Just Tires: The chain of tire stores...

Just Tires: The chain of tire stores owned by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday it will open 31 Southern California locations, including several in Orange County.

The Akron, Ohio, tire maker said it will convert facilities it already owns, such as Goodyear Auto Service centers and Mark C. Bloome and Broadway outlets, to Just Tires stores.

Orange County stores scheduled for conversion to Just Tires are in Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Orange, Laguna Hills, Tustin and Buena Park. Stores in Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura counties also will be converted.

Goodyear said it plans to add more than 250 Just Tires locations nationwide over the next several years.