Autotire

Autotire Car Care Centers is a regional tire and automotive service operator serving drivers in the greater St. Louis area under the Autotire name and in Indianapolis under the Car-X Tire & Auto banner. The stores focus on replacement tires and everyday car care, including wheel alignments, brake work, oil changes, and general repair for passenger vehicles and light trucks. As of May 2023, the network totals 13 locations, giving the brand a modest but stable footprint across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.

The business traces its roots to a St. Louis tire and service platform founded in 1975 that built a local following around neighborhood-scale auto care. A major turning point came in 2015, when Monro, Inc., one of the country’s larger automotive service and tire retailers, acquired the Autotire and Car-X Tire & Auto operations as part of a multi-state transaction. That deal added several hundred stores across the Midwest and South to Monro’s system and positioned Autotire as one of a family of regional brands alongside flags such as Mr. Tire, Tire Barn, and Ken Towery.

Since that acquisition, Autotire has operated as a local-facing brand backed by the resources of a national platform. The chain benefits from Monro’s purchasing power, merchandising programs, and relationships with major tire manufacturers, while keeping a familiar neighborhood shop feel for customers. Stores are typically full-service auto care facilities with multiple service bays, waiting areas, and on-site tire inventory sized to support same-day installation and quick-turn maintenance. Sites are often found in visible, auto-oriented locations such as strip centers, corner pads, and suburban commercial corridors that draw steady commuter and neighborhood traffic.

Over roughly the last five years, Monro has pursued a broad “store optimization” strategy across its banners, combining selective rebranding, acquisitions, conversions of existing facilities, and ground-up development. Within that effort, Autotire and related Car-X locations in the St. Louis and Indianapolis markets have remained active components of the portfolio rather than targets for wind-down. As Monro evaluates banners market by market, these brands continue to serve as its primary retail presence in their territories, benefiting from ongoing capital investment and real estate attention.

For landlords, brokers, and developers, Autotire represents an established, service-based tenant concept with corporate backing and a clear regional focus in the Midwest. The stores tend to occupy conventional automotive footprints that can reuse existing service buildings or fit on small freestanding pads, providing a practical option for backfilling legacy auto sites or complementing retail mixes in auto-oriented corridors. The parent company’s continuing interest in selective growth and repositioning in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana suggests that Autotire and its sister Car-X banner will remain in the market looking at both existing buildings and new development opportunities as part of Monro’s broader expansion plans.