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Mr. Tire

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Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers
Company typeWholly owned subsidiary
IndustryAutomobile care
Founded1970 (1970) in Richfield, Minnesota, U.S.
FounderJoseph Tomarchio Sr. 
HeadquartersRochester, New York
Number of locations
318 (2022)
Area served
MarylandDelawareNew Jersey, VirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaNew YorkPennsylvaniaOhio, and West Virginia
Key people
Jose L Rodriguez, CEO
ServicesRetail tire sales and service, scheduled maintenance, oil changes, brakes, muffler and exhaust services, battery replacement, wheel alignments, brakes, and automotive repairs.
ParentMonro, Inc.
Websitewww.mrtire.com

Mr. Tire is an American auto service company. The company was founded in 1970 by Joseph Tomarchio Sr. Based out of Rochester, New York, the company provides various automotive repair services across 13 U.S. states.

History

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Mr. Tire was founded in 1970 in Richfield, Minnesota. It distributed CO-OP brand tires and was controlled by Universal Cooperatives. It is a retailers' cooperative. As of 2001, the distributor had 102 affiliated dealers in 13 states.[1]

The second Mr. Tire Auto Service Center was founded in 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland, covering more than 300 locations in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. This organization licensed the "Mr. Tire" name from Universal Cooperatives.

References

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  1. ^ "Top 50" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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