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Troubled Goodyear N.A. Unit Gets Rich
Big Enough?
Big Enough? As the diameters of performance tires increase, manufacturers have to walk the fine line between function and fantasy You’re walking along the show floor at the International Tire Expo in Las Vegas. You pass a seemingly endless collection of cars and tires. Wheels shimmer on display. Parts and accessories abound. And the people
The Art of Selling
The Art of Selling Over the last several months, you have learned about the technical aspects of custom wheels. Now, it’s time to develop your selling skills. In this first of a two-part segment, we’ll discuss ways to market your business and gain marketshare in your area using custom wheels. Then we’ll show you how
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Tire Kingdom Expands Reach With Mueller Buy
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New Tie-Up Focuses on Run-Flat Technology
Cleaning Day Notes
Well, it’s December and time to clear off the desk. So let’s get right to it:Contributions to The One Fund, the industry relief effort supporting the families of NYC emergency workers killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, has to-date reached just over $36,000. Toyo Tires, Nitto Tires, Tire Treads Inc., TRIB, and ITRA all made
Dealer Diary: On Their Minds
On Their Minds For the past two years, Tire Review has brought you Dealer Diary, a monthly series that focuses on typical tire dealers and the ins and outs of their businesses.Both Dave Schardt, president of The Wheel Source in Dayton, Ohio, and Barry Steinberg, owner of Direct Tire and Auto Service in Boston, have
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Making the GradeMichelin to Start Grading and Rating Its Truck Tire Dealers
Debt of Gratitude
Instead of the usual warm temperatures of the desert, it took TANA’s annual OTR conference to heat things up with its biggest and best conference to date. Congratulations!
Technology Sets Pace for Growing Segments
Technology Sets Pace for Growing Segments Light trucks and SUVs continue to set new sales records, and there’s no sign that the public’s love affair with them is going to cool anytime soon.Some even estimate that by 2004, North American production of light trucks and SUVs will be 40 percent greater than it is now!People