Dealers gain big in replacement-tire sales

Mark Mathews, service director of Tansky Sawmill Toyota in Ohio, says tire sales can encourage customers to return for repair work. (RICHARD WOOD)

August 15, 2016 05:00 AM

Not long ago, the share of the replacement tire market held by new-vehicle dealerships was near zero. Dealers seemed to concede the space to independent shops.

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