Victory Tire & Auto Enters White Bear Lake with Acquisition of Pod's Complete Car Care

Victory Tire & Auto, a Straightaway Tire & Auto brand, has announced the acquisition of Pod's Complete Car Care, a long-established automotive repair facility in White Bear Lake. The acquisition, finalized on July 9, 2025, marks Victory's 19th shop in the greater Minneapolis region and its first in the White Bear Lake area—further strengthening its footprint across the northeast metro.

The newly acquired location is a well-known, eight-bay shop with the potential to expand to ten bays. With five experienced technicians and two service writers on staff, Victory plans to provide additional resources to support operational growth and continue delivering top-tier customer service.

"Our team at Victory Tire & Auto is very excited to welcome in the great staff from Pod's Complete Car Care," said Jeff Matt, Victory Tire & Auto Brand President. "We were well aware of the excellent reputation this great business has maintained—for decades—in the White Bear Lake area and couldn't be happier to add it to our family of locations! Our guests can expect to see several updates to the property and facility, especially to the customer waiting area."

About Victory Tire & Auto

Victory Tire & Auto is a trusted Minnesota name in complete auto repair since 1997. As a Straightaway brand, Victory continues to provide reliable automotive services to the greater Minneapolis area.

About Straightaway

Straightaway Tire & Auto is a leading independent, full-service aftermarket automotive repair and service platform with more than 70 locations across Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.

About Flatirons Capital Advisors

Flatirons Capital Advisors, LLC (www.flatironscap.com) is a Mergers and Acquisitions advisory firm that helps privately held companies sell their businesses and acquire other businesses. Our unique business model affords sell-side advisory clients the ability to improve their company's performance, earnings, and effectiveness in the short term while simultaneously increasing their market value for a future sale. Flatirons has offices in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Texas.