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TireHub launches independent dealer program | Tire Business
Jan 16, 2024 · ATLANTA — TireHub L.L.C., the national wholesale tire distributor co-founded by Bridgestone Americas Inc. and Goodyear, has unveiled its TireHub Plus program designed to support its independent tire dealer customers.. TireHub Plus provides tools and services to help boost revenue, enhance profitability, attract new consumers and increase overall consumer satisfaction for TireHub customers ...
U.S. AutoForce shakes up wholesale tire industry
Mar 15, 2022 · AKRON, Ohio — There was a seismic shift in the balance of clout among U.S. wholesalers in the past few months, as U.S. AutoForce solidified its position as the No. 2 independent wholesaler in the U.S. with its acquisitions of Treadmaxx Tire Distributors and Max Finkelstein Inc.. Those deals, carried out in October 2021 and January 2022, respectively, nearly doubled U.S. Auto-Force's ...
Global Tire Report - Tire Business
The four largest tire makers in the world remained unchanged, but then the shakeup in this year's Global Tire Report Top 75 rankings begins.
Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear top tire makers again - Tire …
Aug 25, 2023 · For the annual Top 75 Tire Makers ranking, Tire Business looks at the tire makers' revenue generated from the sale of tires they've manufactured, in order to achieve a more equitable apples-to-apples comparison. Excluded are items such as third-party sales of materials (steel cord, synthetic rubber, carbon black, etc.) as well as any non-tire-related revenue and non-tire revenue (auto service ...
Turbo Wholesale acquires Tire Wholesalers Inc. | Tire Business
Jun 16, 2023 · IRWINDALE, Calif. — The wave of consolidation among wholesalers continues to build. Turbo Wholesale Tires and Tire Wholesalers Inc. (TWI), two venerable wholesale businesses with decades of experience and extensive customer bases, have combined their operations under a common management structure designed to support additional growth.. Turbo Wholesale Tires, under the control of private ...
Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear top global tire makers
Sep 1, 2022 · AKRON — Group Michelin topped the 37th annual Tire Business Global Tire Report ranking of worldwide tire sales for a third year in a row with an estimated global tire-manufacturing revenue of $26.3 billion. The Top 5 tire manufacturers did not change in 2021 with Bridgestone Corp. close behind Michelin, followed by Goodyear, …
Data shapes annual Global Tire Report
Sep 28, 2022 · AKRON — The five largest tire manufacturers worldwide, as ranked by Tire Business in the 37th annual Global Tire Report, remained unchanged from the 2021 ranking.. Group Michelin continued to top the charts with an estimated fiscal 2021 global tire-manufacturing revenue of $26.3 billion.
Exxpress unveils rebrand, new dealer loyalty program
Mar 8, 2024 · MIAMI BEACH, Fla.— To say the new year has brought about significant change for tire dealers across the Northeast is an understatement. The entity once known as Dunn Tire L.L.C. has rebranded as Exxpress Tire L.L.C., and in the process has rolled out a dealer loyalty program — called Exxpress Rewards — that the company expects to be a "game-changer" by increasing its penetration with its ...
Sun Auto surpasses 500 stores with Greulich's acquisition
Dec 16, 2024 · MESA, Ariz. — Sun Auto Tire & Service has acquired Greulich's Auto Repair, a 47-year-old independent auto repair business with 24 locations in the greater Phoenix metro area.. The acquisition expands Mesa-based Sun Auto Tire's footprint to 83 locations in Arizona and 510 outlets nationwide.. In addition, Sun Auto's Plaza Tire Service business opened three outlets — in Paragould, Ark ...