Founded in 1983, Tire Business is an award-winning newsmagazine written for independent tire dealers and others in the tire and automotive service industries and automotive aftermarket.
Tire Business is published every other Monday. Tire Business is published every other Monday with news updated daily online. Its in-depth news stories, engaging features and relevant special reports reach more than 30,000 print subscribers and thousands more online. Besides reporting on breaking news, Tire Business also compiles numerous rankings and industry statistics relating to the North Ameri
Tire Business is published every other Monday. Tire Business is published every other Monday with news updated daily online. Its in-depth news stories, engaging features and relevant special reports reach more than 30,000 print subscribers and thousands more online. Besides reporting on breaking news, Tire Business also compiles numerous rankings and industry statistics relating to the North Ameri
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The store is among the first stores the family-owned company has built from the ground up.
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VIP Tire's newest store is a greenfield construction in Shelburne, Vt., a few miles south of Burlington.
The new store expands the Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based dealership's network to 70 stores throughout Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky and northern Arkansas.
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Plaza Tire has plans for one more store in the Razorback State before year-end.
"We are extremely proud of Bronco L**e's commitment to providing exceptional service, even in the toughest of conditions."
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The award is presented to the franchise that best represents the brand's core values and attributes.
Ms. Knudsen has some simple advice for any female considering a career in the automotive service and tire industry: Just do it.
"There's nothing to be afraid about."
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Maggie Knudsen worked her way up from a technician to a store manager in the nearly six years she has worked at Auburn, Maine-based VIP Tires & Service.
"Expanding our existing footprint and broadening our services, especially in a strong market, is fundamental to how we define our success at Sun Auto."
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"Expanding our existing footprint and broadening our services, especially in a strong market, is fundamental to how we define our success at Sun Auto."
#SunAuto #tires #tirebusiness
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FISHER: While there hasn't been an increase in the female workforce in the tire and trucking industries, there has been a significant improvement in the positions they hold.
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The tire and trucking industries have long been considered male dominated since women make up less than 25% of their workforce totals.
Sumitomo Rubber North America plans to raise prices in the U.S. and Canada on Falken- and Ohtsu-brand passenger, light truck and medium truck tires.
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This is Sumitomo Rubber North America's fourth price increase in 2021.
Sun Auto Tire & Service has acquired Hogan & Sons Tire & Auto Service, expanding the Phoenix-based dealership's network to the East Coast.
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Sun Auto Tire & Service has acquired Hogan & Sons Tire & Auto Service, expanding the Phoenix-based dealership's network to the East Coast.
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Nokian Tyres wants to double its sales in North America over the next few years.
#Nokian #NokianTyres #tires #tirebusiness
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The projected growth would push North America's share of Nokian's global sales to nearly 20%.
Our View: The key to getting more female customers? Hire more female employees.
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For years we've written about the growing influence of women on both sides of the tire dealership sales counter. Women bring special talents and attitudes that build trust among female customers and improve employee morale.Women are increasingly becoming the primary purchaser of tires and…
"We weren't inheriting or getting anything broken. My big project, my passion, has always been on the marketing side of things."
#tires #tirebusiness Virginia Tire & Auto #VirginiaTire
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Virginia Tire Co-CEO Julie Holmes said the biggest challenge is attracting and retaining employees.
"Some kids would go outside or to the beach to play, and I went to the shop to play."
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Audra Fordin is the fourth generation to operate Great Bear Auto Repair & Auto Body in Flushing, and she is a proponent of passing that knowledge on to anyone who wants to learn.
Greenbriar Equity Group has sold majority ownership of the Sun Auto Tire & Service automotive aftermarket retail business, four months after adopting the Sun Auto name.
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With more than 200 stores, Sun Auto is considered the seventh largest retail tire dealership in the U.S.
"It's cool to see something that resembles normalcy, but what I'm seeing here is not normalcy. ... But I guess it's crawl, walk, run. We went 18 months where we didn't get to see anyone anywhere."
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This week's Technology & Maintenance (TMC) meeting in Cleveland is the American Trucking Association's first event in 19 months.
BREAKING: Greenbriar Equity Group has sold majority ownership of the Sun Auto Tire & Service automotive aftermarket retail business.
