The Lean Green Gas of Home, SEMA Notes & Tire Trained Women
Where have all of the green tires gone? Long time passing…apparently. At the SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo last week, I walked through a number of tiremaker booths and checked out the new rubber. Perhaps I didn’t look in all of the right places (there were a lot of tires), but I can’t recall seeing the
2015 Top Shop Winner: Atlantic Tire & Service
Very little and yet so much has changed over the seven years since we profiled Atlantic Tire & Service when the Cary, N.C., dealership took top honors in the 2008 Tire Review Top Shop Awards, presented by Ammco/Coats. It’s still all about great people delivering great customer service. It’s still about a team built
Meet the 2014 Tire Review Platinum Performers
Not only did our Benchmarking Study set standards of performance against dozens of real-world business measures, the results also allowed us to grade the actual results of participating dealers against the group. The end result is 10 tire dealers – some are pure retail, some with a mix of vibrant wholesale and/or commercial elements –
2014 Top Shop Finalist: Performance Plus Tire & Automotive Superstore
Though its tagline is “Locally World Famous,” in reality, 2014 Tire Review Top Shop Finalist Performance Plus Tire & Automotive Superstore is known worldwide. With a bustling location in Long Beach, Calif., a solid presence at events nationwide and a hearty e-commerce business that spans continents, the shop shatters expectations of a typical tire dealership.
With Imports Growing, Isn’t it Time for Representation?
It was with great interest that I read of Federal Tire Corp. and Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. joining ITMA in Europe. ITMA is the Imported Tire Manufacturers’ Association, which now has 21 members and is charged with representing and supporting the best interests of those firms importing tires into Europe. “With the sheer volume of
With Lips Tight, We Try to Explain the Goodyear-SRI Implosion
Looking at the Goodyear-Sumitomo kerfuffle, there have been a lot of questions about the future of the Dunlop brand in North America and what the potential ramifications of this rather odd divorce. For background, on Feb. 13 we learned that Goodyear had filed for dissolution of its joint venture with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, a partnership
Click Toward Online Victories
Dealers share their success stories and best practices on the Web and social media.
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s Off to…
So it’s off to Vegas I go. * * * * * * * It’s Nov. 12 now, it’s snowing and I’m back from the dry desert and not-as-crowded-as-thought Las Vegas Convention Center. While the SEMAfolks were decreeing “record-breaking” attendance – up 7% YoY – the walls and displays at the South Hall must have
TDW Adds 15th Location in Seattle, Moves Houston Facility
Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. announced plans to open a Tire Dealer’s Warehouse (TDW) branch in Seattle in December and to relocate its TDW location in Houston to a new facility, which is slated to open Nov. 18. The new Seattle TDW location, the company’s 15th, is a 40,000-square-foot facility in the Washington South Sound
Live at SEMA: TIA Adds Tire Service Life Statements to Website
As part of its consumer education efforts, TIA added to its website the technical bulletins for tire service life for numerous tire companies and vehicle manufacturers.