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In the era of globalization, it becomes difficult to understand where these tires are produced. For light truck tires that carry very significant loads, information about the manufacturer is very relevant. The brand of the tire only indicates that it belongs to a particular corporation, but if you want to find out in which country the tire was manufactured, then the information presented below will help you.

In the era of globalization, it becomes difficult to understand where these tires are produced. For light truck tires that carry very significant loads, information about the manufacturer is very relevant. The brand of the tire only indicates that it belongs to a particular corporation, but if you want to find out in which country the tire was manufactured, then the information presented below will help you.

DOT MK 0407. The first two letters after DOT indicate the manufacturer (see list of factories below), the last four digits indicate the production date of the tire, the first two digits indicate the week, and the last two digits indicate the year of manufacture.

Tire manufacturer codes:

Code --> Plant --> City --> State\Province --> Country
0A --> SIAM RUBBER LIMITED --> KRANTHUMBAN --> SAMUTSAKHON --> THAILAND
0B --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> WILSON --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
0C --> MICHELIN SIAM CO., LTD. --> CHONBURI --> --> THAILAND
0D --> GUIZHOU TIRE FACTORY --> GIYANG --> GUIZHOU --> CHINA
0E --> PUENTE SAN MIGUEL --> TORRELAVEGA --> --> SPAIN
0H --> TRIANGLE TIRE CO., LTD. --> WEIHAI --> --> CHINA
0J --> BEIJING TIRE FACTORY --> BEIJING --> --> CHINA
0K --> GUANGZHOU PEARL RIVER RUBBER TIRE LTD --> HUADU --> GUANGZHOU --> CHINA
0L --> MRF LIMITED REGD. OFFICE --> MADRAS --> --> INDIA
0M --> TRANSPORTATION & ENGINEERING CO. --> SMOUHA, ALEXANDRIA --> PROVINCE --> EGYPT
1A --> UNION RUBBER INDUSTRIES COMPANY, LIMITED --> TAIPEI --> TAIWAN --> CHINA
1B --> PIRELLI DE VENESUELA, C.A. --> GUACARA --> ESTADO CARABOBO --> VENEZUELA
1C --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> OKLAHOMA CITY --> OKLAHOMA --> US
1D --> BRIDGESTONE SHIMONOSEKI PLANT --> SHIMONOSEKI --> SHI --> YAMAGUCHI --> KEN --> JAPAN
1E --> LIANOING TIRE FACTORY --> LONGCHENG DIS. CHAQ YANG --> LIAONING --> CHINA
1F --> INDUSTRIA COLOMBIANA DE LLANTAS --> --> --> COLOMBIA
1G --> HANKOOK TIRE (JIAXING) CO. LTD. --> JIAXING --> ZHEJIANG --> CHINA
1H --> COMPANIA ECUATORIANA DEL CAUCHO S.A. --> CUENCA --> ECUADOR -->
1J --> XIAMEN PETREL RUBBER CO., LTD. --> XIAMEN --> FUJIAN --> CHINA
1K --> DONG FENG TIRE FACTORY --> SHI YAN CITY --> HUBEI --> CHINA
1L --> CONTINENTAL TIRE SA (PTY) LTD --> NEW BRIGHTON WEST --> PORT ELIZABETH --> SOUTH AFRICA
1M --> SHANDONG TAISHAN TIRE FACTORY --> FEICHENG CITY --> SHANDONG PROVINCE --> CHINA
1N --> TIANJIN KINGS GLORY TIRE CO., LTD --> YANG LIU QING --> TIANJIN --> CHINA
1S --> THAI SIN RUBBER INDUSTRY LTD., PART --> KRATUMBAN --> SAMUTSAKORN --> THAILAND
1T --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. --> PARANG MARIKINA --> METRO MANILA --> PHILIPPINES
1U --> BRIDGESTONE (TIANJIN) TIRE CO., LTD. --> BEICHEN DISTRICT --> TIANJIN --> CHINA
1V --> THAI BRIDGESTONE NONG KHAE PLANT --> AMPHUR NONG KHAE --> SARABURI --> THAILAND
1W --> GOODYEAR INDIA LTD --> WALUJ AURANGABAD --> --> INDIA
1X --> SICHUAN LION TIRE CO., LTD. --> JIANYANG --> SICHUAN --> CHINA
1Y --> SHANDONG HUATAI RUBBER CO., LTD. --> LAIWU --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
1Z --> OTANI TIRE CO, LTD. --> --> NAKORNPATHOM --> THAILAND
2A --> JIUH SHUENN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. --> TAICHUNG --> TAIWAN --> CHINA
2B --> DEESTONE LIMITED --> OAMNOI --> SAMUTSAKOM --> THAILAND
2C --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> MORRISON --> TENNESSEE --> US
2D --> SILVERSTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY SDN BHD --> TAIPING --> PERAK --> MALAYSIA
2E --> JIANGXI TAIFENG TIRE CO., LTD --> NANCHANG --> JIANGXI PROVINCE --> CHINA
2F --> PRODUCTORA NACIONAL DE LLANTAS S.A. --> CALI --> VILLE DEL CAUCA --> --> COLOMBIA
2G --> PT MEGA RUBBER LTD SEMARANG --> SEMARANG --> JAVA --> INDONESIA
2H --> DEWAN TIRES LTD. --> MEERUT --> --> INDIA
2I --> QINDAO GLEN GROUP CO. --> SOUTH OF YANGJIAQUN --> QINGDAO, SHANDONG --> CHINA
2J --> SHANGHAI TA CHUNG HUA RUBBER FACTORY --> SHANGHAI --> --> CHINA
2K --> LIAONING LONG MARCH TIRE CO., LTD. --> CHAOYANG CITY --> LIAONING PROVINCE --> CHINA
2L --> QINDAGO TONGTAI RUBBGER FACTORY --> QINGDAO CITY --> SHANDONG PROVINCE --> CHINA
2M --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE --> BLOOMINGTON --> ILLINOIS --> US
2Q --> KENDA RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. --> GUANGDON --> --> CHINA
2R --> P.T. BRIDGESTONE TIRE INDONESIA KARAWANG FACTORY --> KARAWANG --> WEST JAVA --> INDONESIA
2S --> VREDESTEIN FKR (M"SIA) SDN BHD --> KLANG, SELANGOR --> --> MALAYSIA
2T --> WUXI FAR EAST TIRE CO., LTD. --> --> WUXI, JIANGSU --> CHINA
2U --> CHENG SHIN --> TOYO TIRE & RUBBER --> KUNSHAN --> JIANGSU --> CHINA
2V --> S.O.D.L. --> SAINT RIEST --> --> FRANCE
2W --> YANTAI TIRE FACTORY --> ZHAOYUAN --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
2X --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> RENO --> NEVADA -->
2Y --> YUNNAN TIRE FACTORY --> KUNMING YUNNAN PROVINCE --> --> CHINA
3A --> HUALIN RUBBER PLANT --> MUDANIJIANG --> HEILONGJIANG --> CHINA
3B --> TIANJIN/UNITED TIRE & RUBBER INTL. CO., LT --> TIANJIN --> --> CHINA
