Ford's US maintenance outlet sold 1 million tyres in 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford's Quick Lane vehicle maintenance business sold a record 1 million tyres in 2010 and is on track to post record sales of more than $550 million for the year. Tyre sales are up more than 37 percent year-over-year; battery sales up more than 16 percent versus a year ago

Quick Lane's network of 585 stores is on track to surpass $550 million in sales in 2010, representing a year-over-year increase of 25 percent

Strong tyre sales are consistent across the entire US Quick Lane network. Dawn Walston, general manager from Titus Will Ford in Tacoma, Wash., is experiencing the growth firsthand as tyre sales in her Quick Lane shop are up 70 percent year-over-year.

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Press release from Ford