11.   He said by mid-September, the tire industry should have ramped up production enough to provide more replacement tires.

12.   The first, Nhumo, produces raw materials for the tire industry.

13.   The pact is the longest master contract in the history of the tire industry, which traditionally offers pacts of three years or less.

14.   The tire industry is the target of a probe by the U.S. Justice Department over possible anticompetitive practices, officials have confirmed.

15.   The US Justice Department said Wednesday it was investigating possible violations of anti-trust law in the tire industry.