If you are an auto body shop, car dealer, independent tire dealer, wheel manufacturer, exporter, or a retail auto shop, it's in your best business interest to forge a close relationship with a wholesale tire distributor. Opening an account with a wholesale dealer gives you access to an enormous source of inventory that you can use to expand your profit margins and find new customers.
There are a few places you can look to try and find wholesale tires for sale.
Referrals. Lots of businesses in the auto industry pass contacts along by worth of mouth, so see if you know anybody that can refer you to the distributor they work with. This is an easy way to find a reputable dealer that has wholesale tires for sale.
Yellow pages. Your local yellow pages should list a few different wholesale tire distributors in your area. Check in the "automotive" category as well as the "wholesale" category if your book includes one.
Online. The internet is a great tool that can put you in touch with wholesale tire dealers in your area very quickly. Run a simple search for "New York tire distributors" (obviously using your own location) to find the big players in your area.
Once you find the tire dealers in your area, call them up to see what their account application process involves. Most wholesale tire distributors will run a credit check and contact a few of your references before giving you access to wholesale tire prices.
Keep in mind that if you are not an automotive business, or if you don't stock tires or purchase them regularly, there is a good chance your account will be rejected or closed. To get the best prices on wholesale tires, work on cementing a close relationship with a single dealer you can send all of your business to. Wholesale tire distributors reward their best customers with deep discounts that benefit all parties involved.
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