Sumitomo Rubber, parent of Dunlop motorcycle tires just announced the closing of its Buffalo, NY manufacturing plan and a loss of 1500 jobs. Production of the tires that were manufactured in Buffalo will be transferred to Sumitomo plants overseas. The Buffalo plant was a major producer for Harley-Davidson and I suspect that the MoCo slowdown played no small role in Sumitomo's decision. Dunlop will still source R&D and engineering here in the US.
Mike
Mike