Lansing Michigan Tires, Wheels, Accessories

The wheel deal

Lansing-based auto accessory shop will outfit your car to fit your personality 

 

        LANSING — Adam Stevens, a 2004 Michigan State University graduate, has worked extremely diligently to get his company — A2I Wheels, Inc. — off the ground. A2I is an automotive-based aftermarket parts company with a focus on wheels, tires and exterior accessories.

Currently, A2I offers new and used wheels, tires, lugnuts, wheel locks, spacers, adapters, mesh and billet grills, chrome accessories. Stevens, who earned his bachelor’s in business marketing, said the business recently started offering vehicle lockout and battery jumpstart services to the Lansing area, with his shop being located currently at 1904 S. Cedar St. Holt, MI. He added he plans to add light repairs to the services A2I offers.

Stevens, who has nearly a decade of experience in the auto parts sales field as a sales rep and manager, does business with auto dealerships and individuals who want to cruise the streets in style.

“Many of our products are half the price of dealerships and parts stores and are of a higher quality,” said Stevens, who also lives in Lansing. “For example: our lugnuts are one piece as opposed to many of the factory-capped options that tend to wear out within just a couple of years.”

Stevens, who works out of the shop six days a week, along with running the company’s website and handling online sales, said that currently, about 75 percent of his business comes from consumers who live outside the state of Michigan or out of the U.S.

The A2I proprietor, who before getting into the auto accessory business had aspirations of doing marketing for golf courses, said he got into the automotive field to provide high-end, good-looking wheels and tires to customers who want lower prices given the current economy. He said even though the demand isn’t as high for auto accessories as it has been in the past, the market still exists.

 “We also tend to provide options to customers of scratched and dented new products, and used products at great prices that customers all over the world demand,” Stevens said. “Missing a hubcap, center cap or damaged one wheel or tire? We probably have a solution that is cost effective.”

To counteract the down economy, A2I has begun offering deals on used or slightly damaged wheels. Stevens said A2I’s used merchandise has been a strong seller.

“The one thing we try to do at A2I is offer products at the best prices. That means we jump on a lot of items that are at clearance level prices and pass those savings along to the customer,” Stevens said.

“I really see a great opportunity to help people out in this economy.”

For more information on A2I Wheels, Inc., call (517) 214-1044. Check out the company Facebook page at facebook.com/A2I-Inc, its Twitter feed (@a2iwheels, and the company webpage at a2iwheelandtire.com.

Written by Jason Davis