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    • Mike Manges

    Editor
    Phone: (330) 598 - 0368
    Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 25-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association award winner and holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors. Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in September 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010.
    Photo: Big Horn Tire
    “We have our fingers on the pulse of mining activity in this part of the country,” says Craig Stevens, general manager of Gillette, Wyo.-based Big Horn Tire (pictured on right, with from left to right, Wes Brown, Big Horn Tire’s director of business development; Jennifer Williams, Big Horn Tire’s director of administration and retail sales; and Josh Crump, the dealership's director of asset management.)
    Commercial Business

    The Battle of Big Horn Tire

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 19, 2025
    Not far from where General George Armstrong Custer made his famous last stand sits another Big Horn that’s fighting a battle of its own.
    The outlet – officially called TD/EV by Tire Discounters – is located in the Cincinnati, Ohio, suburb of Symmes Township and was created to fill what the dealership considers to be a “void” in the automotive aftermarket.
    Retail

    Tire Discounters Opens EV Service Outlet

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 17, 2025
    Tire Discounters Inc., one of the country’s largest tire dealerships, has opened a concept store that offers a full range of electric and hybrid vehicle services.
    MTD
    The new Nokian Surpass AS01 ultra-high performance all-season tire was put through the paces at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. UHP all-season 'is a key segment for the North American consumer,' said Steve Bourassa, Nokian's director of products and pricing.
    Photo Galleries

    Photos: Nokian Launches Surpass AS01

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 14, 2025
    Nokian Tyres Inc. recently showed off its new ultra-high performance all-season tire in Las Vegas, Nev. - and MTD was there!
    MTD
    “We’re very, very excited to bring this to the market,” said Steve Bourassa, director of product and pricing for Nokian Tyres Inc., when discussing the new Nokian Surpass AS01 ultra-high performance all-season tire. “It’s something we felt we needed to round out our product offering.”
    Retail

    Nokian Targets UHP All-Season Segment

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 13, 2025
    Nokian Tyres Inc. is taking renewed aim at the ultra-high performance all-season segment with a new product, the Surpass AS01, that has been years in the making.
    ASTA
    “All we’re trying to do is help you run a successful business and help you grow that business,” says Ryan Ragan, executive director of the Automotive Tire & Service Alliance (ASTA). “That’s what ASTA is. And when I say ‘we,’ I mean every member of the association.”
    Retail

    Big Benefits On Way From ASTA, Says Ragan

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 13, 2025
    The Automotive Service & Tire Alliance is ramping up what it offers to its tire dealer members, says Ryan Ragan, the association’s executive director.
    MTD
    “I think private equity will still be interested in being a stakeholder in the (tire dealer) sector and being active building scale with smaller and mid-size tire dealer outfit chains,” says John Healy, managing director and research analyst with Northcoast Research Holdings LLC and author of MTD’s monthly Your Marketplace column.
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    Healy Talks Tariffs, Private Equity, ATD and More 

    Mike Manges
    Feb. 10, 2025
    Tire industry analyst John Healy discusses tariffs, private equity ownership of tire dealerships, M&A and other topics in this exclusive interview.