Wisconsin Dealer Featured on NASCAR Angels
Sheboygan Press – Local NASCAR fans may want to tune in to races a little earlier this fall. That’s because an episode of the reality-TV series "NASCAR Angels" – which typically airs before NASCAR races, albeit on a different station – will feature a brief profile on the family-owned Powers Tire and Auto Service Center
2009 Top Shop Finalist: Curry’s Automotive
When Matt and Judy Curry opened Curry’s Auto Service in 1998, the couple knew they were taking a risk. With one child at home and another on the way, the Currys opened their shop in Chantilly, Va., with 13 credit cards and $103,000 worth of debt. “Every last penny to our name was in this
2009 Top Shop Finalist: Griffin Brothers
You would expect tire dealers in the heart of NASCAR country to know something about automobiles. Griffin Brothers Tires, Wheels, and Auto Repair in the Charlotte, N.C., area not only knows tires, but the company also has mastered the art of building relationships with people. Over the past 48 years, this family-run company has built
Top Shop Honorees Share More Keys to Success
I have written this column for several years now, many times discussing various aspects of performance, whether it is tires, wheels or suspensions. And I’ve tried to focus on tangible items we can touch and measure, one against another, to derive the best product for a given application. As we head to Las Vegas and
Looking Long Term: Kanwar Has Apollo Tyre Focused…and on the Move
When Onkar Kanwar took over Apollo Tyres Ltd. In 1980, the company was a huge mess. Bad tires and worse management had driven the company – founded by his father in 1976 – into bankruptcy, its net worth wiped out five times over. But nearly 30 years later, the 66-year-old chairman sits atop India’s largest
Fixing a Hole: Total Tariff Fallout Still TBD, But Wrong Parties Were Wronged
The dust still isn’t settled on the president’s ill-advised smackdown of China-made consumer tires. There have been plenty of claims, counterclaims, predictions, wringing of hands and well-moistened crying towels, but few tangibles to date. Despite all of the Chicken Little-ing, the sky has yet to fall and we are no closer to having a handle
USW OKs Four-Year Deal With Bridgestone
The last of the major tiremakers has a new contract with the United Steelworkers. Union workers at Bridgestone Americas’ tire plants ratified a new four-year master contract with the tiremaker Saturday, brining the 2009 master co tract negotiations to a quiet end. Previously, union workers approved a new four-year deal with Goodyear and a three-year
Michelin Sweeps Consumer Reports A/S, Winter Tests
Michelin swept the top spots in all four categories of Consumer Reports’ annual test of all-season and winter tires. Presented in CR’s November 2009 issue, the independent testing considers a range of performance characteristics, including dry braking, wet braking, handling, hydroplaning resistance, snow traction, ice braking, ride comfort, road noise, rolling resistance and tread life.
Unfortunate Passing
I’m not quite old enough to have to rely on the obituaries to track friends or my own condition. But it is odd to read an obituary for a tire business. This one ran in the Bradenton, Fla., Herald last week. There it was at the top of the business briefs in last Thursday’s Herald.
It’s Right at the Intersection of We Love Dealers Alley
Goodyear chief Bob Keegan, speaking at the recent Tire Science and Technology Conference in Akron, revealed that the tiremaker has changed the name of its technical centers in Akron and Luxembourg. They are now called Goodyear Innovation Centers, in keeping, Keegan said, with Goodyear’s drive to be an innovation leader in the global tire industry.