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With more than 200 stores, Sun Auto is considered the seventh largest retail tire dealership in the U.S.
Toyo Tires is raising prices for the third time in 2021.
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This is the third price hike for Toyo in the U.S. this year.
"We knew immediately we were going to rebuild," she said. "So, we just kind of went directly into the mode of, 'You know what? We're going to overcome this and this will work again.'"
Reeves Tire & Auto #ReevesTire #tires #tirebusiness
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Kristen Christy and her husband, Kent, rebuilt the original shop after an electrical fire in 2009 and have since opened two others.
"I think where I live, in West Virginia, people respect hard work. It's not what you say. It's what you do. You have to prove it to them."
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Christine Croucher puts women front and center at her West Virginia shops.
Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Wrench, a mobile vehicle services and technology company.
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Bridgestone will pair mobile services with its 2,200+ company-owned automotive service stores.
"I think what a lot of women don't understand is it is very lucrative and it can be a very promising career to be in the automotive and tire industry."
#TirePros #tires #tirebusiness
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As a member of the Tire Pros National Dealer Council and the Council for Tire Pros, Whitney Moore recently developed a group called Women of Tire Pros to support owners and employees of Tire Pros franchises.
Sumitomo Rubber North America plans to introduce three new Falken-brand lines to North America in 2022. #tirebusiness #falken #tires
While acknowledging supply is tight, Rick Brennan of Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. believes the company is ahead of most of its competitors by achieving fill rates of 75% to 85%.
"I think, where I live in West Virginia, people respect hard work," she said. "It's not what you say. It's what you do. You have to prove it to them."
Christine Croucher puts women front and center at her West Virginia shops.
"Not to belittle the pandemic we're in, but the next pandemic is going to be a skilled workforce."
Belle Tire Universal Technical Institute #UTI #BelleTire #tires #tirebusiness
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The companies partnered with on a newly remodeled and equipped classroom at its Lisle campus, southwest of Chicago.
BMW gave a nod to sustainable tire and rubber technology at the launch of its i Vision Circular concept car, billed as "a compact BMW for the year 2040."
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The four-seater electric vehicle has been designed to circular economy principles.
Today! Join us at 2pm EDT for a Tire Business Livestream.
Join Tire Business and Rubber News for a discussion on the health of and trends impacting the tire industry from a global perspective. Tire Business Managing Editor Dave Manley, Special Projects Reporter Bruce Davis and Rubber News Managing Editor Erin Pustay Beaven will present the annual Global Tire Report that tracks changes in tire sales and import markets.
Learn more and register at: http://ow.ly/HUHt50G6Xo5 #TireBusiness #RubberNews
Today! Join us at 2pm EDT for a Tire Business Livestream.
Join Tire Business and Rubber News for a discussion on the health of and trends impacting the tire industry from a global perspective. Tire Business Managing Editor Dave Manley, Special Projects Reporter Bruce Davis and Rubber News Managing Editor Erin Pustay Beaven will present the annual Global Tire Report that tracks changes in tire sales and import markets.
Learn more and register at: http://ow.ly/HUHt50G6Xo5 #TireBusiness #RubberNews
Belle Tire Distributors is about to add the Windy City to the Motor City and the Hoosier state to its address book.
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Belle Tire Distributors plans to open up to 60 retail stores in the Chicago metro area in the coming three years.
Giti Tire plans to raise prices on all "Giti-produced" tires sold in the U.S.
#Giti #GitiTire #tires #tirebusiness
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Giti's action will cover all "Giti-produced" tires sold in the U.S., including GT Radial, Giti, Primewell and Dextero.
"Together, the company wants to create awareness that today's garbage will become a valuable resource for tomorrow's tires."
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Michelin claims "high-tech" recycling processes it is developing will have the potential to reycle 4 billion PET bottles into raw materials that can be used in reinforcing fibers for tires.
It's not too late to register! Join us on September 13 at 2pm EDT for a Tire Business Livestream.
Join Tire Business and Rubber News for a discussion on the health of and trends impacting the tire industry from a global perspective. Tire Business Managing Editor Dave Manley, Special Projects Reporter Bruce Davis and Rubber News Managing Editor Erin Pustay Beaven will present the annual Global Tire Report that tracks changes in tire sales and import markets.