3C --> MT. VERNON PLANT OF GENERAL TIRE, INC. -->MT. VERNON --> ILLINOIS --> US
3D --> COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. --> ALBANY --> GEORGIA --> US
3E --> QINGDAO NO.2 RUBBER FACTORY --> QINGDAO --> --> CHINA
3F --> HEBEI TIRE FACTORY --> XINGTAI --> HEBEI PROVINCE --> CHINA
3G --> TITAN TIRE CORP. OF TEXAS --> BROWNSVILLE, --> TX -->
3H --> BIRLA TIRES --> BALASORE --> ORISSA --> INDIA
3J --> RHODEN (M) SDN BHD --> PORT KLANG, SELANGOR --> DARUL EHSAN --> MALAYSIA
3K --> MARANGONI TIRE S.P.A. --> ANAGNI --> FROSINONE --> ITALY
3L --> SIAM TIRE INDUSTRY COMPANY, LIMITED --> NONGKAE --> SARABURI --> THAILAND
3M --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE --> BLOOMINGTON --> ILLINOIS --> US
3P --> HWA FONG RUBBER (THAILAND) CO., LTD --> BANQPOO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE --> SAMUTPRAKARN --> THAILAND
3Q --> CONTINENTAL AG --> HANNOVER --> --> GERMANY
3R --> SOCIEDADE MICHELIN DE PARTICIPACOES IND. ECOM. LTD. --> ITATIAIA --> RJ --> --> BRAZIL
3S --> CONTINENTAL DO BRASIL PRODUTOS AUTOMOTIVOS LTDA. --> PONTA GROSSA PR --> --> BRAZIL
3T --> PT MEGA SAFE TIRE INDUSTRY --> SALATIGA --> JAWA TENGAH --> INDONESIA
3U --> SPECIALTY TIRES OF AMERICA (TENNESSEE) INC. --> UNICOI --> TENNESSEE -->
3V --> BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES LTD --> WALUJ --> AURANGADAD --> INDIA
3W --> SHANDONG QI XIA TIRE FACTORY --> QI XIA --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
3X --> TIANJIN TIRE & RUBBER INDUSTRY CO., LTD. --> TIANJIN --> --> CHINA
3Y --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE POLAND (FIRESTONE) --> UL. BALTYCKA 65 --> POZNAN -->
4A --> VEE RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> --> --> THAILAND
4B --> GOODYEAR CANADA, INC. --> NAPANEE --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
4C --> SOUTH PACIFIC TIRES --> SOMERTON --> --> CANADA
4D --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. --> MORRISON --> TENNESSEE --> US
4E --> ANHUI KAIYUAN TIRE CO., LTD. --> HEFEI --> ANHUI --> CHINA
4F --> CIA HULERA TORNEL --> FRACC. SAN FRANCISCO CHILPAN --> TULTITLAN --> MEXICO
4H --> SOUTH CHINA TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> PANYU --> GUANGZHOU --> CHINA
4J --> SVERDLOVSK TIRE MAKING WORKS --> --> --> RUSSIA
4K --> TIANJIN TIRE MANFACTURING PLANT --> TIANJIN --> --> CHINA
4L --> CARLISLE TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD --> BU JI TOWN --> SHENZHEN --> CHINA
4M --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> GREENVILLE --> SOUTH CAROLINA --> US
4P --> PT. SURYARAYA RUBBERINDO INDUSTRIES --> CILEUNGSI, BOGOR --> --> INDONESIA
4Q --> FABRICA URUGUAYA DE NEUMATICOS S.A. (FUNSA) --> MONTIEVIDEEO --> --> URUGUAY
4S --> BELARUS TIRE WORKS BELSHINA --> BOBRUISK --> --> BELARUS
4T --> NANJING KUMHO TIRE CO., LTD. --> NANJING --> JIANGSOO --> CHINA
4U --> YOKOHAMA TIRE PHILIPPINES INC. --> CLARK FIELD --> --> PHILIPPINES
4V --> MICHELIN GUMMIRINGAR AB --> KUNGALV --> --> SWEDEN
4W --> STIP SOCIETE TUNISIENNE DES IND. DE PNEUMATIQUES --> M"SAKEN --> SOUSSE --> TUNISIA
4X --> SUPER EAST INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD. --> PEITSUN YUNG CHING HIANG --> CHANG --> HWA --> TAIWAN
4Y --> RONG CHENG RUBBER FACTORY --> RONG CHENG --> SHAN DONG --> CHINA
5A --> VEE RUBBER INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LIMITED --> --> --> THAILAND
5C --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BILBAO --> --> SPAIN
5D --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. --> MORRISON --> TENNESSEE --> US
5E --> MANFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATIQUES MICHELIN --> --> --> FRANCE
5F --> CIA HULERA TORNEL --> APARTADO POSTAL 16 --> 020 --> AZCAPOTZALCO --> MEXICO
5G --> HOC MON --> HO CHI MINH --> VIETNAM -->
5H --> DEERUBBER CO., LTD --> OAMMOL --> SAMUTSAKORN --> THAILAND
5J --> SHANGHAI DA FU RUBBER PLANT --> SHANGHAI --> --> CHINA
5K --> PT. OROBAN PERKASA --> KEDUNGWARINGIN --> BEKASI --> INDONESIA
5L --> GUILIN SOUTH RUBBER INTERN "L CORP. --> GUILIN --> GUANGXI --> CHINA
5M --> HANKOOK TIRE KUMSAN PLANT --> KUMSAN KUN --> CHUNG CHONG NAM DO --> KOREA
5P --> GOVIND RUBBER LTD. --> BHIWADI --> RAJASTHAN --> INDIA
5Q --> RONGCHENG GUOTAI TIRE CO., LTD. --> RONGCHENH SHANDONG --> --> CHINA
5R --> FALCON TIRES LTD --> MYSORE --> --> INDIA
5S --> LANYU AIRCRAFT TIRE DEVELOPMENT CO. --> GUILLIN --> GUANGXI --> CHINA
5T --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DO BRAZIL --> SANTO ANDRE --> EST. SAO PAULO --> --> BRAZIL
5U --> JIANGSU FEICHI CO., LTD. --> YANCHENG JIANGSU --> --> CHINA
5V --> SOCIETE DE DEV MECANIQUE --> SODEMECA --> NOYELLES --> LES SECLIN --> WATTIGNIES --> FRANCE
5W --> FUJIAN PRIME LAND TIRE CO., LTD. --> HUSHI TOWN, PURTIAN CITY --> FUJIAN --> CHINA
5X --> HENAN TIRE FACTORY --> JIAOZUO, HENAN --> --> CHINA
5Y --> TIANJIN WANDA TIRE GROUP CO., LTD. --> YIXINGBU TOWN, BEICHEN DIST. --> TIANJIN --> CHINA
5Z --> REFACCIONARIA VALATI S.A. DE C.V. --> CIUDAD JUAREZ --> CHIHUAHUA --> MEXICO
649 --> GE POLYMERSHAPES --> NAZARETH --> PA -->
6A --> ROADSTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> NONTABURI BANGKOK --> --> THAILAND
6B --> MT. VERNON PLANT OF GENERAL TIRE, INC. -->MT. VERNON --> ILLINOIS --> US
6C --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BURGOS --> --> SPAIN
6D --> HENAN TIRE PLANT --> JIAZUO --> HENA PROVINCE --> CHINA
6E --> DOUBLE HAPPINESS TIRE IND. CORP., LTD. --> TAIYUAN --> --> CHINA
6F --> CIA HULERA TORNEL --> APARTADO POSTAL 16 --> 020 --> AZCAPOTZALCO --> MEXICO
