Halle had taken out a $400 loan to open the store, originally having six tires from a previous failed automotive supply company.
Tom Englert succeeded Halle as CEO in 2004, having initially started as a store employee three decades prior.
[6] This was followed by the acquisition of Dunn Tire, a chain of full-service maintenance shops, on September 30, 2023, expanding their presence to New York.
[13] In August 2016, posters for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reelection campaign were posted inside store windows.
[14] In October 2016, Halle and Discount Tire donated $1 million to the Arizonians for Responsible Drug Policy, a group which campaigned against the marijuana-legalization bill Proposition 205.
[15] In October 2021, a customer reported damages done to his BMW Z by an America's Tire store in Santa Clara, California.
The footage also shows the vehicle being driven at excessive speed, while the employees mocking the owner based on his Asian American name.
After the incident, the Discount Tire's PR team reported that the involved employees were terminated by the location and that the customer's damage would be reimbursed.