API Relocates HQ, Adds East Coast Warehouse

By Tire Review Staff
May 13, 2015

Tire marketer and importer American Pacific Industries is planning to move its headquarters across town in Scottsdale, Ariz., to a more permanent office in late May. API is also leasing an East Coast warehouse in Camp Hill, Pa.

In August, API moved its offices from Valencia, Calif., to a temporary location in Scottsdale, according to Tom Burkhardt, general manager of API. The move, he said, was largely due to financial reasons and Arizona’s lower corporate taxes.

The new offices will be located in north Scottsdale.

API began operations at the Pennsylvania warehouse in May, according to Burkhardt. API has one other U.S. warehouse in Dallas.

API markets Advanta, Gladiator, Minos and Zenna brand tires.

Classic and Antique Tire Distributor John Kelsey Dies

John Lester Kelsey, founder of antique and classic tire distributor Kelsey Tire and 2009 inductee into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame, died.

By David Sickels
September 22, 2023

John Lester Kelsey, founder of antique and classic tire distributor Kelsey Tire Inc. and a 2009 inductee into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame, died Sept. 17. He was 79. Born in Rochester, Minn., Kelsey attended Camdenton High School and the University of Missouri’s College of Arts and Science. Drafted into the Army on April 8, 1967, he served in the 82nd Airborne during the Vietnam War. He left the Army in May 1969 with several medals including the Bronze Star, National Defense Service, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign, Army Commendation and Good Conduct.