6G --> CONTINENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS S.R.L. --> TIMISOARA --> --> ROMANIA
6H --> SRICHAKRA TIRES LIMITED --> MADURAI DISTRICT --> TAMILNADU --> INDIA
6I --> TAURUS AGRICULTURAL TIRES LTD. --> NYIREGYHAZA --> --> HUNGARY
6J --> BARUM TECH --> ZLIN --> --> CZECH REPUBLIC
6K --> CEAT LIMITED --> AURANGABAD --> MAHARASHTRA --> INDIA
6L --> MAGOR DE MOGAMBIQUE, SARL --> MAPUTO --> --> MOZAMBIQUE
6M --> VEE TIRE AND RUBBER CO., LTD. --> TAMBOL CHAIMONGKOL, AMPHUR MUA --> SAMUTSAKORN --> THAILAND
6Q --> SHANDONG WEIHHAI RUBBER PLANT --> WEIHAI CITY, SHANDONG --> --> CHINA
6T --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DO BRAZIL --> SANTO ANDRE --> EST. SAO PAULO --> --> BRAZIL
6U --> SODG --> CLERMONT --> FERRAND --> --> FRANCE
6V --> INDUSTRIAS DEL NEUMATICO S.A. --> E --> 03680 ASPE (ALICANTE) --> --> SPAIN
6W --> HWA FONG RUBBER (CHINA) CO., LTD. --> CHANG SHU JIANG SU --> --> CHINA
6X --> GUANGZHOU BOLEX TIRE LTD. --> HUADA CITY --> GUANGDONG --> CHINA
6Y --> CONTINENTAL MATADOR TIRES S.R.O. --> SLOVAK REPUBLIC --> -->
7A --> KINGS TIRE INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. --> CHAUGHUA --> TAIWAN --> CHINA
7B --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> DECATUR --> ILLINOIS --> US
7C --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF NEW ZEALAND --> --> --> NEW ZEALAND
7D --> HANGZHOU GENERAL RUBBER FACTORY --> HANGZHOU --> --> CHINA
7E --> LIMA CAUCHO S.A. --> --> --> PERU
7F --> CHENG SHIN RUBBER (XIAMEN) --> XIAMEN SEZ --> --> CHINA
7G --> BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE POLAND LTD. LIABILITY CO. BRIDGESTONE BRAND --> POZNAN --> --> POLAND
7H --> CHINA SHENYANG NO. 3 RUBBER PLANT --> SHENYANG --> LIAONING PROVINCE --> CHINA
7I --> P.T. HUNG --> A INDONESIA --> WEST JAWA --> --> INDONESIA
7J --> NORTHWEST GENERAL RUBBER FACTORY --> XIANYANG CITY --> SHAANXI --> CHINA
7K --> FRIENDSHIP RUBBER INDUSTRY (M) SDN BHD --> SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN --> --> MALAYSIA
7L --> GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. --> SHAHEKOU DISTRICT --> --> CHINA
7M --> WOLBER S.A. --> --> --> FRANCE
7Q --> SOCIETE MICHELIN DE FABRICATION --> CLERMONT --> FERRAND --> --> FRANCE
7T --> P.T. SUMI RUBBER INDONESIA --> CIKAMPEK, JAWA BARAT --> --> INDONESIA
7V --> MICHELIN SHENYANG TIRE CO., LTD. --> SHENYANG --> LIAONING --> CHINA
7W --> RONG CHENG RONGDA RUBBER CO., LTD. --> SHANDONG --> --> CHINA
7W --> SIAMESE TIRE CO., LTD. --> MINBURI (SANSAEB) --> BANGKOK --> THAILAND
7X --> AIKEN PLANT (BRIDGESTONE) --> GRANITEVILLE --> SC -->
7Y --> KENDA RUBBER CHINA CO., LTD. --> KUNSHAN, JIANGSU --> --> CHINA
7Z --> RONG CHENG RONGDA RUBBER CO., LTD --> SHANDONG --> --> CHINA
8A --> ZAPATER DIAZ I.C.S.A. TIRE CO. --> MUNRO PROV. DE BUENOS AIRES --> --> ARGENTINA
8B --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> DES MOINES --> IOWA --> US
8C --> FIRESTONE --> FRANCE S.A. --> --> --> FRANCE
8D --> HANGZHOU GENERAL RUBBER FACTORY --> JIANDE --> ZHEJIANG --> CHINA
8E --> NEXEN TIRE CORPORATION --> KYUNGSANGNAM --> DO --> --> SOUTH KOREA
8F --> APOLLO TIRES LTD. --> VADODARA --> GUJARAT --> INDIA
8G -->HAIKOU HAIHUA TIRE CO., LTD. -->HAIKOU -->HAINAN -->CHINA
8H --> CEAT LIMITED --> NASIK --> MAHARASHTRA --> INDIA
8J --> JIANGSU HANTA TIRE BIAS PLANT --> HUAIYIN --> JIANGSU --> CHINA
8K --> CHONGING TIRE CHEIF FACTORY --> CHONGQING --> SICHUAN --> CHINA
8L --> CARLISLE TIRE & RUBBER CO. --> POINT FORTIN --> --> TRINIDAD
8M --> DEESTONE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. --> NAKORNPRATOM --> --> THAILAND
8R --> QINGDAO HUAQING INDUSTRIAL GROUP INC. --> JIAONAN DEVELOPMENT ZONE --> QINGDAO, SHANDONG --> CHINA
8S --> PETLAS TIRE INDUSTRY AND TRADE CO. --> KIRSEHIR --> --> TURKEY
8T --> FIRESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. --> BRITS --> --> SOUTH AFRICA
8U --> PIRELLI PNEUMATIC SPA --> MILAN --> --> ITALY
8V --> CHINA HUHHOT RUBBER PLANT --> HUHHOT --> INNER MONGOLIA --> CHINA
8W --> YUNNAN RUBBER GROUP IMP & EXP CORP. --> XINGYING DISTRICT KUNMING --> YUNNAN --> CHINA
8X --> AILEN PLANT (FIRESTONE) --> GRANITEVILLE --> SC -->
8Y --> KENDA RUBBER (VIETNAM) CO., LTD. --> HUYEN THONG NHAT --> TINH DONG NAI --> VIETNAM
8Z --> THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. ONOMICHI PLANT --> ONOMICHI --> HIROSHIMA --> JAPAN
9A --> SIEMESE RUBBER CO., LTD --> MINBURI --> BANKOK --> THAILAND
9B --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> JOLIETTE --> QUEBEC --> CANADA
9C --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BARI --> --> ITALY
9D --> P.T. INDUSTRI KARET DELI --> MEDAN --> --> INDONESIA
9E --> FIVE STARS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD --> --> --> CHINA
9F --> J.K. INDUSTRIES LTD. --> --> --> INDIA
9G --> WEIFANG YONGGU MFG. CO., LTD. -->GAOMI CITY -->SHANDONG -->CHINA
9H --> JIANG SU TIRE FACTORY --> XUZHOU --> JIANG SU PROVINCE --> CHINA
9I --> SUNTEC TIRES LIMITED --> TRICHUR --> KERALA --> INDIA
9J --> YINCHUAN CC.S.I. (GREAT WALL) RUBBER CO., LTD. --> YINCHUAN --> NINGXIA --> CHINA
9K --> RONGCHENG GUOTAI TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> RONG CHENG --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
9L --> MRF LIMITED REGD. OFFICE --> MADRAS --> --> INDIA
9M --> ALEXANDRIA TIRE CO., S.A.E. -->AMRIA -->ALEXANDRIA -->EGYPT
9Q --> CHANGCHUN TIRE LTD. LIABILITY CO. --> CHANGCHUN --> JILIN --> CHINA
9S --> KEE LIBERTY TIRE, INC. --> SHANDONG --> --> CHINA
9T --> CHENG SHIN --> TOYO TIRE & RUBBER --> KUNSHAN, JIANGSU --> --> CHINA
