Tire Discounters continues to grow its footprint with the addition of a new store in Columbus, Ohio, its 15th outlet in that market. The recently opened store gives the dealership more than 140 locations.

Tire Discounters Inc. has hired industry veteran Dave Crawford to lead its recently unveiled franchise program, which will launch in 2021. 

Tire Dealer of the Year Chip Wood provided his take on five topics that independent tire dealers grapple with on a daily basis - and how they impact his dealership, Tire Discounters. Here’s what he had to say.

The question was top of mind during the early days of COVID-19: would tire dealerships be classified as essential businesses or not? 

MTD Tire Dealer of the Year Chip Wood has earned the admiration of both employees and suppliers alike. Here are thoughts about Chip from the people who know him best and others who have worked closely with him.

Promoting from within - especially at the store level - is one of Tire Discounters’ core practices. “I was a store manager at one point,” says Chip Wood. “If we can promote from within, that’s the best. It’s a win-win.” Here's how Wood has built Tire Discounters' executive management team.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Chip Wood, MTD's 2020 Tire Dealer of the Year.

The year was 1976. Armed with $5,000 in hard-earned savings and a matching loan from his father, 22-year-old Chip Wood opened his first tire store - a rough and tumble former gas station on the east side of Cincinnati, complete with missing windows and a garage door that was too small to accommodate a car. Nearly 45 years later, Wood's dealership, Tire Discounters, is one of the country's largest tire store chains, a state-of-the-art operation on the cutting edge of tire and auto service retailing. And Wood is MTD's 2020 Tire Dealer of the Year.