants