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    • Mike Manges

    Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0368
    Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 25-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association award winner and holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors. Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in September 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010.
    Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc.
    Bend, Ore.-based Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc. is one of many tire dealerships that expanded through acquisition last year.
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    M&A Made Big Comeback in 2024

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 31, 2025
    After a slower-than-normal 2023, the pace and number of tire dealership mergers and acquisitions picked up in 2024.
    MTD
    The Amazing Kreskin made many predictions during his time in the spotlight and I've now made a few, too. One thing is certain: independent dealers will continue to dominate tire sales in 2025. You can count on that.
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    Editorial: Seven Predictions for 2025

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 28, 2025
    MTD Editor Mike Manges predicts that independent tire dealers will rule the roost in 2025, among other sure bets.
    MTD
    Cheryl Gossard, president of K&M Tire Inc., thanked the event's 850-plus guests for their support and business. K&M Tire is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year.
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    Photos: Inside K&M Tire's 2025 Meeting

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 24, 2025
    K&M Tire Inc. recently held its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio - and MTD was there!
    MTD
    More than 850 people attended K&M Tire Inc.’s recent meeting in Columbus, Ohio. The event included a trade show with 42 vendors, plus 11 seminars and other activities. K&M Tire is celebrating its 55th year in business.
    Wholesale/Distribution

    K&M Tire Is ‘Shaping the Future’ With Big Investments

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 23, 2025
    K&M Tire Inc. is making investments today that will position the wholesale-distributor and its customers for continued success.
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    Sentury Tire’s newest factory recently began producing tires in Morocco, a nation of 37.8 million people that borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
    Suppliers

    Editorial: Will Tiremakers Turn to ‘Magnificent’ Morocco?

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 17, 2025
    What country will be the next center of tire manufacturing? You could make a case for the North African country of Morocco. One tiremaker already has.
    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 
    Tire industry analyst John Healy told MTD he believes “the awareness and presence and popularity of Dunlop is probably much stronger in Europe.”
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    What the Dunlop Sale Means for Goodyear 

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 9, 2025
    Tire industry analyst John Healy says Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s sale of the Dunlop brand represents “continued progress" for the tiremaker.