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Pirelli factory masters low-volume specialty tires

Pirelli's automated tire plant in Rome, Ga., employs technicians and inspectors -- but no assembly line workers. (PIRELLI)
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By:
David Sedgwick
October 11, 2011 05:00 AM

A small Pirelli tire factory in Rome, Ga., may play a key role in solving the North American auto industry's chronic shortage of premium tires.

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