King’s Wholesale Tire to Carry Sentury Products

Sentury Tire Americas’ GroundSpeed tire line will now be available in California through King’s Tire Wholesale (KTW). KTW has multiple distribution centers in California that will provide tires to their many retail partners.

“We are excited to partner with Sentury Tire, adding the GroundSpeed lineup to our offering,” said Sam Batanian, president of King’s Tire Wholesale. “We have always offered luxury, name-brand tires in our inventory, but this is our first time including a quality, entry-level tire. The GroundSpeed lineup fits perfectly for us. Every brand in our lineup is significant. For us, it’s more than just the tire or the price, but also the people and the quality behind the brand that is important to us.”

Currently manufactured in Thailand, the GroundSpeed line will move production to the new U.S. plant in LaGrange, Ga., upon completion. The factory groundbreaking is scheduled for later in 2017.

The GroundSpeed line offers the following tread patterns: Voyager GT; Voyager HP; Voyager HT;Voyager SV; Voyager AT; and Voyager MT.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Ryan Waldron as president of the company's Americas business unit, reporting to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Stewart. He succeeds Steven R. McClellan, who retired on April 1.

"At Goodyear, our customers are at the center of everything we do, and in Ryan Waldron, we have a customer-centric, execution-focused business leader with a deep understanding of both the marketplace and all aspects of our business, as well as a proven track record of delivering results," Stewart said. "I am thrilled to announce him as president of Goodyear's Americas business and have enormous confidence that under his leadership, both the company and our customers will reach even greater levels of success."