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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Mastercraft Tires
Mastercraft (a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber) was founded in 1909 and has been developing top of the line products ever since. All of Mastercraft’s products are designed to help “Master the Road” and offer great wear, quality, and mileage. Mastercraft has been highly rated by consumer and industry magazines with products ranging from High... 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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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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Federal Tires
Since its foundation fifty years ago, Federal Tire has experienced steady growth through investment in the latest technology and the best people in the industry. Federal is devoted to customer satisfaction and goes to great lengths to achieve such status. Federal produces many tires for high performance, touring and light truck vehicles. ... 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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Pirelli Tires
Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded Pirelli & C. in 1872. The company focused on producing telegraph cables in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1890 Pirelli developed their first bicycle tire and in 1901 they produced their first automobile tire. Pirelli Tire, the core business of the Pirelli Group for over a century, is... Read More |
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Toyo Tires
For over sixty years Toyo Tires has stood for innovation, quality, performance, and excellent service. Toyo Tire has a relatively short but very successful history. It was founded in 1945, when Rikimatsu Tomihisa established the Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. in Japan.... Read More |
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