Back In Time: Retro Vehicle Styling Gaining Speed While Savvy Dealers Profit
Retro Vehicle Styling Gaining Speed While Savvy Dealers Profit It’s the middle of summer, and everywhere you turn, there’s a car show or cruise happening that attracts owners of hotrods, streetrods and classics. The baby boomers are pouring untold millions into this market segment. Earlier this year, several 1969 Camaros went ‘on the block’ at
Back to Basics: Performance Success Comes Down to Knowing Your Wheels
In our ever-changing performance industry, we must always be aware of what our retail customers need and demand from us. Technical knowledge – the ability to quickly and accurately help them make the best and safest wheel and tire choices – is paramount. Time was that custom wheel selection and fitment was relatively simple. Not
Tiremaker Stronger Than Ever, CEO Says
(Akron/Tire Review – The Tennessean) Six years ago, Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire was awash in lawsuits and allegations over the role of its tires in the now-infamous Ford Explorer rollovers.
Pentagon Honors Airless Tyre Design
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The Pentagon has honoured Abraham Pannikottu and his American Engineering Group team for designing airless tyres for the Stryker armoured vehicle.
Making the Most of the Internet
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Online retailing has come of age, and U.K. consumers are leading the way.
Lose Weight With BBS
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The engineers at wheel manufacturer BBS are constantly striving to reduce the weight of the company’s alloy wheels.
Staggering Results: Stocking and Selling Innovative Products Can Boost Profits
Over the next few months, you will be reading a great deal about who had the biggest, most expensive or most outrageously modified product or vehicle at the SEMA show. Sure, it all looks good, but how will it help you grow your business? I want to take a different approach and tell you about
Pedal to the Metal: Drag Tires, Lightweight Wheels Quench Customers’ Thirst for Speed
Speed: (sped) n. Magnitude of a velocity. The act or state of moving rapidly. An unquenchable thirst for more. OK, I made up the last one, but you know what I’m talking about. In the world of instant gratification, motorsports is king. If a 10-second quarter was great yesterday, it’s just a start today. Because
Profit in Steel Wheels?: Advances in Steel-Alloy Wheels Can Mean Profitable Upgrades
You read that right. There’s profit in steel wheels – if you offer a wheel that looks like chrome but is priced like steel. Over the last several years, you’ve probably noticed a few OE wheels that were basically steel but had a chrome-plated ‘skin’ applied over the base. Most were simple in design and
Size and Safety: How Ultra-Large Wheels Impact Stopping Power, Load Capacity
When we talk about a life-or-death situation, many times, the old adage, “Every second counts” comes to mind. If we apply that same principle to our vehicles, especially when braking, we might say, “Every inch counts.” How many times have you had to brake hard to avoid – or attempt to avoid – hitting something?