Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded Pirelli & Co. in Milan in 1872, and rubber production began within two years. Pirelli began producing bicycle tires in 1890, and the first automobile tire followed...
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MICHELIN® Tires
MICHELIN® was founded under the Michelin Rubber Factory in 1888 by Édouard and André Michelin in Paris, France. The original Rubber Company has since grown into the biggest tire manufacturer...
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BFGoodrich® Tires
BFGoodrich® Tires became the first rubber company in the United States when it was founded in 1870 by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich in the rubber capital of the world, Akron, Ohio...
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Uniroyal® Tires
In 1892, Uniroyal® was founded in Naugatuck, Connecticut as the United States Rubber Company, which later became Uniroyal® Inc. in 1961. That same year, the Uniroyal® adopted a mascot...
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Bridgestone Tires
Bridgestone was founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan. Japan started slowly producing automobiles in the 1930s, and Bridgestone became the first tire manufacturing company to offer tires nationwide...
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Continental Tires
Continental has been a leading automotive industry supplier for over 100 years. Continental was founded in 1871 in Hanover, Germany, but merged with other major companies in the German rubber industry in 1928...
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Firestone Tires
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1900 by Harvey Firestone in the rubber capital of the world—Akron, Ohio. Harvey Firestone recognized the overwhelming potential for automobile tires...
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Fuzion Tires
Fuzion was born for performance drivers and vehicles as a subdivision of Bridgestone, which is one of the largest tire producers in the world. Fuzion has several types of tires...
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General Tires
The General Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1915 by William O’Neil and Winfred E. Fouse in Akron, Ohio, the rubber capital of the world. General Tire entered a booming market...
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Goodyear Tires
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling in Akron, Ohio. That year, the company had only thirteen employees, and began producing bicycle and carriage tires...
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Hankook Tires
Hankook Tire was founded in 1941 under the name “the Chosun Tire Company” in South Korea. The Chosun Tire Company changed its name to Hankook Tire in 1968...
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Kumho Tires
Kumho Tire Co. Ltd., formerly known as The Samyang Tire Co., Ltd., was founded in South Korea in 1960. Samyang Tire produced its first tire in 1961, and settled technological ties with...
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Mastercraft Tires
MasterCraft is a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber and was founded in 1909 as a tire company that offers premium products to tire dealers across North America. MasterCraft tires are...
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Nexen Tires
The Nexen Tire Company was established in 1942 in Korea under the name Heung-A Tire Company. Nexen Tire was recognized as the first Korean tire company in 1956...
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Toyo Tires
The Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. was established in Japan in 1945. In July of 1966, U.S. operations of Toyo tires began in California. At the same time, the distribution of commercial tires began...
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Kelly Tires
Established in 1894, Kelly Tire is the oldest American-made tire brand. Kelly Tire was founded in Springfield, Ohio as a solid-rubber carriage and buggy tire producer. In 1935, Goodyear....
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Cooper Tires
The beginnings of Cooper date back to 1914 in Akron, Ohio, when two brothers-in-law John F. Schaefer and Claude E. Hart formed a company to produce tire patches, tire....
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Falken Tires
Falken Tires was launched in its native country of Japan in 1983 and introduced to the North American market two years later. At its inception, Falken was created.....
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Dick Cepek Tires
Established in 1958 by avid outdoorsman and off-road enthusiast Dick Cepek, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels has long been regarded as the innovator of the original adventure tire.....
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Nitto Tires
Nitto Tire is driven by passion and innovation. We create tires for those who are enthusiastic about their vehicles. We always strive to anticipate and drive consumer trends by......
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Hercules Tires
For over 60 years, Hercules has been quietly redefining value in the replacement tire industry. We do so by continually giving our customers the performance they.......
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Dunlop Tires
Dunlop is one of the world's foremost manufacturers of high-performance tires. Dunlop is a brand owned by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, headquartered in........
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