Our recent check-ins with tire dealers leave us with the view that retail sellout trends continue to show weakness and are lower on a year-over-year basis versus the same period in 2021.

Retail tire pricing expert JP Brooks says the market still needs to absorb recently announced price hikes. And this doesn't happen overnight.

"I’ve been in the business for over a decade now and of course, I can’t help but notice that not many people look like me,” says Julie Holmes, co-CEO of Virginia Tire & Auto LLC, a 17-store dealership based in Fairfax, Va. She wants to change this.

As a professional, it’s your job to find the best solution for the customer that your business can successfully and profitably replicate time and time again.

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC has agreed to a new, four-year contract with the United Steelworkers that covers workers at Yokohama Tire Corp.'s Salem, Va., consumer tire plant.

Most everyone in tire dealership management or sales - Generation Y age and older - can recall the days of old, where the data we had was simple and effective, but not always quite enough to make innovative decisions.

Legislation that directly benefits independent tire dealers doesn’t come around often. But a new law and a recently introduced bill have the potential to boost many dealers’ bottom lines - and maybe your own.

Van's Tire & Service founder L. Wayne Vanaman recently died at the age of 79. Vanaman started the company in the 1970s by selling tires out of the back of his van in the Akron, Ohio area. Van's Tire eventually grew into a multi-outlet operation.

The question usually comes to me in the form of “How do I find more help?” or “What’s the secret to finding employees these days?” These questions have been a part of almost every conversation I’ve had with tire dealers for quite some time.

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has promoted Rob Lovi to vice president of sales. Lovi most recently served as director of sales, national strategic accounts, for Toyo.

Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc. has announced that Mike Broberg will become its new CEO in early 2023. He will replace Jack Cuniff, Les Schwab's CEO since 2018, who will retire at the end of 2022.

Recent dealer commentary suggests that consumer demand for passenger and light truck tires fell on a net basis during July, continuing a trend that we have observed over the last several months.

Privately held companies don’t face the same outside pressure as publicly traded companies, but they also can benefit from a periodic review of their portfolio of businesses. 

Economic indicators point to the possibility of a general downturn - if not a full-fledged recession - taking place in the United States sometime next year. How can you prepare for a possible dip and the impact it could have on your profitability? Fellow dealers share their advice in this MTD exclusive.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Moid Alwy as chief supply chain officer. 

The Ohio Tire & Automotive Association has a clear-cut mission statement: “We are dedicated to protecting the legislative interests of Ohio tire and automotive suppliers and providing resources to our members.”

Recent dealer commentary suggests that consumer demand for passenger and light truck tires continues to drop. Demand fell on a net basis this past June versus the same month in 2021. 

Tire Discounters Inc. has entered the car wash business by acquiring Carriage House Car Wash, which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

“Coming off the July 4 recess, Democrats were projecting cautious optimism about their ability to pass a broad economic package, colloquially being referred to as Build Back Better Again, before the August 8 recess," say Tire Industry Association officials.

Point-of-sale systems have evolved beyond being simple transaction tools. Tire dealers rely on point-of-sale systems for robust features that support more efficient operations throughout their business, from the front desk to inventory. 

Pam Konde remembers a time before she was the owner of Mac’s Tire Service in Washington, D.C. She recalls working for her father, Percy Pettaway, at the single-location dealership during her summer breaks from high school and making $3 an hour operating the cash register.