Nokian Tyres North America, a member of Nokian Tyres Group, has acquired the tyre distribution business from Import Tire Inc. in Glastonbury, Conn. Import Tire has a turnover of approximately $10 million. The purchase includes Import Tire’s warehouse containing 50,000…
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