Discount Tire opened up their first Carson City store this week on South Carson Street.
Manager Allen Ogas said this store is number 814 in the country, with locations in 27 states.
The new business specializes in tires and wheels.
“We strictly do wheels and tires, that’s our expertise,” Ogas said. “I think the things people will like the most is our customer service, our low prices and our tire selection. We can get almost any tire made.”
Discount Tire fills in an empty space on South Carson Street’s Auto Row, home to six new car dealerships. Now, there are two big tire stores nearly across the street from each other. Despite the competition, Ogas is optimistic.
“We can offer more choices in tires, and see what we can do to try to save people money and offer them low prices as well,” he said.
Ogas has worked for Discount Tire for 12 years, most recently in Las Vegas. He brought three people for that area to be on his team in Carson City, and hired 14 local employees.
