Ford dealers are participated in a new ‘Tyre Hotel’ initiative to give customers the chance to fit winter-specific rubber to their cars as temperatures fall.
An off-duty AA technician spotted 23-year-old tyres fitted to the nearly-new car purchase of an unsuspecting motorist.
Kingsway Tyres has invested almost £450,000 in a new autocentre in Retford, with the creation of two new jobs.
More than 10 million UK motorists could drive a vehicle with an illegal and dangerous tyre during 2016, according to TyreSafe research.
Dealer networks and carmakers must make consumers aware of the expertise and varied services available at workshops, an NFDA consumer attitude survey shows.
Aftersales systems company Clifford Thames has won contracts with BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
National Tyre Distributors Association and TyreSafe is warning dealers that sell incorrectly labelled part-worn tyres face prosecution.
Online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com has been sold to Michelin for £50 million, making its founder Mike Welch a multi-millionaire.
Tyre sales by car dealers could come under pressure as the AA has announced the launch of its own mobile tyre fitting service.
