Mitchem Tire Opens Sixth Store

Springfield, Mo.-based Mitchem Tire Co. has opened a new location - a 6,200-square-foot store in Republic, Mo.
Feb. 23, 2026

Springfield, Mo.-based Mitchem Tire Co. has opened a new location - a 6,200-square-foot store in Republic, Mo.

The outlet is Mitchen Tire's sixth location, according to Steve Kruse, the dealership's co-owner.

Founded by C.E. Mitchem in 1939, Mitchem Tire serves the Ozarks region. The dealership is in its fourth generation of family ownership.

 

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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, 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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