Two of the largest names in the tire industry will become one. Discount Tire, the largest independent tire dealer in the U.S. with 1,100 stores, is acquiring Tire Rack, the industry's oldest and largest online tire seller.

Tire Discounters Inc. is adding to its market reach in the Atlanta metro with two acquisitions and a new store opening, while also expanding into the state of Virginia for the first time.

Registration is open for the annual California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) /1-800EveryRim New Year Luncheon, which will take place on Jan. 20, 2022, in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Total U.S. tire shipments are expected to hit 336 million units in 2021 and the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects every category of replacement tires will exceed the units shipped in 2019.

Michelin North America Inc. has added the X Tweel TURF zero-turn radius tire to its airless Tweel portfolio. 

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. has received "Best Exporter of Rubber Products" honors as part of the Sri Lanka Presidential Export Awards program.

“We will expand our current portfolio to provide new patterns and sizes for key segments like quarry, underground and construction,” says Rob Seibert, president of OTR for Bridgestone Americas Inc.

The Tire Industry Association has opened online registration for its 67th Annual Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar, Fla.

Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will raise Falken brand medium truck tire prices in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on Dec. 1.