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TPMS Hyundai Elantra – 2023

Kumho adds warehouses

In April, Kumho Tire USA plans to open a distribution warehouse in Dallas, Texas. It’s the first of two facilities planned in the next three years. Another warehouse is expected to open in Franklin, La., in April 2026. Combined, they will have the capacity to hold more than one million tires.

Belle Tire adds store

Allen Park, Mich.-based Belle Tire Distributors Ltd. has opened a store in Huntley, Ill., the company’s 15th outlet in the state. The new store spans 10,000 square feet and has 10 service bays.

Big O Tires plans 10 stores

Big O Tires expects to add 10 locations during the first quarter of 2023. They will be located in North Dakota, Washington, Iowa, Arizona and Tennessee. That growth in the quarter will nearly match the 11 new stores that the TBC Corp.owned brand opened in all of 2022.

Monro buys five locations

Monro Inc. has completed a five-store acquisition that includes four stores in Iowa and one in Illinois. The company bought four QC Auto Services locations, plus Muscatine Tire & Auto Center in Muscatine, Iowa. In total, they are expected to add $6 million in annualized sales.

LWG grows in Denver

Leeds West Groups has acquired a Midas franchise in Parker, Colo., its ninth Midas location in the Denver, Colo., metro area. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

VIP hosts tech sessions

As part of ongoing training efforts, Lewiston, Maine-based VIP Tires & Service recently hosted three separate, handson training events to offer specialized information to more than 200 employees. The company hosted its annual Master Tech Summit, a tire forum and a day-long safety symposium.

Black’s Tire holds meeting

For the first time since January 2020, Black’s Tire Service Inc. hosted an inperson sales and leadership event. More than 600 members of the Black’s Tire Service team, along with their spouses and assorted vendors, attended.