Canadian Tire Caution, Goodyear-to-Akron Reconsidered
Dear Canadian Tire CEO Stephen Wetmore: Speaking as a part Canadian, I must ask you, beg you, plead with you to NOT offer up your wonderful company for acquisition by a U.S. firm. Any U.S. company. And wash your mouth out with soap for speaking such blasphemy. I’m not sure what you feel are the
If LeBron Comes Back He’s Bringing a Tire Plant With Him
So yesterday the City of Cleveland, just a 30-minute drive from our headquarters, was selected to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. Regardless the political persuasion, everyone around here is fired up and sees it as a huge win for the city and region. And we’re all constantly refreshing our computer screens and smartphones trying
TBC Names Hockenson to Head Tire Stores
Bill Ihnken is out and Markus Hockenson is in as head of TBC Corp.’s retail tire stores. Hockenson, now TBC senior vice president of company store operations, heads up Tire Kingdom, National Tire and Battery and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers. Hockenson has more than 20 years’ experience managing retail operations in the United States
Used Tire Thieves Nabbed in Florida
Two Fort Myers, Fla., residents have been arrested and charged with stealing 20 used tires from the Tire Kingdom store in Port Charlotte, Fla. Charlotte County deputies responded to reports of a suspicious van in the area of Tire Kingdom on the evening of Aug. 22. They found a green Ford van parked next to
Woman Drives Off Without Paying for Tires
A customer at the Tire Kingdom location on Heckle Boulevard in Rock Hill, S.C., faces shoplifting charges after police said she stole tires when her check and debit card were declined. The 22-year-old woman was attempting to buy new tires at the shop last week. According to police reports, she first attempted to pay the
Pirelli Honors Italian Unification With Tire
It’s been 150 years since the unified Kingdom of Italy was formed, and to mark the occasion Pirelli SpA presented the country’s head of state with a Formula One tire resplendent in the tri-color of Italy’s national flag.
2007 Top Shop Winner: Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service
Convention just doesn’t seem to fit in. Not always, and not with statements like, “We just do our own thing.” Or, “Sometimes the customer isn’t right.” Not that Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service has succeeded by living on the fringes. Far from it. As the first winner of the Tire Review Top Shop Award presented
Drunk, Pregnant Woman Rams Tire Store
Two people were injured after an apparently drunk and very pregnant woman crashed her vehicle into a Tire Kingdom store in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Nov. 28. The woman’s car crashed through the front window of the store at around 10:30 a.m., police said. The driver, who was 40 weeks pregnant, went into labor and
Pirelli Opens F1 Tire Production Line
On Sept. 23, Pirelli officially inaugurated what it calls the "Factory of Champions" at its plant in Izmit, Turkey, where the company will produce tires for all Formula One teams during the 2011-2013 seasons. The inauguration served as a double celebration for Pirelli, as 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the Izmit facility’s opening and
Tire Misinformation From the InterWebs
Ever wonder why consumers seem so confused about tires? Well, besides the mangled messages they get from friends, family and even tire dealers themselves (real life statement: “You should try these Nexen tires. They’re made by Michelin, you know.”), we can thank the power of the InterWebs. Rather, we can thank the InterWebs for giving