The 12th annual California Tire Dealers Association/ 1-800EveryRim New Year Luncheon was recently held in Commerce, CA, and attracted nearly 80 guests.

In addition to the traditional activities, this year’s luncheon included two significant events – fundraising for tire industry personnel impacted by the Southern California wildfires and educating attendees about the important “Right to Repair” topic.

The luncheon raised more than $4,700 for tire industry fire victims, with several entities raising their hands at the opportunity to match the cash donations received at the event. All money received will be donated to the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation (AACF).

On behalf of those impacted by the fires, appreciation goes out to the following for volunteering to match cash donations (amount of matching funds displayed in parentheses):

  • 1-800EveryRim OEM Wheels ($500)
  • American Factory Wheel ($500)
  • Connerly & Associates Association Management ($500)
  • Independent Tire Dealers Association (ITDG) ($500)
  • SHAK Enterprises dba Tire Pros ($500)
  • Wilcox Supply ($500)
  • Yokohama Tire ($500)
  • TireTutor ($250)
  • Slavica King/Westpac Wealth Partners ($50)
  • Nemanja Selezan/Westpac Wealth Partners ($50)

Additionally, thanks goes to NAPA Auto Parts, who donated several boxes of packaged food. The boxes were delivered to FoodFinders, a Los Angeles area non-profit that delivers food to those in need in the LA area.

The “Right to Repair” topic was addressed by a panel moderated by CTDA Vice President Chris Barry of ITDG. Sitting on the panel were TIA President Debra Hamlin (Bridgestone Americas), TIA CEO Dick Gust and CTDA President Stepan Boyajian of Tire Pros.

The panel shared the actions TIA is taking to protect the right of tire dealers and automotive repair businesses to access the tools and technology to complete repairs, how the right to repair issue is impacting independent tire dealers, what dealers can do to help the efforts to protect their right to repair, and more.

Thirteen companies sponsored the event. In order of support, those companies were:

  • Federated Insurance – Diamond Sponsor
  • 1-800EveryRim OEM Wheels – Founding Sponsor
  • TireTutor
  • Wholesale Tire Distributors
  • Tire Base
  • BankCard USA
  • Yokohama Tire
  • Crystal Clean
  • Myers Tire Supply
  • Mighty Auto Parts
  • NAPA Auto Parts
  • Independent Tire Dealers Group
  • Optimize Digital Marketing

Organizations in attendance were:

  • 1-800EveryRim OEM Wheels
  • A Plus Tire Club
  • American Factory Wheel
  • American Tire Distributors (ATD)
  • Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation (AACF)
  • BankCard USA
  • Bridgestone Americas
  • Burbank Tire Pros
  • Crystal Clean
  • Daniels Tire Service
  • Federated Insurance
  • Fontana Tire Center
  • Giti Tire
  • Grand Prix Performance
  • Hankook Tire America
  • Independent Tire Dealers Group (ITDG)
  • Let’s Go Tires
  • Mighty Auto Parts
  • Myers Tire Supply
  • NAPA Auto Parts
  • National Tire Wholesale (NTW)
  • Optimize Digital Marketing
  • Pasadena Tire Pros
  • Penn Tire
  • Performance Plus Tire
  • Pirelli
  • Royal Tire Pros Long Beach
  • San Dimas Tire Pros
  • SHAK Enterprises - Tire Pros
  • Super Tire Center
  • The Liberty Company
  • Tire Industry Association (TIA)
  • Tillery Consulting
  • Tire Base
  • Tire Pros of Yucca Valley
  • TireTutor
  • Turbo Wholesale Tire
  • WestPac Wealth Partners
  • Wholesale Tire Distributors (WTD)
  • Wilcox Supply
  • Yokohama Tire

The next luncheon is slated for January 29, 2026, at the Stevens Steak & Seafood House in Commerce, CA.

About CTDA

The California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) represents California’s tire dealers, manufacturers, distributors, and related businesses in regulatory and legislative matters. The association’s mission is to protect and promote the well-being of the California tire industry by providing a unified voice before state, county and local legislators and regulators, while providing benefits and a platform for members to interact in a meaningful way.