What’s Treading, Ep. 4: What’s Up in Aftermarket Wheels [Audio]
In this episode of What’s Treading, we talk to a couple of tire dealers who specialize in ultra-high-performance tires as well as aftermarket wheels and find out the trends in wheels that are taking shape from coast to coast.
With More Options Than Ever Before, a Booming UHP Segment Emerges
With a growing UHP tire segment, a dealer’s job gets a little more complicated.
High-Performance Tire Considerations for Supercars
Supercars have changed drastically over the last 30 years. Here’s what you need to consider before recommending a tire for your customer’s luxury vehicle.
Tire Dealer Perspective: Navigating Customers Through the UHP Tire Segment
The name of the game is making money, but when working with customers in this segment, Jessica Palanjian Rankin, vice president of Grand Prix Performance, points to a more important sales pitch.
What’s Treading, Ep. 3: Delving into Tire Retail Data [Audio]
On this episode of “What’s Treading with Tire Review,” we look at data we’ve collected from tire dealers across the country on all aspects of owning and operating a tire dealership, including in-bay productivity, profit margins, online tire sales, dealers’ most challenging competitors as well as their most critical business concerns.
BKT Tires Puts Plans for U.S. Plant on Hold
In its first quarter FY 2019-2020 earnings report, the India-based tiremaker cited “difficult macroeconomics” and “volatile climate conditions” as reasons for putting its plans for a U.S. manufacturing facility on hold.
What’s Treading, Ep. 2: The Genesis of TireHub and its Future [Audio]
We look back at the company’s beginnings with some of its key executives and discover what the future holds for one of the nation’s largest tire distributors.
Pirelli Continues Porsche Club of America Sponsorship
Pirelli will be once again supporting the Porsche Club of America annual parade, now in its 64th year, by sponsoring the Welcome Party to kick-off the week’s events.
Continental Building New Motorcycle Tire Factory in Thailand
Continental is investing around 26 million euros (approx. $29 million) in a new motorcycle tire manufacturing factory in Rayong, Thailand.
Club 3633: Chris Albertz
The Tire Review Club 3633 celebrates and recognizes the next generation of innovators in the tire industry. Chris Albertz snagged a job as a tire technician with Tire Discounters about 17 years ago, working his way up to service manager, general manager and finally to his current role as purchasing manager. Currently, he oversees tire buying for Tire Discounters’ 120+ stores.
Club 3633: Jonathan Ransom
Jonathan Ransom had always hopped around Black’s Tire’s Wilmington stores pitching in “anywhere I could help to make the store profitable.” He was soon promoted to store manager in Fayetteville, NC, was later promoted to regional manager and now has 15 stores in North and South Carolina under his belt. The Tire Review Club 3633 celebrates and recognizes the next generation of innovators in the tire industry.
Les Schwab Tire Centers Suing Over First Recall in Company History
Les Schwab Tire Centers has filed a lawsuit against Hexpol Compounding, seeking $3.9 million in damages connected to the company’s first tire recall in its history.
