Countrywide Tire Sold to President

Published: April 22, 2015

Plymouth, Minn.-based tire marketer and wholesaler Countrywide Tire & Rubber Co. has been sold.

The buyer is Chad Issacs, current company president and a 16-year veteran with the company. Terms of the deal were not announced.

Countrywide Tire & Rubber was established in 1976 by Bob Stone and Ben Broder. It specializes in commercial light truck, industrial, ag, specialty and ATV tires, wheels and tubes, and it sells curing envelopes, procure tubes and heat resistant flaps.

“I am incredibly excited to purchase a company with 39 years of history in the specialty tire and inner tube industry,” said Issacs. “I am confident that my commitment to excellence in customer service, innovations and high quality products will help carry on the legacy of quality this company was built on.”

Bridgestone invests in Yoshi Mobility to expand into virtual inspection, EV charging

Yoshi is also commercializing its mobile EV charging platform to address EV fleet charging challenges.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 1, 2024

Yoshi Mobility recently closed its $26 million Series C funding round. The round includes strategic investors General Motors Ventures and Bridgestone Americas, as well as international investors Universal Motors Agencies and Shikra Limited. Launched out of Y Combinator in 2016, the company is also backed by ExxonMobil, DN Automotive, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, and NFL legend Joe Montana. Yoshi Mobility has raised more than $60 million to date. In addition to scaling its core business, the company said Series C funding enables it to expand three new business lines: preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and electric vehicle (EV) charging.