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TPMS Cadillac XT5 – 2022

Kumho is OE on VW

Kumho Tire USA Inc. will supply original equipment tires in four fitments for the new Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV. Tire sizes include 235/55R19, 255/50R19, 235/50R20 and 255/45R20.

Discount to get new HQ

Discount Tire is planning to build its new corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz. The dealership recently acquired 35 acres in the city via an Arizona State Land Department auction. Discount Tire has called Arizona home since 1970.

Feds look at converters

A federal bill intended to help police thwart catalytic converter theft has been introduced. The Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act, written by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), would create a national framework to mark catalytic converters and establish federal criminal penalties for converter theft.

Tire Discounters nears 200

Tire Discounters Inc. is closing in on 200 retail locations. The dealership has outlets throughout its native Ohio, plus Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. And it’s now focusing on the Carolinas and Florida as markets for both acquisitions and greenfield expansion. The company recently acquired Skip Cottrell’s Tire, a dealership in West Somerset, Ky.

Dobbs opens 43rd store

Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers has opened its first store in the Columbia, Mo. market. The 12,000 square-foot store has 12 service bays for tire work and automotive repairs. Dobbs Tire has more than 600 associates in MIssouri and Illinois.

Belle expands in Chicago

Allen Park, Mich.-based Belle Tire Distributors Ltd. has opened a location in Bloomington, Ill. The store is the dealership’s 14th outlet in the greater Chicago, Ill., market.

GRI tires are DOT-approved

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. is reporting that its on-highway tires have received U.S. Department of Transportation certification.