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Falken Taps Bob Klimm to Lead Commercial Tire Sales
Falken Tire Corp. has promoted Bob Klimm to director of sales, commercial division, for the North American market.
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Virginia Tire & Auto Is Adding 4 Stores in 2019
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.
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VIP Tires & Service Is Changing Oil for Education at Its Newest Store
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.
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Big O Tires Adds to Hall of Fame and Honors Top Franchisees
Big O Tires LLC recognized its top performers for both business success and contributions to the growth of the franchise during its 2019 convention.
DSP 20 Group Member Makes Impassioned Plea to Business Owners After Near Tragedy
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?
Auto Care Association Leader Educates Consumers on Vehicle Data
The New York Times is conducting an ongoing examination of privacy and data, and Bill Hanvey, CEO and president of the Auto Care Association, wrote about the data collected by a modern vehicle. It's about much more than the frequency of oil changes. "Your car knows when you gain weight."
Michelin Is Buying Another Telematics Company
Michelin Group is extending its reach into telematics and fleet management with another acquisition. First it was Sascar in Brazil. Then NexTraq in the U.S. Next up: Masternaut in Europe.
Ford Has New Motorcraft Diesel Fuel Filter
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).
Judge Orders New Union Vote at Kumho Plant
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.
Now on the Hill: a Congressional Tire Caucus
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.
Nexen To Honor Purple Heart Veteran With a 2020 Jeep
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.
Sneak Peek: Two New Firestone Destination Family Members
Bridgestone is introducing five tires into the replacement market in 2019. Two are branded Bridgestone; the other three are Firestone tires.
Atturo Releases New Tools on the Web
Atturo Tire Corp. has redesigned its website, giving consumers and tire dealers more tire data and images.
Tire Discounters Enters Indianapolis Market With a Training Center
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.
Goodyear R14 Farm Tire Is the Answer for Kubota
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 Recalls Trailer Tires Sold at Discount Tire
Trans Texas Tire (TTT) of Mount Pleasant, Texas, is recalling 560 Contender trailer tires that are sold exclusively at Discount Tire stores.
New Employees Should Master One Task at a Time
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.
Perfect Equipment Turns 80
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.
Low Rolling Resistance Tires and the Future of Hybrids
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 Promotes National Tire Safety Week
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.
Belated Tributes for Industry Family: Don Olson and Jim Barnett
Rice Tire Buys Central Tire, Ending the Westhafer Family Legacy
Falken Taps Bob Klimm to Lead Commercial Tire Sales
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