<p>Dynamic Tire specializes in distributing opening-price-point tires and that strategy has been to its advantage, especially this year when customers are more cost-conscious.</p>
<p>The agricultural tire market is expected to remain fairly stable for the rest of the year, except for one possible disruption: the end of Ukraine’s war with Russia.</p>
<p>With increasing demand for metals and minerals, the largest group of OTR tire applications (mining, construction and ports and handling) are forecast to grow 5.6% globally over the next five years.</p>
<p>Smaller construction tires may see a bump in sales this year as federal funds fuel the replacement of highways, bridges and other urban projects.</p>
<p>Agriculture tires account for about two-fifths of the North American OTR sales but they are expected to have the best growth rate in the next five years.</p>
<p>Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and drought impacting water levels at the Panama Canal are delaying tire shipments and raising prices.</p>
<p>Your automotive technicians may not know what you think they know, at least that’s according to Today’s Class, which offers a training app and assesses the knowledge of test takers.</p>
<p>Your automotive technicians may not know what you think they know, at least that’s according to Today’s Class, which offers a training app and assesses the knowledge of test takers.</p>
<p>Aftermarket tire unit sales across most categories have fallen so far this year, compared with 2022, yet increased pricing has helped boost retail revenue.</p>
<p>U.S. consumers are continuing to hang on to their old vehicles longer, pushing the average passenger/light truck vehicle age to a record 12.5 years. This is good news for the aftermarket repair industry.</p>
<p>Years of promoting and encouraging high school graduates to pursue a career in the automotive aftermarket finally seems to be making an impact, according to the TechForce Foundation’s latest report.</p>
<p>When Ted Jorgensen opened his tire dealership, Dixon Tire Pros & Auto Repair, in April 2002, only two cars came in the first day. Now, customers come from miles away.</p>
The government push to increase the number of electric vehicles (EV) on the road and the shift toward renewable energy technologies are proving to be a boon for the mining industry.