• TBC Corp., one of North America’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires, is expanding its product portfolio in partnership with Giti Tire’s North American operations. Giti offers a range of tires designed for passenger cars, SUVs, 4x4s, commercial vans, trucks, buses and more. “We’re pleased to welcome Giti Tire as a valued supply partner,” said Greg Ortega, group vice president of purchasing for TBC.
• Thomas Hand is now the vice president of sales at Gardena, CA-based Tireco Distributors, a national tire distributor with more than 30 locations. Hand had been the regional manager for car care – Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina for AAA-The Auto Club Group.
• Sun Auto & Tire Service has selected RELEX Solutions, a provider of unified supply chain and retail planning technology, to optimize store and distribution center forecasting as well as replenishment across all stores and DCs. Sun Auto & Tire Service has over 520 locations and 19 DCs across 24 states.
• TOPDON US, a provider of diagnostic tools and technology for automotive professionals, is expanding its partnership with Universal Technical Institute (UTI). New brand installations have been completed at UTI campuses in Rancho Cucamonga, CA and Sacramento to support hands-on training in modern EV servicing and battery management.
• Mitchell 1 has launched a Review Insights feature within its SocialCRM shop marketing services to help shops analyze and act on customer feedback from major review platforms.