9U --> GRANDTOUR TIRE (ANHUI) CO., LTD --> HEFEI --> ANHUI --> CHINA
9V --> GENERAL TIRE EAST AFRICA, LTD. --> ARUSHA --> TANZANIA --> AFRICA
9X --> AIKEN PLANT (DAYTON) --> GRANITEVILLE --> SC -->
9Y --> LANXI FUCHUEN RUBBER CO., LTD --> LANXI --> ZHEJIANG --> CHINA
A1 --> PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> 86 --> POTIERS --> --> FRANCE
A3 --> GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO --> MOUNT VERNON --> ILLINOIS --> US
A4 --> HUNG --> A CO., LTD. --> PUSAN --> --> KOREA
A5 --> T.C. DEBICA S.A. --> DEBICA --> --> POLAND
A6 --> APOLLO TIRES LTD. --> COCHIN 682016 --> --> INDIA
A7 --> THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO., LTD. --> --> --> THAILAND
A8 --> P.T. BRIDGESTONE TIRE INDONESIA FACTORY --> --> --> INDONESIA
A9 --> GENERAL TIRE CO --> BRYAN --> OHIO --> US
AA --> TIANJIN NORMANDY RUBBER CO., LTD. --> QIAO SAN DAO --> TIANJIN --> CHINA
AB --> WEIFANG RUBBER FACTORY --> WEIFANG --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
AC --> GENERAL TIRE CO. --> CHARLOTTE --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
AD --> GENERAL TIRE CO. --> MAYFIELD --> KENTUCKY --> US
AE --> GENERAL FABRICA ESPANOIA DEL CAUCHO S.A. --> TORRELAVEGO --> SANTANDER --> SPAIN
AF --> MANUFACTURA NACIONAL DE BORRACHA S.A.R.L. --> PORTO --> --> PORTUGAL
AG --> CIA HULERS TORNEL S.A. DE C.V. --> AZCAPOTZALCO --> --> MEXICO
AH --> GENERAL POPO S.A. --> MEXICO CITY 17 --> --> MEXICO
AI --> LONGKOU XINGLONG HICON TIRE CO. --> LONGKOU --> SHAN DONG --> CHINA
AJ --> UNIROYAL TIRE COMPANY --> DETROIT --> MICHIGAN --> US
AK --> UNIROYAL TIRE COMPANY --> CHICOPEE FALLS --> MASSACHUSETTS --> US
AL --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY --> EAU CLAIRE --> WISCONSIN --> US
AM --> UNIROYAL TIRE COMPANY --> LOS ANGELES --> CALIFORNIA --> US
AN --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> OPELIKA --> ALABAMA --> US
AO --> WEARWELL TIRE & TUBE CO. (PVT) LTD. --> BHOPAL --> --> INDIA
AP --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> ARDMORE --> OKLAHOMA --> US
AQ --> MEIYAN TIRE CO., LTD. --> MEIXIAN, GUANGDONG --> --> CHINA
AR --> O.J.S.C. ORDENS OF LENIN AND OCTOBER REVOLUTION YAROSLAVL TIRE PLANT --> YAROSLAVL --> --> RUSSIA
AS --> QINGDAO QIANJIN RUBBER GROUP --> QINGDAO --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
AT --> COOPER --> AVON TIRES, LTD. --> MELKSHAM --> WILTSHIRE --> ENGLAND
AU --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH CANADA, INC. --> KITCHENER --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
AV --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BARBERTON --> OHIO --> US
AW --> SAMSON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LTD. --> TEL AVIV --> --> ISRAEL
AX --> PHOENIX GUMMIWERKE, A. G. --> 2000 HAMBURG 90 --> --> GERMANY
AY --> SHANDONG LUHE GROUP GENERAL CO. --> ZHUCHENG --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
B1 --> PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> LA ROCHESUR --> YON --> --> FRANCE
B2 --> DUNLOP MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIES BERHAD --> SELANGOR --> --> MALAYSIA
B3 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA (CANADA), INC. --> BRIDGEWATER --> NOVA SCOTIA --> CANADA
B4 --> TAURUS HUNGARIAN RUBBER WORKS --> BUDAPEST --> --> HUNGARY
B5 --> OLSZTYNSKIE ZALADY OPON SAMOCHODOWYCH --> OLSZTYN --> --> POLAND
B6 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> SPARTANBURG --> SOUTH CAROLINA --> US
B7 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> DOTHAN --> ALABAMA --> US
B8 --> CIA BRASAILIERA DE PNEUMATICOS --> RIO DE JANEIRO --> --> BRAZIL
B9 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> LEXINGTON --> SOUTH CAROLINA --> US
BA --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
B.B. --> B.F. GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY --> MIAMI --> OKLAHOMA --> US
B.C. --> B.F. GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY --> OAKS --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
B.D. --> B.F. GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY --> MIAMI --> OKLAHOMA --> US
BE --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> TUSCALOOSA --> ALABAMA --> US
BF --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> WOODBURN --> INDIANA --> US
BH --> UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE MANUFACTURING --> KITCHENER --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
BJ --> JIANGSU HANTA TIRE RADIAL PLANT --> HUAIYIN, JIANGSU --> --> CHINA
BK --> B.F. GOODRICH DO BRAZIL --> ESTADO DE SAO PAULO --> CAMPINAL --> BRAZIL
BL --> CORPORATION FIANCIARA DEL VALLE S.A. --> CALI --> --> COLOMBIA
B.M. --> B.F. GOODRICH AUSTRALIA PTY., LTD. --> CAMPBELLIFIELD --> VICTORIA --> AUSTRALIA
BN --> B.F. GOODRICH PHILLIPPINES, INC. --> MAKTI --> RIZAL --> PHILIPPINES
BO --> GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF MOROCCO --> CASABLANCA --> 02 --> --> MOROCCO
BR --> SDF RUBBER CO., LTD. --> PUDONG --> SHANGHAI --> P. R. CHINA
BT --> SEMPERIT, A.G. --> --> --> AUSTRALIA
BU --> SEMPERIT IRELAND LTD. --> BALLYFERMONT --> CUBLIN --> IRELAND
BV --> INTERNATIONAL RUBBER INDUSTRIES --> JEFFERSONTOWN --> KENTUCKY --> US
BW --> THE GATES RUBBER COMPANY --> DENVER --> COLORADO --> US
BX --> THE GATES RUBBER COMPANY --> NASHVILLE --> TENNESSEE --> US
BY --> THE GATES RUBBER COMPANY --> LITTLETON --> COLORADO --> US
C1 --> MICHELIN (NIGERIA) LTD. --> PORT --> HARCOURT --> --> NIGERIA
C3 --> MCCREARY TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BALTIMORE --> MARYLAND --> US
