The 12^th 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.

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California Tire Dealers Luncheon Promotes Right to Repair and Raises Wildfire Relief Funds