Northwest Tire Adds Store, Names New Leader 

    May 13, 2025
    Northwest Tire Inc. 
    Northwest Tire Inc.’s new store in Fargo, N.D., is the Bismarck, N.D.-based dealership’s 28th location.
    Northwest Tire Inc.’s new store in Fargo, N.D., is the Bismarck, N.D.-based dealership’s 28th location.
    Northwest Tire Inc. 
    Kory Grossman (left) will become president of Northwest Tire when Dan Pearson (right) retires at the end of May. Pearson joined the dealership in 1979.
    Kory Grossman (left) will become president of Northwest Tire when Dan Pearson (right) retires at the end of May. Pearson joined the dealership in 1979. 

    Bismarck, N.D.-based Northwest Tire Inc. has a new store - its 28th location - and will soon have a new president, Kory Grossman. 

    The recently opened store is located in Fargo, N.D. It spans 19,000 square feet and features drive-through bays to provide easy access to commercial trucks and farm machinery. 

    Grossman will replace longtime Northwest Tire President Dan Pearson, who will officially retire at the end of this month.  Pearson joined Northwest Tire in 1979, starting as a service truck driver and working his way up to the position of president.  

    Grossman joined Northwest Tire in 1993 and has served as the dealership’s vice president since 2009. 

    Northwest Tire was founded by Tony Vetter and Al Wald in 1977. 

    With 28 outlets, it’s one of the 50 largest independent tire dealerships in the United States, according to MTD research. 

    About the Author

    Mike Manges | Editor

    Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 28-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association Award winner, holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors and was named a finalist for the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award - often referred to as "the Pulitzer Prize of business-to-business media" - in 2024. He also was named Endeavor Business Media's Editor of the Year in 2024. Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010. 

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