C4 --> DICO TIRE, INCORPORATED --> CLINTON --> TENNESSEE --> US
C5 --> POZNANSKIE ZAKLADY OPON SAMOCHODOWYCH --> POZNAN --> --> POLAND
C6 --> MITAS, A.S. --> PRAHA 10 --> ZAHRADNI KOMAROVOVA --> --> CZECH REPUBLIC
C7 -->IRONSIDES TIRE & RUBBER CO. -->LOUISVILLE -->KENTUCKY -->US
C8 --> HSIN CHU PLANT --> BRIDGESTONE --> HSIN CHU --> --> TAIWAN
C9 --> SEVEN STAR RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> PIN --> TOU HSIAND CHANG --> HUA --> TAIWAN
CA --> THE MOHAWK RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
CB --> THE MOHAWK RUBBER COMPANY --> HELENA --> ARKANSAS --> US
CC --> YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION --> SALEM --> VIRGINIA --> US
CD --> ALLIANCE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LTD. --> HADERA --> --> ISRAEL
CF --> TITAN TIRE CORPORATION --> DES MOINES --> IOWA --> US
CH --> PIRELLI ARMSTRONG TIRE CORPORATION --> HANFORD --> CALIFORNIA --> US
CJ --> INOUE RUBBER CO., LTD. --> IBI --> GUN, GIFU --> PREF. --> --> JAPAN
CK --> PIRELLI ARMSTRONG TIRE CORPORATION --> MADISON --> TENNESSEE --> US
CM --> CONTINENTAL AG --> HANNOVER --> --> GERMANY
CN --> SICUP S.N.C. USINE CONTINENTAL --> SARREGUEMINS CEDEX --> --> FRANCE
CO --> GOODYEAR LASTIKLERI TAS --> ADOPOZARI --> --> TURKEY
CP --> CONTINENTAL AG WERK KORBACH --> KORBACH --> --> GERMANY
CR --> QUINGDAO GUANGMING TIRES MANUF. CO., LTD. --> QINGDAO --> SHANDONG --> P.R. CHINA
CT --> CONTINENTAL GUMMI --> WERKE, A.C. --> DANNENBERG --> --> GERMANY
CU --> CONTINENTAL AG WERK STOECKEN --> HANNOVER --> --> GERMANY
CV --> THE ARMSTRONG RUBBER COMPANY --> NATCHEZ --> MISSISSIPPI --> US
CW --> THE TOYO RUBBER INDUSTRY CO, LTD. --> ITAMI --> HYOGO --> JAPAN
CX --> THE TOYO RUBBER INDUSTRY CO, LTD. --> NATORI --> GU --> MIYAGI --> JAPAN
CY --> MCCREARY TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> INDIANA --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
D1 --> VIKING ASKIM --> ASKIM --> --> NORWAY
D2 --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. --> LAVERGNE --> TENNESSEE --> US
D3 --> UNITED TIRE & RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY --> COBOURG --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
D4 --> DUNLOP INDIA, LIMITED --> WEST BENGAL --> --> INDIA
D5 --> DUNLOP INDIA, LIMITED --> AMBATTUR --> MADRAS --> INDIA
D6 --> BOROVO --> BOROVO --> --> YUGOSLAVIA
D7 --> DUNLOP SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED --> LADYSMITH --> NATAL --> SOUTH AFRICA
D8 --> DUNLOP SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED --> DURBAN --> NATAL --> SOUTH AFRICA
D9 --> UNITED TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> REXDALE --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
DA --> DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION --> BUFFALO --> NEW YORK --> US
DB --> DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION --> HUNTSVILLE --> ALABAMA --> US
DC --> DUNLOP TIRE CANADA, LIMITED --> WHITBY --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
DD --> SP TIRES UK LIMITED --> BIRMINGHAM --> --> ENGLAND
DE --> SP TIRES UK LIMITED --> --> --> ENGLAND
DF --> QINGDAO NEWHAWK TIRES CO., LTD. --> JIMO QINGDAO --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
DJ --> QINGDAO ANLI RUBBER CO., LTD. -->QINGDAO -->SHANDONG -->CHINA
DK --> DUNLOP FRANCE S.A. --> MONTLUCON CEDEX --> --> FRANCE
DL --> DUNLOP FRANCE S.A. --> AMIENS CEDEX --> --> FRANCE
DM --> SP REIFENWERKE GMBH --> HANAU AM MAIN --> --> GERMANY
DN --> SP REIFENWERKE GMBH --> --> --> GERMANY
DP --> QINGDAO GUANGMING TIRES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. -->QINGDAO -->SHANDONG -->CHINA
DR --> WEIFANG ANTAI TIRE --> CHANGLE COUNTY, WEIFANG, --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
DU --> YINCHUAN (GREAT WALL) TIRE CO., LTD. --> YINCHUAN --> NINGXIA --> CHINA
DV --> N.V VEDERLANDSCH --> AMERIKAANSCHE --> ENSCHNEDE --> --> NETHERLANDS
DV --> QINGDAO YELLOW SEA RUBBER CO., LTD. -->QINGDAO -->SHANDONG -->CHINA
DW --> ONGLOU XINGLONG TIRE CO., LTD. --> LONGKOU --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
DW --> RUBBERFABRIEK VREDESTEIN --> --> --> NETHERLANDS
DX --> N.V. BATAAFSCHE RUBBER INDUSTRIE RADIUM --> MAASTRICHT --> --> NETHERLANDS
DX --> QINGDAO HUAQING TIRE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. --> JIAONAN, QINGDAO --> SHANDONG --> CHINA
DY --> DENMAN TIRE CORPORATION --> LEAVITTSBURG --> OHIO --> US
E1 --> CHUNG HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD --> TAIPEI --> TAICHUNG HSIEN --> TAIWAN
E2 --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DO BRAZIL --> AV. QUEIROZ DOS SANTOS --> SANTO ANDRE --> EST. SAO PAUL --> BRAZIL
E3 --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> LAVERGNE --> TENNESSEE --> US
E4 --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF NEW ZEALAND --> PAPANUI --> CHRIST CHURCH --> 5 --> NEW ZEALAND
E5 --> FIRESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. --> PORT ELIZABETH --> --> SOUTH AFRICA
E6 --> FIRESTONE --> TUNISIE S.A. --> MENZEL --> BOURGUIBA --> --> TUNISIA
E7 --> FIRESTONE EAST AFRICA (1969) LIMITED --> NAIROBI --> --> KENYA
E8 --> FIRESTONE GHANA LIMITED --> ACCRA --> --> GHANA
E9 --> FIRESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LIMITED --> BRITS --> --> SOUTH AFRICA
EA --> METZLER, A.G. --> 8 MUNCHEN 2 --> --> WEST GERMANY
EB --> METZLER, A.G. ZWEIGWERK NEUSTADT --> --> --> WEST GERMANY
E.C. --> METZLER, A.G. --> --> --> GERMANY
ED --> MICHELIN --> OKAMOTO TIRE CORPORATION --> BUNKYO --> KU --> TOKYO --> JAPAN
