BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2013) — Discount Tire/America's Tire has opened its first stores in Kentucky, in Bowling Green and Louisville, expanding its national footprint to 24 states.
Discount Tire opened the Bowling Green store in late December and the Louisville location this past week. The new stores enlarge the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based dealership's network to 853 locations.
The Bowling Green store is managed by Victor Vogel, an 11-year company veteran. He oversees 15 employees. The Louisville store is managed by Bob Wilcox, a 27-year veteran. The store has nine employees.
Like nearly all Discount Tire stores, the locations in Kentucky are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and are closed on Sunday.
Discount Tire did not disclose the investment for the new stores nor say where else in Kentucky it has plans to open stores.