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    “I think overall end user demand has been consistent with previous years, but as always, the devil is in the details,” says Stan Chandgie, chief operating officer and executive vice president of sales, Yokohama Tire Corp. “The economy, particularly the current state of inflation and the subsequent high prices on the entire basket of goods, is definitely having an impact on the consumer.”
    Retail

    On-Point: More Quotes That Defined 2024

    Mike Manges
    Jan. 2, 2025
    Tire dealers, manufacturers and industry observers had plenty to say in 2024. Here are more quotes that defined the year that was.
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    Credit card balances jumped to slightly more than $1 trillion during the third quarter of 2024, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York report.
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    Household Debt Continues to Climb

    Jan. 2, 2025
    Total household debt in the United States grew by $147 billion to $17.9 trillion during the third quarter of 2024, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York report.
    Hunter Engineering Co. 
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declined to initiate rulemaking around the manufacture and use of lead weights.
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    No Wheel Weight Rulemaking From EPA 

    Dec. 30, 2024
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not initiate rulemaking addressing the manufacture and distribution of lead wheel weights.
    MTD
    Do I want more locations? Absolutely,” says Beth Barron, CEO of Chabill’s Tire & Auto Service and MTD’s 2024 Tire Dealer of the Year Award winner. “But I want them to be in the right place at the right price and right now, that’s a little difficult because things are really expensive.”
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    They Said It! Quotes That Defined 2024

    Mike Manges
    Dec. 30, 2024
    Tire dealers, manufacturers and others weren’t shy when it came to sharing their thoughts with MTD during 2024, providing a month-by-month snapshot of the industry.

    Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers Inc.
    The High Ridge, Mo.-based company opened this new location on Dec. 17. The new retail outlet employs 11 associates and is 8,000 square feet, including eight tire and service bays, a large showroom and a customer area.
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    Dobbs Tire Opens 51st Location

    Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers Inc. has opened its 51st location, a store in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.

    Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.
    As a mining tire supplier. “you may have contracts in place, but if the world takes off, so to speak, you better make sure the ink is dry on your contracts,” Mason Hess, director of Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.’s global mining division, recently told MTD.
    Commercial Business

    Mining Tire Segment ‘Consistent,’ Says Purcell Tire's Hess

    Mike Manges
    As director of Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.’s global mining division, Mason Hess has a ringside seat to the ups and downs of the OTR tire market.

    Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc.
    While other tiremakers continue to invest in manufacturing in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. shuttered its plant in Buffalo, N.Y.
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    Manufacturing Investments Continued in 2024

    Mike Manges
    This year was one of substantial tire manufacturing investment within the NAFTA trade zone – and in the case of one tiremaker, a major plant closing.

    Turbo Wholesale Tires LLC
    “We are focused on growing brand share, not distribution share,” says Phillip Kane, CEO of Turbo Wholesale Tires LLC. “We feel that our brands are a tremendously differentiating feature of our business and one that delivers significant and very unique value to our customers.”
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    MTD Exclusive Q&A: What’s Next for Turbo Wholesale Tires?

    Mike Manges
    It’s been a year of significant growth for Turbo Wholesale Tires LLC. Phillip Kane, Turbo’s CEO, discusses what’s next for the company in this MTD exclusive.

    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s blimp program is celebrating its 100th year in 2025.

    MTD
    “Tire Group International (TGI) has focused on expanding the reach of Cosmo Tires, strengthening its presence across key markets,” says Joaquin Gonzalez Jr., TGI’s president (pictured on right, with TGI CEO Tony Gonzalez.)
    National Tire Wholesale/TBC Corp.
    “We’ll continue to take measures to optimize NTW’s supply chain and make strategic investments to exceed our customers’ expectations,” says Rodger Smith, chief operating officer of National Tire Wholesale.

    MTD
    Beth Barron and Carey Barron work side-by-side each day at Chabill's Tire & Auto Service. Here they pose with Beth's new Tire Dealer of the Year trophy.
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    Photos: Chabill's Celebrates Beth Barron as the 2024 Tire Dealer of the Year

    Joy Kopcha
    The team from Chabill's Tire & Auto Service gathered for its annual Christmas party, and added some extra sparkle to celebrate CEO Beth Barron as the 2024 MTD Tire Dealer of the...