EE --> NITTO TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> SAMUKAWA --> MACHI --> KANAGAWA --> KEN --> JAPAN
EF --> HUGH AH TIRE COMPANY, LTD. --> --> --> KOREA
EH --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> KURUME --> FUKUOKA --> KEN --> JAPAN
EJ --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE COMPANY, LTD --> TOSU --> SHI --> SAGA --> KEN --> JAPAN
EK --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE COMAPNY, LIMITED --> AMAGI --> SHI --> FUKUOKA --> KEN --> JAPAN
EL --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE COMPANY, LTD --> HIKONE --> SHI --> SHIGA --> KEN --> JAPAN
EM --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO., LTD., TOKYO PLANT --> KODAIRA --> TOKYO --> JAPAN
EN --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO., LTD --> KUROSIO --> SHI --> TOCHIGI --> KEN --> JAPAN
EP --> BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO., LTD --> KUROISO --> SHI --> TOCHIGI --> KEN --> JAPAN
ET --> SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LIMITED --> CHUO --> KO --> KOBE --> JAPAN
EU --> SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LIMITED --> TOYOTA --> AICHI PREFECTURE --> JAPAN
EW --> PNEUMATIQUES KLEBER, S.A. --> --> --> FRANCE
EX --> PNEUMATIQUES KEBER, S.A. --> LA CHAPELLE ST LUC --> --> FRANCE
EY --> PNEUMATIQUES KLEBER, S.A. --> --> --> GERMANY
EYJ --> CHOICES TREAD --> COSA GRANDE --> AZ -->
F0 --> FIDELITY TIRE MANFACTURING CO --> NATCHEZ --> MISSISSIPPI --> US
F1 --> MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> DUNDEE --> --> SCOTLAND
F2 --> C.A. FIRESTONE VENEZOLANA --> VALENCIA --> --> VENEZUELA
F3 --> MANFACTURE FRANCAISE PNEUMATIQUES --> ROANNE --> --> FRANCE
F4 --> CNB --> COMPANHIA NACIONAL DE BORRACHAS --> --> --> PORTUGAL
F5 --> FATE S.A.I.C.I. --> BUENOS AIRES --> --> ARGENTINA
F6 --> TORRELAVEGA --> TORELAVDEGA --> --> SPAIN
F7 --> PUENTA SAN MIGUEL --> TORELAVEGA --> --> SPAIN
F8 --> VIKRANT TIRES LIMITED --> MYSORE --> KARNATAKA --> INDIA
F9 --> DUNLOP NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED --> UPPER HUTT --> --> NEW ZEALAND
FA --> THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> HIRATSUKA --> KANAGAWA --> PREF --> JAPAN
FAY --> DON OLSON TIRE CENTERS --> TALLAHASSEE --> FL -->
FB --> THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> WATERI --> GUN --> MIYE --> PREF --> JAPAN
FC --> THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> --> --> JAPAN
FD --> THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD --> --> --> JAPAN
FF --> MANUFACUTRE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> --> --> FRANCE
FH --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> CLEMONT FERRAND --> --> FRANCE
FJ --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> BOURGES --> --> FRANCE
FK --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> CHOLET --> --> FRANCE
FL --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> 45 --> MESMIN ORLEANS --> --> FRANCE
FM --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> --> --> FRANCE
FN --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATICS MICHELIN --> --> --> FRANCE
FP --> STE. D"APPLICATIONS TECHNIQUES --> ALGIERS --> --> ALGERIA
FT --> FRANK TRUCKING, INC. -->MILL CITY -->OR -->
FT --> MICHELIN REIFENWERKE, A.G. --> BAD KREUZNACH --> --> GERMANY
FU --> MICHELIN REIFENWERKE, A.G. --> BAMBERG --> --> GERMANY
FV --> MICHELIN REIFENWERKE, A.G. --> HOMBURG --> --> GERMANY
FW --> MICHELIN REIFENWERKE, A.G. --> KARLSRUHE --> --> GERMANY
FX --> S.A. BELGE DU PNEUMATIQUE MICHELIN --> LEEUW --> ST. PIERRE --> ZUEN --> BELGIUM
FY --> N.V. NEDERLANDSCHE BANDEN --> S"HERTOGENBOSCH --> BOIS --> LE --> DUC --> HOLLAND
H0 --> THE GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> KARACHI --> --> PAKISTAN
H1 --> DELA S.A.F.E. NEUMATICOS MICHELIN --> VALLADOLID --> --> SPAIN
H2 --> KUMBO & CO., INC. --> HWANGSAN --> GU --> KWANGJU --> KOREA
H3 --> SAVA TIRES D.O.O. --> KRANJ --> --> SLOVENIA
H4 --> BRIDGESTONE HOUF --> HOUFU --> SHI --> YAMAGUCHI --> KEN --> JAPAN
H5 --> HUTCHINSON --> MAPA --> --> --> FRANCE
H6 --> SHIN HUNG RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> JINJU --> KYUNG NAM --> KOREA
H7 --> LI HSIN RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO. --> CHI --> HU --> CHANG --> HWA --> TAIWAN
H9 --> REIFEN --> BERG --> CLEVISCHER RING --> --> GERMANY
HA --> S.A.F.E.N.M. (MICHELIN) --> ARANDA --> --> SPAIN
HB --> S.A.F.E.N.M. LASARTE (MICHELLIN) --> LASARTE --> --> SPAIN
HC --> S.A.F.E.N.M. (MICHELIN) --> VITORIA --> --> SPAIN
HD --> SOCIETA PER AZONI, MICHELIN ITALIANA --> CUNEO --> --> ITALY
HE --> SOCIETA PER AZONI, S.P.A. (MICHELIN ITALIANA) --> MARENGO --> --> ITALY
HF --> SOCIETA PER AZONI (MICHELIN ITALIANA) --> TURIN --> --> ITALY
HH --> SOCIETA PER AZONI (MICHELIN ITALIANA) --> TURIN --> --> ITALY
HJ --> MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> BALLYMENA --> --> IRELAND
HK --> MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> BURNLEY(LANE) --> --> ENGLAND
HL --> MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> BURNLEY --> --> ENGLAND
HM --> MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> STOKE --> ON --> TRENT --> --> ENGLAND
HN --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA (CANADA), INC. --> NEW GLASGOW --> NOVA SCOTIA --> CANADA
HP --> MANFACTURE SAIGONNAISE DES PNEUMATIQUES MICHELIN --> SAIGON --> --> SOUTH VIETNAM
HT --> CEAT, S.P.A. PNEUMATICI VIA LEONCAVALLO --> TORINO --> --> ITALY
HU --> CEAT 10036 --> SETTIMO TORINESE --> --> ITALY
HV --> GENTYRE S.P.A. --> --> --> ITALY
