Acquisition
The growth of Gills Point S Tire & Auto Service — buoyed by its recent acquisition of Peerless Tire Co. and its 50 Peerless Tires 4 Less retail outlets in seven states — has pushed Point S to more than 400 locations.
Gills Point S now operates 121 stores from coast to coast.
Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers has expanded its reach into the Lone Star State, acquiring Automotive Super Center and its seven locations in Texas.
Frasier Tire Service has opened a new retail tire location in Charleston, its fourth in South Carolina.
Big Brand Tire & Service acquired Tires To You in Austin and plans for more deals to come.
K&M has acquired Lancaster, Pa.-based K&W Tire.
Black's Tire Service Inc. has acquired a retail and service location in South Carolina, its 60th overall throughout the Carolinas.
Fisher Auto Parts has acquired Rowe Auto Service, an auto parts supplier headquartered in Oneonta, N.Y.
Year-old PARC Auto has become largest Meineke franchisee through store openings, acquisitions.
The integration of the 88-year-old Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. with 77-year-old Jack's Tire & Oil Inc. brings together two of the largest — and oldest — commercial tire dealerships in the U.S.