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auto parts locator is a Brattleboro, VT-based company in the Retail sector.
Established in 1976 with a single, one bay store on the east side of Cincinnati, Tire Discounters has remained under the leadership of the founder, Chip Wood, for the past 40 years, and is currently the nation`s eighth largest independent tire retailer. Since its inception, the company has led the way in providing unique customer benefits designed to make tires last longer and maximize the overall performance of a car. Our standard installation includes lifetime rotation and balancing, tire inflation, flat repair, and free alignment with a 4 tire purchase. Tire Discounters is also an industry leader in automotive services with ASE certified technicians. Additionally, Tire Discounters provides brake service and repair, oil changes, manufacturer scheduled maintenance, and is the largest custom wheel retailer in the region. Tire Discounters currently employs more than 1,100 people, with over 100 locations across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama all committed to providing unparalleled tire and automotive service experience.
Kal Tire is Canada`s largest independent tire dealer. Founded in 1953 in Vernon, BC by Tom Foord, Kal Tire has grown to include over 250 stores across Canada servicing both retail and commercial customers.
Chaparral Auto Parts Inc is a Frisco, TX-based company in the Retail sector.
Bridgestone Americas` corporate family (BSA) traces its roots to the establishment of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in August 1900. It was then that 31-year-old Harvey S. Firestone (1868-1938) started tire production with 12 employees in Akron, Ohio. On the other side of the globe in 1931, Shojiro Ishibashi (1885-1976) created Bridgestone Tire Company Ltd. (later renamed Bridgestone Corporation). He fashioned the company name by reversing the English translation of his own: “Ishibashi,” which literally means “stone bridge” in Japanese. Bridgestone Corporation purchased Firestone in 1988 for $2.6 billion, transforming the companies` combined operations into the world`s largest tire and rubber company. The operations in the Americas were renamed Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (BFS) and became the largest subsidiary of Bridgestone. As part of its integration with Bridgestone`s existing U.S. operations, Bridgestone/Firestone moved its headquarters from Akron to Nashville in 1992. In an effort to enhance its core business units and to address its customers` needs and wants, the company today does business in the Americas under a holding company structure in which Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM) owns several operating units and subsidiaries, which includes building and industrial products, natural rubber, and industrial fibers and textiles businesses, as well as the tire businesses.