HW --> BARUM CONTINENTAL --> OTROKOVICE --> --> CZECH REPUBLIC
HX --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DAYTON --> OHIO --> US
HY --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> OKLAHOMA CITY --> OKLAHOMA --> US
J0 --> KOREA INOCEE KASEI CO., LTD. --> MASAN --> --> KOREA
J1 --> PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY --> BARTLESVILLE --> OKLAHOMA --> US
J2 --> BRIDGESTONE SINGAPORE COMPANY --> JURONG TOWN --> --> SINGAPORE
J3 --> MATADOR A.S. --> PUCHOV --> --> SLOVAKIA
J4 --> RUBENA, N.P. --> NACHOD --> --> CZECH REPUBLIC
J6 --> JAROSLAVI TIRE CO. --> JAROSLAVI --> -->
J7 --> HOOSIER TIRE & RUBBER CORP. --> LAKEVILLE --> IN -->
J8 --> DA CHUNG HUA RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO --> SHANGHAI --> --> CHINA
J9 --> P.T. INTIRUB --> BESAR --> JAKARTA --> INDONESIA
K0 --> MICHELIN KOREA TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> --> --> KOREA
K1 --> PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY --> STOW --> OHIO --> US
K3 --> KENDA RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. --> YULIN --> --> TAIWAN
K4 --> UNIROYAL S.A. DE C.V. --> QUERETARO --> QTO --> MEXICO
K5 --> VEB REIFENKOMBINAT FURSTENWALDE --> --> --> GERMANY
K9 --> TECH RUBBER C0., LTD. --> --> --> TAIWAN
KM --> THE LEE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> --> -->
L0 --> MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATIQUES MICHELIN --> --> --> FRANCE
L1 --> GOODYEAR TAIWAN LIMITED --> TAIPEI --> --> TAIWAN
L2 --> WOOSUNG TIRE CORPORATION --> --> --> SOUTH KOREA
L3 --> TONG SHIN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LIMITED --> SEOUL --> --> KOREA
L4 --> CENTRALA IND. DE PRELUCRARE CAUCIUC SI MASE PLASTI --> --> --> ROMANIA
L5 --> BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI --> IZMIT --> ALIKAHYA --> TURKEY
L6 --> MODI RUBBER LIMITED --> --> --> INDIA
L7 --> INTREPINDEREA DE ANVELOPE ZALAU --> ZALAU --> JUDETUL SALOJ --> ROMANIA
L8 --> DUNLOP ZIMBABWE LIMITED --> BOMINGTON --> BULAWAYE --> ZIMBABWE
L9 --> PANTHER TIRES, LIMITED --> AINTEE --> LIVERPOOL --> UNITED KINGDOM
LH --> BRIDGESTONE AUSTRALIA, LIMITED --> SALISBURY --> --> AUSTRALIA
LJ --> PNEU UNIROYAL ENGLEBERT S.A. --> B --> 4040 HERSTAL --> --> BELGIUM
LK --> PRODUCTORS NIACIONAL DE LLANTAS S.A. --> CALI --> --> COLOMBIA
LL --> SICUP S.N.C. USINE UNIROYAL --> --> --> FRANCE
LM --> CONTINENTAL AG WERK AACHEN --> --> --> GERMANY
LN --> UNIROYAL S.A. DE C.V. --> --> MEXICO, D.F. --> MEXICO
LP --> UNIROYAL ENGLENERT TIRES LTD. --> NEWBRIDGE --> --> GREAT BRITAIN
LT --> UNIROYAL ENDUSTRI TURK ANONIM SIRKETI --> ADAPAZARI --> --> TURKEY
LU --> UNIROYAL, C.A. --> VALENCIA --> --> VENEZUELA
LV --> GENERAL TIRE CANADA, LIMITED --> BARRIE --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
LW --> TRELLEBORG UMMIFARIKS AKTIEBOLAG --> TRELLEBORG --> --> SWEDEN
LX --> MITSUBUSHI BELTING LIMITED --> NAGATAKU --> KOBE --> JAPAN
LY --> MITSUBISHI BELTING LIMITED --> --> --> JAPAN
M1 --> GOODYEAR MAROC, S.A. --> CASABLANCA --> --> MOROCCO
M3 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. --> GREENVILLE --> SOUTH CAROLINA --> US
M5 --> MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA (CANADA), INC. --> KENTVILLE --> NOVA SCOTIA --> CANADA
M6 --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> LAWTON --> OKLAHOMA --> US
M7 --> GOODYEAR DE CHILE, S.A.I.C. --> SANTIAGO --> --> CHILE
M8 --> PREMIER TIRES LIMITED --> LALAMASSERY --> KERALA STATE --> INDIA
M9 --> UNIROYAL TIRE CORPORATION --> MIDDLEBURY --> CONNETICUT --> US
MB --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
MC --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DANVILLE --> VIRGINIA --> US
MD --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> GADSDEN --> ALABAMA --> US
MJ --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> TOPEKA --> KANSAS --> US
MK --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> UNION CITY --> TENESSEE --> US
MO --> NEUMATICOS DE CHILE S.A. --> COQUIMBO --> --> CHILE
MX --> COMPANHIA GOODYEAR DO BRAZIL --> SAO PAULO --> --> BRAZIL
MY --> GOODYEAR DE COLOMBIA, S.A. --> CALI --> --> COLOMBIA
N1 --> MALOJA AG. PNEU --> UND GUMMIWERKE --> GELTERKINDEN --> --> SWITZERLAND
N2 --> HURTUBLSE NETREAD, INCORPORATED --> TONAWANDA --> NEW YORK --> US
N3 --> TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD --> INABE --> GUN --> --> JAPAN
N4 --> CENTRALA IND. DE PRELUCRARE CAUICUE SI MASE PLASTI --> JUDDETUL PRAHOVA --> SOCIALISTA --> ROMAINA
N5 --> PNEUMANT --> 84 RIESA --> --> GERMANY
N6 --> PNEUMANT --> --> --> GERMANY
N7 --> INTREPRINDEREA DE ANVELOPE CARACAL --> --> --> ROMANIA
N9 --> CIA PNEUS TROPICAL NM105 BR. 324 --> FEIRA DE SANTANA --> BAHIA --> BRAZIL
NB --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> WOLVERHAMPTON --> --> ENGLAND
NC --> GOODYEAR FRANCE S.A. --> --> --> FRANCE
ND --> DEUTSCHE GOODYEAR G.M.B.H. --> PHILIPSBURG BRUCHSAL --> --> GERMANY
NE --> GUMMIWERKE FUIDA G.M.B.H. --> FULDA --> --> GERMANY
NH --> GRAN INDUSTRIA DE NEUMATICOS --> GUATEMAL CITY --> --> GUATEMALA
NJ --> GOODYEAR S.A. --> --> --> GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
NK --> GOODYEAR INDIA LIMITED --> DISTRIC GURGAON --> HARIANA STATE --> INDIA
NL --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER LIMITED --> BOGOR --> --> INDONESIA
NO --> SOUTH PACIFIC TIRES --> WEST FOOTSCRAY --> VICTORIA --> AUSTRALIA
NP --> COMPANIA HULERA GOODYEAR OXO, S.A. --> MEXICO CITY --> --> MEXICO
NT --> COMPANIA GOODYEAR DEL PERU --> LIMA --> --> PERU
NU --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF THE PHILIPPINES --> LAS PINAS --> RIZAL --> PHILIPPINES
