60 Years

Cooper Tires
Cooper traces its roots back to Akron, Ohio when in 1914 two brother-in-laws purchased the M&M Company, a company which made tire patches and repair kits. The owners then purchased the Giant Tire & Rubber Company to make “rebuilt” tires and moved the business to Findlay, Ohio, in 1917. Another investor, I.J. Cooper, established... Read More
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
Hankook Tires
Hankook Tire was established in 1941 in Seoul, Korea. Hankook began production in 1942, originally producing 110,000 tires a year. Today, they produce over 50 million tires a year. Hankook made Korean business history in 1962 when they began exporting car tires for the first time. In 1974, Hankook developed their first Korean radial passenger tire.... Read More
Hercules Tires
Hercules Tire Company was founded in the 1950s and has become the industry leader in marketing today’s private label tires. Hercules also strives to meet the needs of the global replacement tire market. The Hercules Tire Company consists of two brands: Merit and Hercules. With over 2 million... Read More
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
Triangle 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

Cooper Tires
Cooper traces its roots back to Akron, Ohio when in 1914 two brother-in-laws purchased the M&M Company, a company which made tire patches and repair kits. The owners then purchased the Giant Tire & Rubber Company to make “rebuilt” tires and moved the business to Findlay, Ohio, in 1917. Another investor, I.J. Cooper, established... Read More
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
Hankook Tires
Hankook Tire was established in 1941 in Seoul, Korea. Hankook began production in 1942, originally producing 110,000 tires a year. Today, they produce over 50 million tires a year. Hankook made Korean business history in 1962 when they began exporting car tires for the first time. In 1974, Hankook developed their first Korean radial passenger tire.... Read More
Hercules Tires
Hercules Tire Company was founded in the 1950s and has become the industry leader in marketing today’s private label tires. Hercules also strives to meet the needs of the global replacement tire market. The Hercules Tire Company consists of two brands: Merit and Hercules. With over 2 million... Read More
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
Triangle 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