Carriage House Plans: Americas Tire

Monday 7 January 2013

Americas Tire

Discount Tire Company Inc. is a privately owned, Scottsdale, Arizona-based retailer of automobile tires and wheels, offering major brands—including Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin, and Bridgestone for tires and Enkei, Konig, and Weld Racing for wheels—as well as exclusive brands, such as Arizonian and Roadhugger for tires and MB Wheels, Victory Wheels, and Hot Wheels for automobile wheels. The company serves more than 40 million customers a year through a chain of some 650 stores in 19 states, located primarily in the West, Southwest, and Midwest. Due to a trademark conflict, stores in parts of California, Oregon, and Washington use the America's Tire Co. name. To service its stores, the company maintains four distribution centers. Discount Tire also operates a mail-order division, Discount Tire Direct, and a Mobile Unit that provides tire-changing services to southern California used car dealerships. The company is owned by the family of its founder, Bruce Halle, who remains chairman of the board.