Press Release
Commercial Tire and Retread Distributor, BestDrive
LLC, Celebrates Opening in Detroit Area
 Only the third outlet of its kind, BestDrive in Taylor, Michigan will provide support
to customers in the Great Lakes region
 Investment in the 60,000 square-foot-facility aims to produce more than 200
retreads per day by 2020
Taylor, Mich., June 4, 2015. Today, BestDrive LLC (BestDrive), a commercial tire retreader
and distributor, celebrates the opening of its newest location in Taylor, Michigan, just outside
of Detroit.
BestDrive outlets specialize in servicing fleet customers with new tires, retreads, casing
management and other commercial tire-related services. The parent company of BestDrive,
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, invested more than $1.5 million in the Taylor BestDrive
facility.
"The City of Taylor is extremely excited to have BestDrive locate in our community,” said
Rick Sollars, mayor of the City of Taylor. “We're very excited about the good things
happening in our city. We're seeing an upturn in business activity all over the community, and
we are looking forward to working with BestDrive on a regular basis."
The 60,000 square-foot-facility currently employs 14 people with plans to employ more than
40 people by 2020. Today the facility produces 60 retreads per day, and plans to produce
more than 200 retreads per day within five years.
“We’re opening BestDrive outlets in markets where key fleet customers have expressed a
need for retread options,” said Clif Armstrong, managing director of BestDrive. “The Detroit
area is a market that has a significant impact on our business and this newest BestDrive
location in Taylor will provide us with a strong presence to meet the needs of customers in
this region. We’re excited to be here and look forward to increasing production at BestDrive
Taylor.”
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Your contact:
Tanya McNabb, Phone: 704.780.0519
This is the third BestDrive outlet to open in the U.S. Now with locations in the Detroit,
Memphis and Phoenix metropolitan areas, Continental can provide broader support for
servicing key fleet customers through BestDrive outlets and offer a wide range of services,
including new tires and ContiTread retreads.
BestDrive outlets carry multiple brands of radial truck tires in addition to Continental-branded
items. Continental Passenger and Light Truck Tires for commercial fleets, Continental
Specialty Tires, ContiPressureCheck Commercial TPMS systems, and offerings from
Continental Automotive may also be found at BestDrive outlets.
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Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable
partner, the international tire manufacturer, automotive supplier and industrial partner provides
sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated
sales of approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tires,
and ContiTech. Continental currently employs approximately 200,000 people in 53 countries.
The Tire Division currently has 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 more than 47,000
employees, the Tire Division achieved sales of €9.8 billion in 2014.
Contact for Journalists:
Tanya McNabb
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
1830 MacMillan Park Drive
Fort Mill, SC 29707
Phone: 704-780-0519
E-mail: tanya.mcnabb@conti-na.com
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