Telle Tire & Auto Centers Acquires Auto Clinic in Missouri

Telle Tire now has seven locations in the Kansas City market and 22 total locations throughout the state of Missouri.

Published: August 4, 2023

Telle Tire & Auto Centers completed the acquisition of the Auto Clinic, a two-store operation located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

With this addition, Telle Tire now has seven locations in the Kansas City market and 22 total locations throughout the state of Missouri. The Midwest Auto Clinic is a Goodyear-branded store that will transition to Telle Tire offering full automotive repair services and tire repair in the upcoming months. The Auto Clinic primarily focuses on in-depth diagnostics and will remain branded and operating as The Auto Clinic, the company said.

Lee’s Summit is a growing suburb of Kansas City and greatly expands the company’s Kansas City footprint, Aaron Telle, president and CEO, said.

Turbo Wholesale Tires introduces Lexani Volt-EC EV tire at annual open house

The open house also featured a trade show, a buyers event and dinner for dealers part of the Turbo Wholesale Tires group.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 8, 2024

Turbo Wholesale Tires welcomed more than 400 tire dealers to its annual open house at its Oak Park (metro Detroit), Michigan distribution center May 2. This year, the event featured three events at once: a trade show, a buyer's event and a dinner for tire dealers who are part of the Turbo Wholesale Tires group. The major announcement of the night came from Todd Pickens, chief commercial officer at Turbo Wholesale Tires, who presented Lexani’s entry into the EV tire market: The Volt-EC. Lexani is one of Turbo Wholesale Tires’ proprietary tire lines, which also includes Lionhart and Rolling Big Power (RBP) brands.