Matt Berg, general manager of Berg Tire Inc., a single-location dealership in Glendive, Mont., is using social media to drive big numbers at his business. In this article, he reveals how you can achieve similar results by following several best practices.

The Alenza Sport A/S tire has been specified as original equipment on select models of the 2021 Nissan Rogue. Bridgestone Americas Inc. says the Rogue is the first vehicle in the U.S. and Canada to feature tires with the company's newest fuel efficient technology.

Nokian Tyres Inc. and POWDR, a company that operates resorts around the country, will be planting 50,000 trees following a promotion earlier this year.

 Bridgestone Americas Inc.'s OTR tire plant in Bloomington, Ill., is celebrating 55 years of operation.

BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors hosted about 150 customers for in-person training, equipment demonstrations and a trade show this month. In a year where most dealer events were canceled due to COVID-19, the BTS team wanted to find a safe way to offer the help it traditionally offers customers.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. is expanding its already-robust efforts to provide COVID-19 relief with the recent establishment of a contactless coronavirus treatment center at its plant in Bhuj, India.

Vipal Rubber continues to invest in manufacturing with the addition of a new, $20 million plant in Perez, Argentina.

More good things are around the corner for ag tire manufacturers and dealers, Paul Hawkins, senior vice president of aftermarket sales for Titan International Inc., recently told MTD. In this exclusive interview, Hawkins discusses the state of ag tire demand in North America, new products that Titan will roll out during 2021 and more.

Earlier this month, the Tire Industry Association’s Roy Littlefield told me that he expects the incoming Biden Administration to tackle COVID-19, infrastructure funding and other issues. 

Demand for custom wheels has remained robust despite the impact of COVID-19, according to John Tak, senior director of merchandising for American Tire Distributors Inc.  In fact, “with people staying home, they are buying wheels,” he says. “Our dealers are telling us they are as busy as ever on the wheel side. And our wheel business has been up significantly.”

Gabriel Asbun succinctly articulated Bridgestone Americas Inc.’s long-term strategy during the company’s all-digital 2020 Consumer Tire Business Meeting, which was held on Nov. 18. “Our number one priority is to continue to create a stronger tire business that will start with delivering the right mix of products to help meet the needs of your customers today, while at the same time investing in tire-centric and mobility solutions for tomorrow."

Driven by e-commerce and the proliferation of distribution hubs, there are more last-mile delivery vans on the road than ever before, creating additional tire and service opportunities for enterprising tire dealers. Here's how two leading tire dealerships are pursuing this rapidly growing segment, as they share what's working for them.

Fall is in full swing. With the way 2020 has been, even that seemed in question at times. However, we have managed to reach another change of season. And with it, business for many tire dealers will change, as well.

Fuel efficiency and a quiet, comfortable ride might not be the first things that come to mind when thinking about light truck tires. But the tiremakers designing original equipment LT tires indicate those are key considerations at work in the next generation of products.

National Tire Wholesale (NTW) customers will have exclusive access to a new brand of medium truck tires in North America. TBC Brands LLC says the Prinx lineup features seven application types.

Point S Canada will open five Point S locations in Ontario, plus six more under its Otobox retail banner. The new stores will give the province 70 total locations.

Tire dealerships partnering with technical schools to identify, develop and recruit young auto service technicians is not necessarily a new idea. But it isn’t always easy to find a winning formula. Here’s how Tire Discounters is working with a well-known trade school to cultivate its next generation of service techs.

ZC Rubber America Inc. is opening a new distribution center in December 2020 so serve the eastern U.S. The warehouse, located in Statesville, N.C., will serve as the distribution hub for Arisun truck tire customers and dealers in the region.

Eight months ago, Barnwell House of Tires found itself at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, supplying tires and related services that enabled waste haul, utility and other essential fleets to operate, while enacting measures to protect the well-being of its customers and employees. “The Big Apple” is no longer the nexus of the pandemic and Barnwell has emerged as a stronger, more nimble company. Scott Weeden, the dealership’s vice president of sales, calls it “the corona shift.”