Continental’s REDI-Sensor SE10006 TPMS sensor provides coverage for more than 62 million vehicles in operation, and allows tire dealers and service providers to reduce inventory and simplify tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) service.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. has announced the addition of 119 new part numbers to its Standard and Standard Import lines. This release covers 53 product categories and includes 44 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model year vehicles.

Sensata Technologies' new Bluetooth Low Energy tire pressure monitoring system is designed to "address the market shift towards smarter, connected tires," according to the company.

An interface to Royal 4's WISE system is now available for MaddenCo customers. Product and customer information, vendor addresses and purchase and sales orders can be sent through the interface.

As vehicles become more complex, engine oils will continue to follow suit, according to officials from Valvoline and Shell Lubricants. 

If a sensor within the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) of an Infiniti Q50, model years 2018-2020, is replaced it will need to be initiated. The TPMS is not affected by wheel and tire rotation.

From a profit opportunity standpoint, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to truck alignment, says Kaleb Silver, director of product management, Hunter Engineering Co. 

The average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. has risen to 12.2 years in 2022, marking the fifth straight year the average vehicle age has increased.

Mounting and balancing tires correctly is the heart and soul of what tire dealers and other tire retailers do. And that means it’s absolutely critical the job is done with precision and delicacy.

Today, your salespeople and technicians must be trained to educate the customer and build trust quickly. Why? Because most of the time, difficult customers are created by you and/or your people. And you may not even realize it. 

There will be 3.6 million high school graduates in the United States this year. We don’t need them all. But we do need thousands of them as automotive technicians. The questions are where do we need them, how do we recruit them and how do we train them?  

Last year was the sixth warmest on record. As temperatures continue to hover at high levels, more drivers will use their vehicles’ air conditioning systems - leading to more service opportunities for tire dealers. 

John Marshall, vice president of Grismer Tire Co., doesn’t have political aspirations, but he did recently have a few words for Ohio lawmakers. He says the theft of catalytic converters is so rampant, it’s not a matter of “if” -  but “when” a vehicle owner will be the victim of the crime.

The new TC33 series tire changers from Hunter Engineering Co. have been designed for tire dealerships that have limited space or offer mobile tire service.

Anyline has introduced scanning technology that captures tire size and dimension information from sidewalls and integrates that data into tire dealerships' websites to help simplify the online tire buying process.

Getting auto parts will be the biggest challenge of 2022, say respondents to automotive market research firm IMR Inc.'s latest survey. In February 2022, IMR interviewed 500 auto service facilities and 35.8% said sourcing the parts they need is their top concern. 

You don’t often hear the words “generation gap” today. But that doesn’t mean generation gaps don’t exist. In fact, the tire industry is suffering from a profound generation gap - especially when it comes to tire service jobs.