Continental Tire North America

The adult children of three married couples killed when their Ford Expedition rolled over on the way to Nevada last year sued the vehicle and tire manufacturers on Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Ford Motor Co. and Continental Tire North America Inc. failed "to institute a timely recall to replace the defective and dangerous tires," which might have prevented the crash.

A lawsuit filed by two Madera women whose parents and three other relatives were killed last week in a highway crash alleges that a defective tire recalled five years ago caused their pickup truck to veer off the freeway and hit a tree. The lawsuit accuses the tire's manufacturer, Continental Tire North America, of wrongful death, negligence and product liability.

Continental Tire North America announced that it is recalling more than half a million tires installed on Ford Motor Co. sport utility vehicles after some of the tires lost their tread. Tread separations led to the recall of millions of Firestone tires in the last two years that were used primarily on the Ford Explorer. Ford officials said they discovered the Continental problem through a process put in place after the Firestone recall to quickly identify possible tire defects.

The adult children of three married couples killed when their Ford Expedition rolled over on the way to Nevada last year sued the vehicle and tire manufacturers on Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Ford Motor Co. and Continental Tire North America Inc. failed "to institute a timely recall to replace the defective and dangerous tires," which might have prevented the crash.

A lawsuit filed by two Madera women whose parents and three other relatives were killed last week in a highway crash alleges that a defective tire recalled five years ago caused their pickup truck to veer off the freeway and hit a tree. The lawsuit accuses the tire's manufacturer, Continental Tire North America, of wrongful death, negligence and product liability.

Steve Walker was ready to sell four 200-ton dump trucks, with price tags as high as $3 million, when the orders were canceled. The buyer, a coal company planning to open a new mine site, was ready to buy. It just couldn't find the 12-foot-tall tires to get the trucks rolling. The mammoth tires, which can cost as much as $30,000 apiece, are in short supply worldwide, leaving earth-moving industries, including coal, in a lurch.

Continental Tire North America announced that it is recalling more than half a million tires installed on Ford Motor Co. sport utility vehicles after some of the tires lost their tread. Tread separations led to the recall of millions of Firestone tires in the last two years that were used primarily on the Ford Explorer. Ford officials said they discovered the Continental problem through a process put in place after the Firestone recall to quickly identify possible tire defects.