Learn more and register at: http://ow.ly/9JLu50G6tfF #TireBusiness #RubberNews
It's not too late to register! Join us on September 13 at 2pm EDT for a Tire Business Livestream.
Join Tire Business and Rubber News for a discussion on the health of and trends impacting the tire industry from a global perspective. Tire Business Managing Editor Dave Manley, Special Projects Reporter Bruce Davis and Rubber News Managing Editor Erin Pustay Beaven will present the annual Global Tire Report that tracks changes in tire sales and import markets.
Learn more and register at: http://ow.ly/9JLu50G6tfF #TireBusiness #RubberNews
The latest issue of Tire Business is out!
Check out our special feature on Women in the Tire Industry, as well as a look at Belle Tire's plan to expand into Chicago and much more from around the industry!
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The latest issue of Tire Business is out!
Check out our special feature on Women in the Tire Industry, as well as a look at Belle Tire's plan to expand into Chicago and much more from around the industry!
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"Our large investment phase is completed, and we are well positioned for organic growth and strong performance."
#Nokian #NokianTyres #tires #tirebusiness
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Nokian said it aimed to achieve the goal through organic growth ahead of the market and increasing share in all key markets.
Michelin is aiming to incorporate waste plastic into its tires by as early as 2024 as part of a drive to solve the "society's plastic problem."
#Michelin #tires #tirebusiness
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Michelin claims "high-tech" recycling processes it is developing will have the potential to reycle 4 billion PET bottles into raw materials that can be used in reinforcing fibers for tires.
Cooper Tire is recalling a limited number of Hercules Roadtour 455 Sport touring tires.
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The recall involves Hercules Roadtour 455 Sport touring tires that may contain an "incorrect" sidewall component.
Linglong has approved funding for its seventh tire factory in China.
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China's Linglong Group has approved funding of $800 million for a passenger and truck/bus tire plant in Hefei, Anhui Province.
Entering its fifth decade, the non-profit Tire Society has held true to its original mission—to disseminate critical and often groundbreaking information on tire science.
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Entering its fifth decade, the non-profit Tire Society, based just outside Akron, has held true to its original mission since its founding in April 1980.
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Mobile tire service providers look to grab greater share of market.
Walmart starts to reopen auto shops; Plus a mid-year tire reports from Sumitomo and Nexen.
Mid-Year Report: Today we talk #Cooper and #Toyo
International Trade Commission extends deadline on USW import duty petition; Plus we talk Kumho and ZC Rubber at the mid-way point in the year.
A look at Goodyear half-way through the year; Plus, changes to unemployment numbers
Mid-Year Tire Reports roll out. Today, we talk about North American operations for Yokohama and Nokian.
More COVID cases at Bridgestone Iowa tire plant; PPP loan changes coming; and unemployment drops in May.
Tire shops damaged in protests; Walmart Canada to close some auto shops; and Cooper restarts production in Mexico.
Thailand is the No. 1 tire importer to US; Yokohama to reopen Virginia plant; and dealers share insights on business in May.
Importers speak out against USW petition; Survey says drivers miss the road; and Titan supports the Ag community and gives away some hats.
Here are some ways those in the tire industry are helping the community during the #COVID_19 pandemic.
The #USW filed a petition for higher tire import duties on Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Reporter Bruce Davis joins me to discuss what it all means. #tirebusiness
USW pushes for higher import tax on Southeast Asia
Bridgestone on track for 100 new products this year; Plus, Bauer Built gives back to high school seniors
Bridgestone to resume production at all North America plants
Tire makers slowly resume production
Pandemic stifled tire demand, earnings reports show; Plus, Michelin aims to green
Hankook earnings down, but theres's a bright spot; Plus Kumho restarts U.S. plant
Goodyear closes Ala. plant; Plus, Pirelli ready to restart in Georgia
Union talks COVID cases at Iowa Bridgestone plant; plus, an update from a tire dealer in Pa.
Eight employees test positive for COVID-19 at Bridgestone Iowa plant.
Michelin halts direct-to-consumer online sales; Pirelli ready to ramp up in Italy; plus we talk the latest at Bridgestone with Editor Don Detore.
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