Kelley Wins Porsche Driving Event
Rob Kelley, sales manager for Williams’ Tire & Service Inc. in Benton, Ark., was the big winner of the Porsche Sport Driving School experience, given away at the Tire Industry Association’s “Breakfast with the President” event at this year’s SEMA Show.
Citrus-Oil Earns Yokohama Magazine Honors
Yokohama Tire Corp.’s new environment-minded dB Super E-spec has earned one of Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Awards at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Yokohama Dealer ‘Beats the Odds’
Terry Baker, of Foree Tire Distributors in Denver, won a $70,000 Superformance MKIII car in Yokohama Tire Corp.’s Beat the Odds blackjack tournament at the SEMA Show.
ASA Launches Training Series for Tire Dealers
ASA Tire Systems is partnering with Sale Away to offer training seminars developed specifically for tire dealer retail sales and customer service staff, the company announced Tuesday at the SEMA Show.
Opening Day Brings Tire Rollouts
Opening day of SEMA 2008 was a busy one in the South Hall, with a number of key tire introductions rolled out by exhibitors.
Pirelli Helps Dub Charity Efforts
Pirelli Tire North America has partnered with Dub magazine for two special charity events the publication is holding at the SEMA Show this week.
CITExpo 2008 Focuses on Trade
Official figures now put attendance at this year’s CITExpo at 6860 visitors and 311 exhibitors.
Yokohama Releases Latest Advan Product
Yokohama is adding a new tyre to its global flagship Advan range.
Tough Times Are No Time to Turn Off Your Marketing
Tire dealers who aren’t using all of the marketing tools available to them probably aren’t selling all of the tires and vehicle service that they could. To be sure, many marketing tools add expense, and in these tough times no dealer wants to add to the operating line. But there are many solid, no- or
Smaller Demand: With Vehicle Downsizing, Large Wheels Are Tough to Sell
A few years ago, you could buy a 20-inch chrome-plated wheel from China for $125. Now that the Chinese government has reduced or removed subsidies to those wheel manufacturers and the U.S. dollar has lost value, those days are about gone. This article was planned a year ago, but I had no idea how much