Getting a Jump: Dealers Say Preparation the Key to Winter Tire Sales Success
Getting a Jump Dealers Say Preparation the Key to Winter Tire Sales Success It’s triple-digit hot outside with no relief in sight. All of your bays are full, and everyone’s patience is wearing thin. The absolute last thing on your mind at this point is winter tire sales.Well, they shouldn’t be, because an effective seasonal
Programs Offer Options
Profit Handbook Programs Offer Options There’s a quiet confidence about Dave Crawford. He can get animated, mind you, especially when it comes to discussing "the program." When you ask him why a tire dealer wouldn’t want to join American Car Care Centers (ACCC), the group’s marketing director answers bluntly, "I don’t think they understand the
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Making the GradeMichelin to Start Grading and Rating Its Truck Tire Dealers
Taking the Long View: Today’s Dealers See the Long Term Benefits of Private Brands
nal exposure that would make them more well-known among consumers. And today, they enjoy much the same level of technology as the majors, but dealers often face an uphill battle convincing consumers of their quality and performance. Most importantly for dealers, however, is that unlike the major brands, private brand lines deliver the territory exclusivity
Selling in the Private Market
Selling in the Private Market “We’ve been in business 21 years and never carried name brand tires.” This is the eighth installment of Tire Review’s Dealer Diary, a year-long series showcasing a typical tire dealer, his business, how he runs it, the many issues he deals with, and his thoughts on the industry in general.This
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Cooperative e-ventureSix Tire Giants Join Forces to Create Cost-Saving Internet Exchange
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Michelin signs eight more retreaders, now claims 38
The Big Hole in the Ground
They came from all over the country to discuss the industry, meet friends and look at a giant hole in the ground. But more importantly, they came in record numbers.
The Retreading Market: Plants More Productive, But Pressures Putting the Squeeze On
The Retreading Market Plants More Productive, But Pressures Putting the Squeeze On Retreading has been an integral part of the tire industry and American life for over 100 years. From the earliest days of steel-studded leather bands to the first true mold-cure retreading to the innovation of precure treads, and through the necessity brought on
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Changing of the GuardDavid Poisson Resigns from TANA; Heads To Private Sector Job