Business partners Feisal Shariff and Michael Milo have formed Confia Tires LLC, based out of Houston, to launch their XMPLAR line of commercial tires.

Snap-on has introduced OneProfile, a unified navigation launcher that provides access to the entire Mitchell 1 and Snap-on repair software ecosystem.

Christian Kotz becomes Continental AG's new CEO and executive board chairman Jan. 1. He replaces Nikolai Setzer, who oversaw Conti's transition to a tire-focused company.