Merchant's Tire & Auto Center

Merchant's Tire & Auto Center is a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, which is one of the United States largest vertically integrated marketers of tires for the automotive replacement market. The company's retail operations include tire and automotive service centers under the Tire Kingdom, Merchant's Tire & Auto Centers and National Tire & Battery brands, and franchised stores under the Big O Tires brand. Through its Carroll Tire distribution centers, the company markets directly to independent tire dealers in the eastern and southeastern United States. Nationally recognized manufacturers produce TBC s five proprietary brands of private label tires, which include Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma, Vanderbilt and Big O. These brands are distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sumitomo Corporation of America purchased the company in 2005. Merchant's Tire & Auto Center is located in Juno Beach, Fla.