New Coats Balancer Released
Hennessy Industries has introduced the new Coats 1250-3D Wheel Balancer.
Strong Retreading Potential in Chinese Tyre Market
Enormous domestic tyre production capacity, a scarcity of domestic rubber supply and increased output prices could be pointing to strong opportunities in China’s tyre retreading business.
(Between the Lines): Intercepted Holiday Letter From a Tire Dealer’s Wife
We all get them. The Holiday Update Letter from friends or relatives. They are usually over-the-top cheery, even for the holiday season, and provide interesting tidbits about how life is treating those closest to you, especially helpful if they live far away. Sometimes, though, a more honest assessment comes from reading between the lines, such
Many Dealers Report Tire Shortage as Demand Outstrips Supply
(Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard) Kingston has hardly seen any snow yet this season, but already winter tires are in short supply at dealers across the city.
R2R? Automakers Agree to NASTF’s New Info Standards
(AftermarketNews.com) The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) announced that it has officially established the NASTF Service Information Standards.
SEMA, SEMA, SEMA
Back from SEMA 2008…no worse for the wear (gratefully).
Five Coats Tire Changers Make SEMA Debut
Hennessy Industries make a SEMA Show splash with the introduction of its new line of Coats Heavy Duty (CHD) Series tire changers.
Tyre, Equipment, Accessories Companies Sign Up for 2009
Next September’s Brityrex exhibition in Manchester has gotten off to a flying start with some of the best-known names in tyres, workshop equipment and accessories committing to exhibit at the U.K.’s only dedicated tyre trade event.
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
A Permanent Solution: Safety, Profits From Permanent Tire Repair
Even though it ensures customers’ safety plus offers the potential for a steady revenue stream, proper, permanent tire repair is still not a service offered by all tire dealers. It might have something to do with today’s “instant gratification” society, where shops don’t want to take the time to repair a tire, and customers don’t