K&M Tire, based in Delphos, Ohio, soon will become a member-distributor of American Car Care Centers Inc. (ACCC). Effective Dec 1, K&M will be licensed to offer ACCC's new EcoExpress Tire Centers retail program to its customers in Michigan, Indiana, and certain parts of Ohio.
"Adding value to our dealers' businesses and making a difference in our community are among K&M's core objectives as a company," says Ken Langhals, president of K&M Tire. "We feel that this partnership and this exciting new retail program will allow us to reach new heights where both of these objectives are concerned."
Len Lewin, CEO and president of ACCC, says that adding the first member-distributor specifically focused on the EcoExpress program is a big step for the brand.
(For more information on the EcoExpress brand, click on "ACCC introduces EcoExpress retail program.")
K&M Tire was founded in 1970 as a two-bay gas station, and now employs more than 225 people in 11 distribution centers in nine states: Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Arkansas.
Earlier this month, the company purchased Triton Tire & Battery and its five warehoues. Triton was the tire division of Universal Cooperatives Inc.
In addition to the EcoExpress Tire Centers retail program, American Car Care Centers offers its nd ACCC retail program. ACCC member-distributors service more than 1,100 member-dealers across the United States.
For more information on ACCC, visit www.accconline.com.
