Fort Mill, SC., November 10, 2016 – Today, BestDrive, LLC, a commercial tire dealer and retreader, celebrated the opening of its newest location in Cincinnati, Ohio. The new shop and service center continues the increasing expansion of the Continental tire and ContiLifeCycle (CLC) retread service network throughout the Midwest and the United States.
The Cincinnati BestDrive is located in the former Cincinnati Inquirer building, which is off of I-71 near the I-275 interchange. BestDrive is excited to bring their customer focused philosophy to the Cincinnati market offering premium products and services to new and existing fleet customers. The BestDrive store will offer the full range of Continental commercial truck, off-the-road and industrial tires in addition to ContiTread retreaded tires.
“Our new store in Cincinnati is a perfect location to complement our stores in Columbus, Detroit and Indianapolis,” said Glen Carson, BestDrive director of retail for the Americas. “Many regional and long haul fleets run through this Midwest corridor, and we are now able to offer them great products and services throughout the region. All of our locations offer CLC retreads, a variety of new tires and a plethora of services to obtain the customers' lowest overall driving cost.”
BestDrive held its official open house on November 10, 2016. During the open house, attendees were able to meet with John Vastine, managing director of BestDrive, and learned about the various ways BestDrive can reduce their overall driving costs through a lifecycle of Continental new tires as well as ContiTread retreads.
The new BestDrive is located at 10801 Millington Court, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242. CBRE’s Robert Bunton, vice president, represented BestDrive in this transaction.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2015, the corporation generated sales of €39.2 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tires, and ContiTech. Continental currently employs approximately 215,000 people in 55 countries.
The Tire Division currently has more than 24 production and development locations worldwide. The broad product range and continuous investments in R&D make a major contribution to cost-effective and ecologically efficient mobility. As one of the world's leading tire manufacturers with about 49,000 employees, the Tire Division achieved sales of €10.4 billion in 2015.
Continental Commercial Vehicle Tires is one of the largest manufacturers of truck, bus and commercial specialty tires worldwide. The business unit is continuously developing from a pure tire manufacturer to a solution provider, offering a broad range of products, services and tire related solutions.
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