Sun Auto Tire & Service Inc. will acquire Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Plaza Tire Service from owners Mark Rhodes and Scott Rhodes on Dec. 31. Plaza Tire has 70 locations throughout its native Missouri, plus stores in Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas.

Recent dealer commentary suggests that demand for consumer tires last month was higher on a net basis than it was during the same month in 2020.

Hamaton Automotive Technology Co. Ltd. is set to debut its U-Pro Hybrid NFC in early-2022.

Flat Tire Co. of San Antonio, Texas, is reinventing itself. The company, which started as a mobile tire service provider, has opened a brick-and-mortar outlet.

It’s always true that the owners of a tire-related business know everything about their particular business, while the parties looking to buy it know very little. Whether you are a tire retailer, a commercial tire dealer or a wholesaler, it helps to treat potential buyers as if they were your customers.

Michelin North America Inc.'s Lexington, S.C., passenger tire manufacturing plant is celebrating 40 years of operation. The facility has produced more than 240 million tires since it opened.

Modern Tire Dealer will not publish Hotwire on Thursday, Nov. 25, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for the next edition on Monday, Nov. 29.

The year 2021 is drawing to a close. For independent tire dealers across the country, it has largely been a profitable - but difficult - year. With just a few weeks remaining, it’s time to take stock of the last 12 months and start looking at the next 12 months.

Hankook & Co., parent company of Hankook Tire America Corp., experienced a 3% year-over-year sales decline during the third quarter. However, Hankook's sales and volume grew year-over-year in North America.

Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket unveils a new line of Redi-Sensor next-generation, multi-application TPMS sensors.

“We will expand our current portfolio to provide new patterns and sizes for key segments like quarry, underground and construction,” says Rob Seibert, president of OTR for Bridgestone Americas Inc.

The Tire Industry Association has opened online registration for its 67th Annual Off-the-Road (OTR) Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar, Fla.

The Biden White House’s large employer vaccine mandate is facing “an uphill battle" due to legal challenges, according to the Tire Industry Association.

Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will raise Falken brand medium truck tire prices in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on Dec. 1.

Sensata Technologies announced the launch of its new transportation aftermarket website, www.SensataAftermarket.com.

With an eye toward the future, Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced plans to expand its Americas Technology Center campus in Akron with the addition of a new test track.

Telle Tire & Auto Service Inc. has acquired it's 19th location, a Zisser Tire & Auto store in the St. Louis area. The addition gives Telle Tire 10 locations in its hometown market.

Wegmann Automotive USA Inc. has announced that its Alligator sens.it RS universal TPMS sensors now cover the fourth generation of Ford Super Duty pickup trucks (2017-2021 F-250 and F-350). 

Nexen Tire America Inc.’s Roadian HTX2 Highway-Terrain tire is designed to offer the next generation of trucks and SUVs long-lasting highway mileage.

“Our industry continues to face some challenges, but there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future,” says Riccardo Cichi, president and chief sales officer, Bridgestone Americas Inc.