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American Radials Tires
The American Radial tire has been offering quality tires to the public for a number of years. American Radial offers three types of tires including: American Platinum Ht, T, and V rated, Prospector SUV, and the Prospector A/T.... Read More |
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BFGoodrich Tires
“The everyday tire with performance that’s anything but,” is the heart and soul of BFGoodrich. BFGoodrich’s vision is to be innovative and deliver products that make a difference in society as a whole. This tire manufacturer opened its doors in 1870 when Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich... Read More |
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Bridgestone Tires
Bridgestone or “Stone Bridge” (the direct translation of the name from Japanese) was founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan. Japan slowly started producing automobiles in the 1930s and Bridgestone became the first company to offer tires nationally in 1932 as a response to demand. In 1983 Bridgestone made a purchase of a tire... Read More |
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Continental Tires
Continental is one of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers. Continental AG was founded in 1871 in Hanover, Germany. It is currently one of the five largest automotive suppliers in the world and is the second largest in Europe. As of 2008, Continental employs approximately 140,000 employees at 190 locations in 25 countries... Read More |
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Dunlop Tires
In 1888, while watching his son ride a tricycle, John Boyd Dunlop noticed his son’s discomfort whenever he rode over cobbled ground with solid rubber wheels. John Dunlop knew that the solid rubber tires were to blame, so he wrapped the wheels in thin rubber sheets, glued them together, inflated them with a football pump for a cushioning effect, a... Read More |
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Firestone Tires
Founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company originally supplied pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles and... Read More |
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General Tires
William O’Neil and his partner, Winfred Fouse, founded the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1915. General Tire was an outgrowth of the Western Tire & Rubber Company. By the time General entered the market, there were already more than 300 tire manufacturers. General Tire decided not to pursue the original equipment ... Read More |
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Goodyear Tires
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. With just thirteen employees, Goodyear began producing bicycle and carriage tires in November 1898. Goodyear earned the title of the world’s largest tire company in 1916 and adopted the slogan, “More people ride on Goodyear tires than on any other kind.” ... Read More |
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Kumho Tires
In 1960, Samyang Tire, the predecessor of today’s Kumho Tire, was established in Yangdong, Kwangju City, Korea. Kumho manufactured their first compact passenger car tire in 1963. In 1976, Kumho set a Korean record, producing over one million tires in the year. By 1990, their total output exceeded 100 million tires... Read More |
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Michelin Tires
Michelin’s founders Édouard and André Michelin were brothers from Clermont-Ferrand, France. Their small rubber factory was incorporated in 1888 and has grown into the largest tire manufacturer in the world. In 1946 Michelin introduced the first radial tire, originally titled the X tire. This tire design is currently the standard in the world for ... Read More |
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Uniroyal Tires
The United States Rubber Company was founded in 1892. It was one of the original twelve stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In 1941, they bought a controlling interest in the Gillette Safety Tire Company and became... Read More |
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Yokohama Tires
The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited was established in 1917 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture with a joint investment from Furukawa Electric Company, Ltd. (formerly Yokohama Cable Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) and BF Goodrich. The Yokohama Rubber Company’s head office... Read More |
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