While the year-over-year (YoY) percentage of tire dealers using local parts jobbers has remained steady, local parts retailers appear to be stealing market share from warehouse parts distributors. In 2016, tire dealers sourcing parts from warehouse distributors was 25%, but has since dropped to 14%. Meanwhile sourcing from where local parts retailers grew from 22% in 2016 to 28% in 2017.
(Source: Babcox Research)
Cole and Sky Johnson secured a victory in the 4400 Unlimited Class and Josh Atteberry earned second place in the 4600 Stock Class.
At this year's Mint 400, Team Falken drivers Cole and Sky Johnson secured a victory in the 4400 Unlimited Class and Josh Atteberry earned second place in the 4600 Stock Class. Cole and Sky Johnson equipped their 4482 IFS SXOR Motorsports Car with the new 40” Falken Wildpeak M/T tires.
“The Wildpeak M/T tire wear was phenomenal over that rocky terrain even with a ton of wheel spin from running 2WD,” Sky Johnson said. “These are super tough tires, I was not nice to them and didn’t have a flat, and if there’s ever a race to get a bunch of flat tires, the Mint 400 is one of them.”
Company leadership also detailed updates to marketing/incentive programs.
The Majesty 9 Solus TA91 EV is ideally suited for drivers of EV coupes, sedans, and CUVs, while the Crugen HP71 EV is designed for CUVs and SUVs with an added level of all-weather performance.
In a two-year collaboration with Hyundai, Pirelli said it developed a custom version of its P Zero tire for the EV.
The tires are designed to allow maximum endurance in the airport ground support environment.
The upgrades will be applied to 14 sizes, including 22.5-in. for M171+ and M671A+, and both 22.5-in. and 24.5-in. for M677+.
Both ranges have been tested in multiple winter and summer weather conditions in collaboration with UTAC at its laboratories.
The company hopes to uncover new improvements and technologies to innovate the retread process.
According to BKT, a good starting point is to identify the distinguishing features and advantages that differentiate them from one another.
