Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center is a global automotive chain that provides oil changes, tire rotation, multi-point inspections and other express services. Currently headquartered in

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, Quick Lane is owned by

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

, there are 825 locations as of February 2018. Some stores are stand-alone operations or some are attached to the dealership. Quick Lane is designed for dealers to pick up additional work to replace deceased warranty work. Quick Lane offers routine vehicle auto services including oil and filter changes, light repair services such as brake repairs and tire replacement.

History

Quick Lane was launched as a pilot program in 1997 by Ford Motor Company. 80 shops were opened in 2003, boosting locations to 279. In August 2014, Ford and the

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announced that Quick Lane would be the title sponsor of the replacement Detroit bowl. In January 2017, Ford had launched it Omnicraft parts for non-Ford and non-Lincoln vehicles. Quick Lane franchisees thus would not have to order those parts from other distribution outlets thus increasing ordering efficiency and potential decreasing costs. In February 2018, Changan Ford Automobile opened two locations in China, which are the first two company owned locations.

Sponsorships

Quick Lane began sponsoring the

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begin in 2014 for a three year period. In November 2016, Quick Lane extended its sponsorship of the

' bowl for another three years to 2019. Quick Lane was a sponsor of the Wood Brothers No. 21

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/Quick Lane Ford Fusion driven by

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in the 2017

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. In 2018,

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will be the new driver of the No. 21 car. Blaney will transition to

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