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 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.
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.
Mr. Tire Auto Service Center was acquired by Monro Inc. in 2004 along with Tread Quarters, Kimmel Automotive, Tread Quarters Discount Tires, and Rice Tires.
References
Article from Tire Business magazine about controversy of dual use of Mr. Tire name, October 23, 2006 Modern Tire Dealer Top 50 Mr. Tire (Monro) history
External links Mr Tire / Universal Cooperative web site Mr Tire / Monro Muffler Brake web site Mr Tire Locations