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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
March 9, 2007	301-430-7280

TIA’s Annual Meeting with Michelin North America

Bowie, MD – (March 9, 2007) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) today announced that it held the first of its annual manufacturers’ meetings with Michelin North America at their Greenville, South Carolina, headquarters on March 7, 2007. For the past few years TIA has been holding annual meetings with the major tire manufacturers to encourage the exchange of information between both groups. The meetings have proved beneficial to all involved.

“We look forward to our annual meetings with the tire manufacturers,” commented Paul Hyatt, TIA President. “TIA considers this an extremely valuable opportunity to strengthen our relations. We greatly appreciate Michelin’s commitment to open communication. We made great progress during our discussion on topics of mutual interest.”

In attendance at the meeting were (left to right in photo) Dave Cionek, VP of Sales National Dealer Group, Michelin North America; Bob Malerba, TIA Immediate Past President; Roy Littlefield, TIA Executive Vice President; Stu Zurcher, TIA Board Member; Jim Micali, Chairman and President, Michelin North America; Paul Hyatt, TIA President; Peggy Fisher, TIA Vice President; and Norm Ball, Director Franchise Business Services, Michelin Retread Technologies.

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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