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BF Goodrich Tires
“The everyday tire with performance that’s anything but,” is the heart and soul of BFGoodrich. The vision of BFGoodrich 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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Dayton Tires
The Dayton Tire Company has been in business for over eighty years. Their goal is to provide customers with quality, dependable tires. Dayton Tire, a division of Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., is a large tire manufacturer. They establish ambitious goals and have instilled the slogan, “Changing the way we do business.” They have... Read More |
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Dick Cepek Tires
The Dick Cepek Brand was founded in 1963 by off-road legend Dick Cepek and acquired in 2000 by Mickey Thompson High Performance Tires. The Dick Cepek Brand has always been prideful in providing quality on and off-road products for truck, SUV and 4x4 vehicle owners. Dick Cepek’s mission statement is “To help thousands of ... Read More |
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Falken Tires
Falken Tire, owned by Ohtsu Tire, is an international tire brand based out of Japan. In 1983, Falken produced its first tire and began exporting internationally. The vision of Falken Tire is to sustain a commitment to advance technological achievements through innovative products with a heightened sense of ... 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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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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Michelin Tires
Michelin 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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Mickey Thompson Tires
Mickey Thompson designs, develops and distributes specialty tires for the street, strip, track, and off-road. Since it’s founding in 1963, the company has championed many firsts in the tire industry, from wide low-profile street tires to rugged, aggressive-tread off-road tires... 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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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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