Don Detore
Editor at Tire Business
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3 days ago |
tirebusiness.com | Don Detore
AKRON — It is one of the most secretive, intriguing and entertaining aspects of the tire industry, but, like a wayward child, it is rarely discussed. Yet brands and brand names have been a major component of the industry — both for tire companies and consumers alike — since Scottish veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop introduced in 1888 the world's first pneumatic rubber tire, for use on bicycles. It's only fitting that more than 130 years later, his last name remains tied to a significant global brand.
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3 days ago |
tirebusiness.com | Don Detore
LONDON — It's a brand new day, so to speak, for two tire makers climbing up the global tire chain. Yokohama Tire Corp. and Nokian Tyres P.L.C. market two of the fastest-growing tire brands in the world, according to Brand Finance, a London-based independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy. Yokohama earned recognition as the fastest-growing brand in the top 10 tire brands globally. Although the Tokyo-based tire maker remains No. 8, its brand value grew 23% over the last year to $1.5 billion.
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1 week ago |
tirebusiness.com | Don Detore
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — The burgeoning number of its locations — 1,198 in 48 states and growing steadily — wasn't the only intriguing news to emerge from the recent Independent Tire Dealers Group L.L.C.'s (ITDG) annual meeting held at the Wigwam resort near Phoenix. The fact that the group soon could grow exponentially as it looks to expand internationally, first into Canada and Latin America, and then overseas, is a significant step in the buying group's 33-year history.
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Don Detore
A pair of West Michigan tire distribution centers are under new ownership following a transaction involving Irwindale, Calif.-based Turbo Wholesale Tires and Delphos, Ohio-based K&M Tire Inc. In the deal, K&M Tire signed an agreement to acquire four distribution centers in the Midwest, including locations in Cadillac and Kalamazoo, from Turbo Wholesale Tires. The acquisition, which is expected to close on May 16, expands K&M’s geographic reach in Michigan and Hammond, Ind.
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2 weeks ago |
tirebusiness.com | Don Detore
DELPHOS, Ohio — K&M Tire Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire four distribution centers in the Midwest from Turbo Wholesale Tires, expanding K&M's geographic reach. The acquisition, expected to close on May 16, includes three warehouses in Michigan (in Cadillac, Kalamazoo and Oak Park) and another in Hammond, Ind. The purchase price was not disclosed. K&M Tire President Cheryl Gossard welcomed the employees and customers from those facilities to the K&M network.
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