TL;DR: Kmart Tyre & Auto and mycar are not two competing chains — they are the same business. Kmart Tyre & Auto Service was rebranded to mycar in 2019 after Continental acquired it in late 2018. There is nothing left to compare on price: every store, quote, deal and guarantee now sits under the mycar brand.
Kmart Tyre & Auto vs mycar: is there actually a difference?
No. This is the one "versus" comparison in tyre retail that has no contest, because the two names belong to the same company at different points in time. If you are weighing up "Kmart Tyre & Auto or mycar", the honest answer is that you are choosing between a retired brand and its current name — they are the same network of stores. For the live detail on prices and guarantees, read our mycar review, and for the background on the old name see our Kmart Tyre & Auto review.
What happened to Kmart Tyre & Auto?
The business traded as Kmart Tyre & Auto Service (KTAS) for decades, using the Kmart name under licence — it was never run by the Kmart department store you shop at for homewares. In November 2018 the German tyre and technology giant Continental AG acquired the business. In 2019 (announced June, largely complete by around September) it was rebranded to mycar, dropping the Kmart name entirely. You can confirm this on mycar's own about page and in Inside Retail's coverage of the rebrand.
So if you still see "Kmart Tyre & Auto" in an old bookmark, a business directory, or on a faded shopfront memory, it is simply the previous identity of a store that now trades as mycar at the same locations.
Where do the prices, deals and guarantees live now?
All of it moved to mycar. There is no separate Kmart Tyre & Auto pricing to hunt for — the current offers, price-beat guarantee and workmanship warranties are all mycar's.
| Then (Kmart Tyre & Auto) | Now (mycar) |
|---|---|
| Traded under the Kmart name by licence | Owned by Continental AG (since Nov 2018) |
| Same stores, same locations | Same stores, rebranded to mycar in 2019 |
| Tyres + mechanical servicing | Tyres + mechanical + logbook + batteries |
| Old pricing/deals retired | Tyre Price Beat Guarantee + workmanship & parts warranties |
Under mycar you get a Tyre Price Beat Guarantee (beating an identical, in-stock competitor's fitted price, subject to conditions), a lifetime workmanship guarantee, a parts warranty, a lifetime pro-rata tread guarantee, and a mileage guarantee on selected Kumho and the mycar house brand when fitted with an alignment. The full terms are covered in our mycar review. If you are cross-shopping mycar against another chain, our Beaurepaires vs mycar comparison is the useful one — that is a real rivalry.
Bottom line
Kmart Tyre & Auto is mycar — the same stores under a new name since 2019. Don't waste time comparing them; just shop mycar and compare its fitted price and guarantees against genuine rivals.
As always, compare the fitted price rather than the tyre-only figure, and judge tyres on cost per kilometre rather than the cheapest sticker. Never fit a tyre below your car's placard load index and speed rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kmart Tyre & Auto the same as mycar?
Yes. Kmart Tyre & Auto Service was rebranded to mycar in 2019 after Continental AG bought the business in November 2018. They are the same company and the same stores — only the name changed.
Was Kmart Tyre & Auto owned by the Kmart department store?
No. It used the Kmart name under licence but operated as a separate automotive business. Continental AG acquired it in 2018 and dropped the Kmart name at the 2019 rebrand.
Do the old Kmart Tyre & Auto deals still exist?
No. All current pricing, deals and guarantees are offered under the mycar brand, including the Tyre Price Beat Guarantee, lifetime workmanship guarantee and mileage guarantees on selected tyres.
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