Florida Dealer Fast Becoming Media Star
Pam Oakes, of Pam’s Motor City Automotive, not only runs a successful tire and service business, she has authored a book to aid consumers and has recently broken into the broadcasting business.
Bridgestone Retail Raises Funds for Meals On Wheels
Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) recently presented a check for $873,323 to Meals On Wheels Association of America through its Round Up Program, an in-store fundraising campaign. "We are proud of our teammates across the country who played a key part in helping to combat senior hunger by raising awareness of this issue and of our
Against All Odds: Accomplished Dealers Share Their Immigrant Roots
In an age of technological ease, socially accepted incompetence, and a media-inflated sense of personal entitlement, inspiration to do business can be hard to find. After all, who needs a good work ethic when respect is to be demanded rather than earned? When mediocrity (or worse) isn’t the exception but the norm? When computers are
The End of the (Spare) World As We Know It
In case you haven’t read (and I don’t know how you couldn’t, as it has become the tire story of the year simply based on how many media outlets have picked up on it), but the world is going to hell in a hand-basket. All because carmakers are eliminating spare tires!!!! Seems like every model
Kumho, Insurance Firm Enter Partnership
On June 16, Kumho Tire Co. announced it has entered into a strategic customer services partnership with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and will soon launch a full-fledged joint marketing program. In unveiling the details of this arrangement, the tiremaker commented that these days many businesses “are creating synergies through partnerships with other sectors.” As
Letting ‘Green’ Take Root & Grow Your Shop’s Bottom Line
Tree huggers may not have inherited the earth, but some of their philosophies have taken root in the business world. What’s good for the environment, we’ve found in a time of limited resources and profits, is also good for the bottom line. And now, staying in the black is linked with going green. But there’s
2001-09 Toyota Prius Alignment & Suspension Specs
The 2000-2009 Toyota Prius requires alignment and suspension service just like any other car on the road. With more than 800,000 Prii, (official term for more than one Prius) one of them is bound to end up in your alignment bay.The Prius is based on the Toyota Echo and uses other suspension parts from vehicles
Business Accounting: the Truth is in the Numbers
"Know the numbers…emotions don’t tell the whole story." I first heard this several years ago in a meeting with Bill Berry, president and CEO of American Tire Distributors. It struck home because it seems that so many tire dealers run their businesses by what they think is the right thing to do (emotions), and don’t
Future Refrigerant Options Help Environment, Pose Unique Problems
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the future of automotive refrigerants and their impact on the environment.There is also an ongoing effort called “I-MAC” (Improved Mobile Air Conditioning) that is aimed at reducing R-134a emissions in a number of ways. One of the goals of the I-MAC program is to reduce by
Never Underestimate Women’s Purchasing Power
Waukegan Tire and Supply Co. Vice President and CFO Julie Scroggins’ drive to attract more female customers has led her to gut and remodel all four of the company’s locations, adding family-friendly features. After adding male, female and family washrooms, children’s play areas and full service business centers, she decided to add yet another item