Two of the largest names in the tire industry will become one. Discount Tire, the largest independent tire dealer in the U.S. with 1,100 stores, is acquiring Tire Rack, the industry's oldest and largest online tire seller.

Do you think your sales team is firing on all cylinders? They're probably not. Mike Townsend visited 70 stores as part of a secret shopper exercise, and he says in those visits not a single employee asked him to buy anything.

Tire Discounters Inc. is adding to its market reach in the Atlanta metro with two acquisitions and a new store opening, while also expanding into the state of Virginia for the first time.

Registration is open for the annual California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) /1-800EveryRim New Year Luncheon, which will take place on Jan. 20, 2022, in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Total U.S. tire shipments are expected to hit 336 million units in 2021 and the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association projects every category of replacement tires will exceed the units shipped in 2019.

The pandemic forced Spencer Carruthers, owner of Kenwood Tire in West Bridgewater, Mass., to step back and reevaluate his business top to bottom, which led to some tough decisions.

Indy Tire Centers Inc. dba Best-One of Indy has finalized its fourth acquisition of 2021 with the purchase of Best-One Tire & Auto Care of Richmond, Ind.

Atturo Tire Corp. announced The Trail Blade Boss Green Label, a new version of its Trail Blade Boss Tire.

Pirelli & Cie SpA acknowledged nine of its suppliers with awards to reward the companies that have distinguished themselves in making Pirelli’s supply chain even more sustainable, innovative and of the highest possible quality.

Michelin North America Inc. will raise prices on select Michelin, BFGoodrich and Uniroyal brand passenger and light truck replacement tires up to 12% on Jan. 1.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will increase prices on Bridgestone, Firestone and Fuzion brand passenger and light truck replacement tires sold in the United States and Canada.

Wegmann Automotive USA Inc. has announced that its Alligator sens.it RS universal TPMS sensors now cover the fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette C5, model years 1997-2004.

Apollo Tyres Ltd. is expanding its product range in the United States and Canada with the launch of a new light truck tire, the Vredestein Pinza AT. 

 How are tiremakers and other tire suppliers helping to ensure good fill rates for dealers during the ongoing shipping crisis?

Michelin North America Inc. has added the X Tweel TURF zero-turn radius tire to its airless Tweel portfolio. 

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. has received "Best Exporter of Rubber Products" honors as part of the Sri Lanka Presidential Export Awards program.

Sun Auto Tire & Service Inc. will acquire Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Plaza Tire Service Inc. from owners Mark Rhodes and Scott Rhodes on Dec. 31. Plaza Tire has 70 locations.

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.