Rowleys Wholesale LAST VERIFIED: August 7, 2026

Rowleys Wholesale, legally Rowley Brothers, Inc., is a family-owned wholesale distributor founded in 1921 and based in Bay City, Michigan, now led by Keith Rowley. More than a century old, it distributes automotive lubricants, tires, auto parts and supplies, and shop supplies to automotive shops and dealers across Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The company holds Shell Lubricants ‘Prestige’ distributor certification and carries a long-standing regional reputation. One caveat about this profile itself: the homepage returned empty to the scraper, likely due to bot-blocking, so the record was assembled from Google-indexed pages of rowleys.com, including its history and terms pages, and third-party company profiles.

On-site ordering terms are unverified because of the failed homepage scrape, and the record accordingly lists little: no published MOQ, no minimum order value, no stated payment methods, and no information about account requirements or dropship support. What is known is geographic: distribution covers Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, which frames this as a regional trade supplier rather than a national shipper. Automotive shops and dealers inside that footprint should contact the company directly for account setup, minimums, delivery schedules and payment terms, since none of these are available in the record. Buyers outside the three-state region are likely outside the service area entirely.

The fundamentals inspire confidence: more than a hundred years in business, family ownership across generations, Shell ‘Prestige’ distributor certification, and a durable regional reputation; this is a real, established distributor, and the record lists no character concerns. The caveat is informational, and it comes straight from the record: the homepage could not be scraped, likely bot-blocking, so on-site ordering terms are unverified and this profile leans on indexed pages and third-party sources. Practically, the site as captured tells buyers little about how to transact. Shops and dealers in Michigan, Indiana or Ohio should simply call and verify terms before ordering; nothing suggests problems, but nothing here confirms specifics either.