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    Photo: I&I Mobile Tire Services
    Husband and wife owners, Ijeoma and Ini Ibanga, started their mobile tire business in 2016 after realizing a need in the market.
    Madison Hartline
    June 18, 2025
    From a brick-and-mortar beginning, I&I Mobile Tire Services has grown into a 24/7 mobile tire service provider with more than 20 vans, its own call center, a wholesale business...
    TBC Corp.
    TBC has refreshed the CrossWind tire line with new sizes, updated treads and a new rugged-terrain tire, the CrossWind RuggedTraxx.
    June 13, 2025
    TBC Corp. is expanding the CrossWind portfolio of tires by adding sizes to existing products and offering the new CrossWind RuggedTraxx, a rugged-terrain tire.
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    'Today’s customers expect mobile experiences, convenience, 24-hour access, quick response, authenticity and personalization,' says O'Connor.
    Randy O'Connor
    June 6, 2025
    What’s the most effective way to understand the customer’s purchase path? It’s all about identifying segments, touchpoints, timeframes, expectations and the process.
    Telle Tire
    “Next Horizon Capital has allowed us to scale up quicker, add a good amount of payroll, promote people from within the organization and improve and build out our supply chain,” said Aaron Telle, CEO of Telle Tire & Auto Centers, with his wife, Laura.
    Mike Manges
    June 5, 2025
    In this MTD exclusive, Aaron Telle discusses why he’s partnering with a private equity investor and how this will power his dealership’s growth.
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    When hiring, 'it behooves you to move quickly,' says Mike Allen, owner of Carfix, which has three stores in the Raleigh, N.C., area.
    Mike Manges
    June 5, 2025
    Mike Allen, owner of Carfix, a growing, three-store business in the Raleigh, N.C., area, doesn't believe in the old adage, "Hire slow, fire fast."

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    Customers stay with you because you provide compelling reasons and solutions that match their level of relationship development together, while sustaining mutual trust.
    J. Mark Jackson
    June 4, 2025
    Customers always have options when choosing where to do business. What makes them choose to stay with your dealership?

    Bridgestone Americas Inc.
    The Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive is a touring tire for sedans, CUVs and minivans. It comes with the tiremaker's longest mileage warranty of 80,000 miles.
    June 4, 2025
    Bridgestone Americas Inc. has introduced the Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive, a touring tire that carries an 80,000 mile limited warranty, the tiremaker's longest.

    Sun Auto Tire & Service
    With the purchase of five Fausak Tire stores in southern Alabama, Sun Auto Tire has moved into yet another new state and expanded its Gulf Coast presence.
    June 2, 2025
    Sun Auto Tire & Service Inc. has made its first move into Alabama with the acquisition of five Fausak Tire and Service locations in the southern part of the state.

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    'As competitive as the job market is in 2025, all tire dealership owners and leaders must re-think how they look at employees who may not be hitting on all cylinders,' says Townsend.
    Mike Townsend
    June 2, 2025
    Your dealership could have quiet quitters on staff. And they are only one job offer away from leaving your company.

    MTD
    Monro plans to close 145 underperforming stores this year as part of an overall improvement plan.
    Joy Kopcha
    May 28, 2025
    On the heels of a fiscal fourth quarter that resulted in a loss of $21.2 million, Monro Inc.’s new President and CEO Peter Fitzsimmons has unveiled the initial steps of an improvement...

    Bruce Brothers Tire Pros
    “We give customers great service for their money,” says Scott Bruce, owner of Bruce Brothers Tire Pros in Bethel Park, Pa.
    Mike Manges
    May 28, 2025
    Bethel Park, Pa.-based Bruce Brothers Tire Pros services around 80 cars a day through 15 service bays.

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    'In addition to placing AI in the driver’s seat for estimating tickets, AI also could be used to enforce price integrity,' says McCarron.
    Dennis McCarron
    May 28, 2025
    I’m sure in the next few years you’re going to start hearing about some amazing and hard-to-believe solutions that artificial intelligence can bring to your dealership.

    MTD
    Stay tuned to www.moderntiredealer.com for excerpts from MTD's 2025 Tire Dealer Survival Guide.
    May 27, 2025
    Stay tuned to www.moderntiredealer.com for excerpts from MTD’s 2025 Tire Dealer Survival Guide.

    Photo: McMahon’s Best-One Tire
    If you have the right foundation and mindset, acquisitions can serve as the ultimate accelerator — building your brand, expanding your reach and creating a business that not only thrives today, but stands the test of time. (Pictured, a dealership that was recently acquired by Fort Wayne, Ind.-based McMahon’s Best-One Tire.)
    Cole Strandberg
    May 27, 2025
    In today’s competitive tire and automotive service industry, scale isn’t just an advantage. It’s often a requirement for long-term survival.

    Discount Tire
    “As the age of vehicles on the road increase and maintenance costs rise, our financing solutions help drivers stay safe while managing their budgets effectively,” says Curtis Howse, executive vice president and CEO of Synchrony Home & Auto.
    May 23, 2025
    Synchrony and Discount Tire have extended their 25-plus-year partnership to provide more financing options for the dealership's customers.

    Sullivan Tire
    “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 70-year anniversary than to send folks from our New England community up for the ride of a lifetime,' says Paul Sullivan, vice president of marketing for Sullivan Tire Co. Inc.
    May 22, 2025
    The Goodyear blimp is coming to New England to help Sullivan Tire Co. Inc. celebrate its 70th anniversary.

    Fitment Group
    Users of Fitment Group's new tire pricing trends dashboard 'can explore pricing trends by popular tire sizes, leading brands, and tiered segments, allowing for easy comparative analysis and insights,' according to Fitment Group officials.
    Mike Manges
    May 22, 2025
    Fitment Group, a leading provider of tire and wheel fitment data and business intelligence solutions, has launched a new, web-based tire price trend dashboard.

    MTD
    “You don’t need a hard sell,” says Rich Birsic, center, with wife and Lakewood Tire Pros co-owner, Kim, and their son, Wil, who co-manages the dealership. (Wil is the third generation of the Birsic family to work in the business.) “You just need to earn the customer’s confidence.”
    Mike Manges
    May 22, 2025
    Its customers may be changing, but some things at Lakewood Tire Pros will never go out of style.

    VIP Tires & Service
    'Spanning more than 10,000 square feet, the new store features modern amenities including a spacious showroom, a tire warehouse that holds over 2,000 tires on site, updated customer bathrooms and a fully renovated interior designed for an improved customer experience,' say VIP Tires & Service officials.
    May 21, 2025
    VIP Tires & Service has moved to a new location in Rockport, Maine, which replaces a VIP Tires store that had served the Rockport market since 1993.

    Transamerica Tire Co. Ltd.
    The Swampthing A/T tire is now available in two popular all-terrain sizes, 37X11.50R18LT and 35X11.50R20LT. These new sizes cater to a wide range of lifted trucks and SUVs seeking on- and off-road performance.
    May 20, 2025
    Transamerica Tire Co. Ltd. has added two sizes to its Venom Power brand Swampthing A/T tire.