- Events December 8, 2022
Virginia Tire & Auto Partners with Virginia Apprenticeship Program
Virginia Tire & Auto’s training program is now certified by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry as a registered apprenticeship program. This partnership allows VTA to further support students who are pursuing a career in automotive technology. To celebrate the new status, VTA recently held an official signing with the Virginia Department of Labor […]
- Events October 28, 2022
Virginia Tire & Auto Launches Women in Automotive Scholarship
Julie Holmes, co-CEO of Virginia Tire & Auto announced that the company hired 31 women over the past year and has plans to hire more. “The automotive industry provides such great opportunities for women,” said Holmes. “We want to continue to encourage women to consider this industry as a career.” In order to further incentivize […]
- In the News August 30, 2022
MTD: Virginia Tire & Auto Wants More Women
The August 2022 edition of Modern Tire Dealer featured an interview with Virginia Tire & Auto Co-CEO Julie Holmes about our commitment to hire more women. In 2020, Virginia Tire & Auto hired 5 women, and in 2021, we hired 31 more women, with hopes to increase that number even more in 2022. Click here […]
- In the News June 21, 2022
Fox 5 DC: Tips for Getting Better Gas Mileage
Fox 5 DC’s Matthew Cappucci came out to Virginia Tire & Auto of Vienna to visit with our Co-CEO Julie Holmes about how to get better gas mileage. For more money-saving tips, check out our blog posts, The Best Way to Improve Gas Mileage and 7 Tips on How to Improve Gas Mileage. Source
- In the News March 15, 2022
How Second-Gen CEOs Take Business to New Heights with Virginia Tire & Auto
Mike and Julie Holmes, CO-CEOs of Virginia Tire & Auto, and Myron Boncarosky, founder of Virginia Tire & Auto, were recently interviewed for the Johnny g & Friends podcast. Their conversation is available to watch in the video below, on the Tire Review website or on YouTube. You can also listen to the episode on […]
- In the News February 10, 2022
Tire Review: Virginia Tire Looks To Female Staff To Address Labor Shortage
Tire Review – Like many tire dealers, Julie Holmes has grappled with the shortage of qualified technicians in the tire industry, but most recently, she’s also been confronted with a general labor shortage that many businesses are dealing with today. Virginia Tire & Auto employs 300 people across its 17 stores and offers benefits like health […]
- In the News January 21, 2022
NBC4: Virginia Business Hopes Incentives Will Attract Applicants Amid Struggle to Fill Jobs
Julie Carey with NBC Washington recently talked to Julie Holmes, our co-CEO; Melissa Martin, Store Manager at our South Riding location; and Mitch Florentino, a General Service associate at our Herndon location, about job opportunities at Virginia Tire & Auto. Source
- Events January 7, 2022
Virginia Tire & Auto wants more women, and it’s offering signing bonuses
WTOP – McLean, Virginia-based Virginia Tire & Auto is recruiting, and it wants to attract more women to an automotive repair career. The 46-year-old company, which recently opened its 17th Northern Virginia location, will hold a major hiring open house Jan. 17 at its Herndon location at 199 Elden Street, and it is hiring for […]
- In the News December 23, 2021
Women in the Tire Industry: Julie Holmes
Excerpt from Tire Business’s “2021 Recap: Women in the Tire Industry.” Tire dealer Julie Holmes has been carrying on a legacy started by her parents, Myron and Carole Boncarosky, who founded Virginia Tire & Auto in Fairfax in 1976 — and she’s added a few of her own touches. Mr. Boncarosky started the tire dealership as […]
- In the News June 1, 2021
Virginia Tire & Auto Opens New Location in Leesburg
Virginia Tire & Auto is excited to announce the opening of its 18th location, Virginia Tire & Auto of Leesburg. The new store is located at 105 Robinson Mill Plaza in southeast Leesburg, Virginia. Virginia Tire & Auto has been taking the stress out of car care since 1976. We are a woman-owned and operated company […]