Virginia Tire & Auto LLC has opened two stores so far in 2019 with two more stores on the way. Along with adding its first outlet outside of Northern Virginia, the company has hired its first chief financial officer.
VIP Inc. paired the grand opening of its newest store with the launch of a two-month-long $10 oil change promotion to benefit a local school district.
Big O Tires LLC recognized its top performers for both business success and contributions to the growth of the franchise during its 2019 convention.
For the second straight year Nexen Tire America Inc. is partnering with The Purple Heart Foundation to present a combat-wounded veteran and Purple Heart recipient a customized vehicle — a 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S.
If you could make a change in your business to increase profits, you’d do it. But what if you could invest in your employees to save a life?
Ford Motor Co. has added a Motorcraft F-150 3.0L diesel fuel filter (FD4627) to its lineup of diesel fuel filters for Super Duty Power Stroke Turbo Diesel engines (FD4615 and FD4625).
Workers inside the Kumho Tire Georgia Inc. plant in Macon, Ga., are entitled to a new union vote after an administrative law judge determined the company violated employees' rights during its first union election in October 2017.
Congressmen from South Carolina and Tennessee have formed the bipartisan Congressional Tire Caucus which, among other things, will highlight the tire industry's economic impact on the country.
Bridgestone is introducing five tires into the replacement market in 2019. Two are branded Bridgestone; the other three are Firestone tires.
Atturo Tire Corp. has redesigned its website, giving consumers and tire dealers more tire data and images.
Tire Discounters Inc. has six stores under construction in a new market — Indianapolis — and it has opened one that will both serve retail consumers, and also serve as a training center for the company's new employees in the capital city.
Kubota Tractor Corp. and its Canadian subsidiary, Kubota Canada Ltd., have picked a tire manufacturer for its first-ever exclusive fitment on Kubota compact tractors — Titan International Inc.
Trans Texas Tire (TTT) of Mount Pleasant, Texas, is recalling 560 Contender trailer tires that are sold exclusively at Discount Tire stores.
Training someone to work in a tire store is like teaching algebra — the student has to know the basics first. Muscle memory helps in math, and it can help a new employee learn the ropes without taking shortcuts.
In its early years, Perfect Equipment focused wholly on a single product — the wheel weight — for a single market — the U.S. Eighty years after its founding, the brand has grown into a diversified product line sold in 35 countries around the world.
By 2030 hybrids will account for half of Toyota's global vehicle production. That means 'green' tires are going mainstream, and they're expanding beyond 15- and 16-inches to match the rest of the replacement tire market.
TBC Corp. is offering free tire inspections at its more than 720 Tire Kingdom Service Centers and NTB Tire & Service Centers during National Tire Safety Week.
Icahn Automotive Group LLC has revealed eight priorities for a multi-year transformation plan, and managing the company’s tire inventory is near the top of the list.
Continental Tire the Americas LLC is expecting another year of immense demand for its retreads in North America, and one of its plants is preparing for a 300% increase in production of pre-cured tread rubber in 2019.
Joseph Rauso, president and co-owner of Lockhart Tire Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pa., died May 6, 2019. He was 82.
Belated Tributes for Industry Family: Don Olson and Jim Barnett
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Virginia Tire & Auto Is Adding 4 Stores in 2019
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