Industry Automotive Services Subsidiaries TBC Corporation Founded 1997 | Number of locations over 226 (2003) Website www.ntb.com Parent company TBC Corporation | |
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Type Wholly owned subsidiary | ||
Tire kingdom is now national tire and battery
National Tire and Battery (NTB) is an American brand of auto service centers. It was formerly owned by Sears until it was spun off in 2003.
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History
Sears created the brand in 1997 by consolidating the Tire America (TA) and National Tire Warehouse (NTW) brands, adding the "B" to include its DieHard brand of batteries. Sears sold the brand, which consisted mostly of stores set apart from its name brand stores, in 2003 to TBC Corporation. A Sears spokesman said "Because of the separate branding and the lack of proximity to our retail operations, we weren't able to drive growth like a TBC could". The chain of 226 stores was reported to have brought in $425 million in revenue and $60 million in profit in 2002.
TBC Corporation includes Tire Kingdom, Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers and Big O Tire stores. Together they operate more than 1,200 locations in 41 states Washington DC, Alberta & British Columbia, Canada.
Services
National Tire and Battery specializes in Fluid Services (Oil Changes, Brake Fluid Exchange, Coolant Exchange, and Transmission Fluid Exchange), Battery Services, Wiper Blades, Brake Services, Steering & Suspension Services, and Vehicle Inspections.
Controversy
In 2015, National Tire and Battery (NTB) was forced to pay a former employee $22,500 for national origin and religious harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).