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    Mike Manges

    Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 25-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association award winner and holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors. Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in September 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010.

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    'A/T is an iconic segment,' Ian Coke, Pirelli North America chief technical officer, told MTD when discussing the new Pirelli Scorpion XTM AT (pictured.) 'We want to be known as a tier-one in the A/T world.'
    Mike Manges
    April 10, 2025
    The company’s new tire is part of a line designed to break into the all-terrain segment, starting with EV vehicles before moving on to ICE.
    Modern Tire Dealer
    The sale of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s OTR tire business unit to Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., announced this past July, is scheduled to close in early-2025.
    Mike Manges
    Nov. 25, 2024
    The Japan-based company's purchase of the off-the-road business is still subject to regulatory approval but is expected to close in early 2025.