Our story
Independents,
stronger together.
Big O didn't start in a boardroom. It started with independent tire dealers who wanted manufacturer pricing without giving up the personal service their neighbours counted on.
Still independent. Still local. Still Big O.
1962
A co-op is born
Independent dealers band together as a tire-buying cooperative - volume pricing to compete with the manufacturers' own stores. That was the start of the Big O Tires brand.
1978
Big O comes to BC
Big O Tires (1978) Ltd. is formed, bringing the model to British Columbia - a track record here that now spans 40+ years.
1996
Joining forces
Big O joins forces with TBC Corporation - more buying power behind every independently owned store.
Today
450+ locations, one idea
More than 450 Big O locations across 25 U.S. states and British Columbia - from Vancouver Island to the Okanagan and everywhere in between.























