Until daily life came to a near standstill to help stop the spread of COVID-19, many of the nation’s top retreaders were optimistic for 2020.

Has the winter tire market been hurt by the growing all-weather segment and four-wheel-drive capabilities of crossover and sport utility vehicles? Not at all, say tire manufacturers, marketers and distributors.

Mild temperatures, not all-weather tires, are to blame for a slower winter tire selling season for some independent tire dealers.

Demand for sedans is fading, yet independent dealers tell Modern Tire Dealer the market is thriving for high-performance/ultra-high-performance tires.

What challenges are facing independent tire dealers in 2020? And what are they doing to address them? Several dealers weighed in when MTD asked.

The 2019 edition of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week, which includes both the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show and Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), is in the books.

When Clint Berardi asks growers if they understand increased flexion (IF) and very high flexion (VF) tire technology, the response is usually, “No.”

Continental Tire the Americas LLC plans to launch a bias line of General brand OTR tires in 2020. The extension will include an L5 series line, an E3 series line, and an E4 series line.

Continental Tire the Americas LLC has released its first full line of construction tires with factory-embedded sensors for monitoring pressure and temperature to the North American market.

To understand what it takes to reach a centenary in the modern business world, look no further than Ziegler Tire & Supply Co.

It’s been a year of rapid change for commercial tire dealers as they continue to invest in acquisitions and expansions in the face of intensified competition.

Payment plans for automotive repairs are turning new customers into repeat customers for Mac Wheels and Tires LLC. The installment loan options engage a new consumer market for the Salt Lake City dealership.

Equipment rentals and equipment connectivity are playing dominant roles in the trends shaping the small OTR tire market. Manufacturers see brisk sales, and expect demand to continue for the foreseeable future.

At any moment in time, one out of four car batteries needs replaced. The only way to know which one is to test every vehicle that comes in for service.

The dealerships on the 2019 Modern Tire Dealer 100 did a lot of buying and building in the last 12 months to strengthen their market positions in a consolidating industry. More transactions and projects are in the pipeline.

Success in a tire bay, as in any workplace, starts with mastering the basics. We’ve gathered tips from four tire equipment manufacturers to solve these everyday mistakes.  

Consumers expect to see a variety of payment options available wherever they shop, and their local tire store is no exception. One way to open up a tire store to more tire buyers is to offer affordable monthly payment plans that do not rely solely on a credit score for approval.

Retreaders are eager for the boost the new countervailing and antidumping tariffs on truck and bus tires from China are expected to generate for their industry.

Alignments are low-risk, high-profit jobs. The secret to doing more of them starts with striving for one alignment out of every four retail tires sold.

Consumer preference for ever-larger, even more stylized wheels continues to trigger changes that are redefining how profits are realized in a tire store’s service bays.

When it comes to diagnosing brake, ride control and tire wear issues, a new approach to the tried-and-true steps for inspecting vehicles can help boost service sales and reduce comebacks.

Technicians increasingly reach for adhesive weights when balancing flangeless alloy rims and ever-bigger wheels. What does that mean for a shop’s inventory of clip-on wheel weights?

When Alton Degenhardt suggested lower inflation pressures of farm equipment tires would reduce soil compaction, his customers were skeptical.