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    • Joy Kopcha

    Managing Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0338

    After more than a dozen years working as a newspaper reporter in Kansas, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Joy Kopcha joined Modern Tire Dealer as senior editor in 2014. She has covered murder trials, a prison riot and more city council, county commission, and school board meetings than she cares to remember.

    VIP Inc.
    VIP Inc. President and CEO Tim Winkeler said, 'With 84% of voters in support, this sends a clear message that all parties involved need to work earnestly to secure access to all diagnostic and repair information, including telematics data, for vehicle owners and independent technicians, both today and in the future.”
    Retail

    Maine Voters Approve Right to Repair Law

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 8, 2023
    Maine has become the second state where voters have overwhelmingly approved Right to Repair legislation.
    MTD
    The debate over whether to levy tariffs on truck tires from Thailand may depend on the answers to these question: do tire tiers exist, and do they compete with one another?
    Suppliers

    Do Tire Tiers Exist, and Are They Competitive?

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 8, 2023
    In an initial hearing on whether tariffs should be levied against truck tires from Thailand, two key arguments kept popping up in hours and hours of testimony. Do tire tiers exist...
    MTD
    Hankook Tire America Corp. returned to the 2023 SEMA Show for the first time since 2017 and launched the newest product in the Dynapro lineup for SUVs. The Dynapro HPX will be available in 2024.
    Retail

    Hankook Adds New Tire to Dynapro Line

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 2, 2023
    Hankook Tire America Corp. is expanding its popular Dynapro line with the addition of the Dynapro HPX all-season touring tire for SUV applications.
    MTD
    The Razr AT-S tire from Maxxis is expected to launch in the first quarter, with more sizes due in the second quarter of 2024.
    Suppliers

    Maxxis Will Bring 'AT Sport' Tire to Market in 2024

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 2, 2023
    Maxxis International-USA will add to its light truck tire lineup in early 2024 with the Razr AT-S, an "AT sport" tire that the company says will deliver what enthusiasts want ...
    MTD
    From left, ATEQ's Mike Rose, Bartec’s Scot Holloway, Continental’s Sean Lannoo and Schrader's Yanick Leduc say TPMS jobs are being made more difficult and taking longer to complete because technicians' tools aren't regularly accessing and downloading the available updated procedures.
    Retail

    Coalition: TPMS Software Updates Would Solve Many Issues for Technicians

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 2, 2023
    It's been more than a decade since tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) were mandated into use in the U.S., But help lines to TPMS tool and sensor makers are lighting up with...
    MTD
    TireConnect's newest tool helps streamline a tire dealer's replenishment system by showing the availability of tires at multiple wholesalers and giving dealers the option to automate replenishment based on specific parameters of the dealer's choosing.
    Retail

    TireConnect Adds Replenishment Tool for Tire Dealers

    Joy Kopcha
    Nov. 1, 2023
    TireConnect, a platform owned by Bridgestone Americas Inc., is “trying to remove pain points” for independent tire dealers, says Vice President George Silagadze, and the latest...