NW --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. (S.A.) (PTY) LIMITE --> UITENHAGE --> --> SOUTH AFRICA
NY --> GOODYEAR (THAILAND) LIMITED --> BANGKOK --> --> THAILAND
P1 --> CONTINENTAL GISLAVED DAECK AB --> GISLAVED --> --> SWEDEN
P3 --> SKEPPLANDA GUMMI, AB --> ALVAGEN --> --> SWEDEN
P6 --> GENERAL POPO S.A. --> SAN LUIS POTOSI --> S.L.P. --> MEXICO
P8 --> NO. 2 RUBBER PLANT OINGADO --> QUINGDAO --> SHANGONG --> CHINA
P9 --> MRF, LIMITED PB NO.1 PONDA --> --> --> INDIA
PA --> GOODYEAR LASTIKLERI TAS, PK 2 --> IZMIT --> KOCAELI --> TURKEY
PB --> CA GOODYEAR DE VENEZUELA --> VALENCIA --> EDO CARABOBO --> VENEZUELA
PC --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA LTD --> MEDICINE HAT --> ALBERTA --> CANADA
PD --> THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA LTD --> VALLEYFIELD --> QUEBEC --> CANADA
PE --> SEIBERLING RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA --> TORONTO --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
PJ --> THE KELLY --> SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY --> FAYETTEVILLE --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
PK --> THE KELLY --> SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY --> FREEPORT --> ILLINOIS --> US
PL --> THE KELLY --> SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY --> TYLER --> TEXAS --> US
T1 --> HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO., LTD. --> SEOUL --> --> KOREA
T2 --> OZOS (UNIROYAL) --> OLSZTYN --> --> POLAND
T3 --> DEBICKIE ZATTLDY OPON SAMOCHODOWYCH --> STOMIL --> DEVICA --> POLAND
T4 --> S.A. CARIDENG (RUBBERFACTORY) --> LANAKEN --> --> BELGIUM
T5 --> TIGAR --> PIROT --> --> --> YUGOSLAVIA
T6 --> CIA HULERA TORNEL S.A. --> FRACCIONAMIENTO INDUSTRIAL --> SAN ANTONIO --> MEXICO
T7 --> HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO., LTD. --> MOKSANG --> DONG --> DAEDUK --> KU DAEJUN --> KOREA
T8 --> GOODYEAR MALAYSIA BERHAD --> SELANGOR --> --> MALAYSIA
T9 --> MRF, LTD. --> --> --> INDIA
TO --> SOUTH PACIFIC TIRES --> CAMPBELIFIELD --> --> CANADA
U1 --> LIEN SHIN TIRE CO., LIMITED --> TA --> TSUEN HSIANG --> CHANGHUA HSIEN --> TAIWAN
U2 --> SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LIMITED --> SHIRAKAWA CITY --> FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE --> JAPAN
U3 --> MILOJE ZAKIC --> --> --> YUGOSLAVIA
U4 --> GEO. BYERS SONS, INC. --> COLOMBUS --> OHIO --> US
U5 --> FARBENFABRIKEN BAYER GMBH --> --> --> GERMANY
U6 --> PNEUMANT --> --> --> GERMANY
U7 --> PNEUMANT --> --> --> GERMANY
U8 --> HSIN FUNG FACTORY OF NANKANG RUBBER CO. --> TAIWAN PROVINCE --> --> CHINA
U9 --> COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO --> TUPELO --> MISSISSIPPI --> US
UO --> SOUTH PACIFIC TIRES --> THOMASTOWN --> VICTORIA --> AUSTRALIA
UP --> COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO --> FINDLAY --> OHIO --> US
UT --> COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO --> TEXARKANA --> ARKANSAS --> US
UU --> CARLISLE TIRE & RUBBER DIVISION --> CARLISLE --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
UV --> KZOWA RUBBER INDUSTRY CO., LTD. --> NISHINARIKU --> OSAKA --> JAPAN
UW --> OKADA TIRE INDUSTRY LIMITED --> KATSUSHIKA --> KU --> TOKYO --> JAPAN
UX --> FEDERAL CORPORATION --> TAIPEI --> --> TAIWAN
UY --> CHENG SHIN RUBBER IND. CO. LTD. --> MECI KONG --> TEIPI --> TAIWAN
V1 --> LIVINGSTON'S TIRE SHOP --> HUBBARD --> OHIO --> US
V2 --> VSEOJUZNOE OJEDINENIC AVTOEXPORT --> VOLZHSK --> --> RUSSIA
V3 --> TA HSIN RUBBER TIRE COMPANY, LIMITED --> TUCHEN VILLAGE --> TAIPEI HSIENG --> TAIWAN
V4 --> OHTSU TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> MIYAKONOJO CITY --> MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE --> JAPAN
V5 --> FIRESTONE EL CENTENARIO S.A. --> MEXICO CITY --> --> MEXICO
V6 --> FIRESTONE CUERNAVACA --> CUERNAVACA --> --> MEXICO
V7 --> VSESOJUZNOE OJEDINERIE AVTOEXPORT --> VORONEZH --> --> RUSSIA
V8 --> BORAS GUMMIFABRIK AB --> BORAS --> --> SWEDEN
V9 --> M&H TIRE COMPANY --> GADNER --> MASSACHUSETTS --> US
VA --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
VB --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
VC --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> ALBANY --> GEORGIA --> US
VD --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> DECATUR --> ILLINOIS --> US
VE --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> DES MOINES --> IOWA --> US
VF --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> SOUTH GATE --> CALIFORNIA --> US
VH --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> MEMPHIS --> TENNESSEE --> US
VL --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA --> FAST HAMILTON --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
VM --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA --> CALGARY --> ALBERTA --> CANADA
VN --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC. --> JOLIETE --> QUEBEC --> CANADA
VO --> SOUTH PACIFIC TIRES --> UPPER HUTT --> WELLINGTON --> NEW ZEALAND
VP --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BARI --> --> ITALY
VT --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BILBAO --> --> SPAIN
VU --> UNIVERSAL TIRE COMPANY --> LANCASTER --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
VV --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> VISKAFORS --> --> SWEDEN
VW --> OHTSU TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED --> IZUMI --> OHTSU CITY --> OSAKA --> JAPAN
VX --> FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO --> BRENTFORD --> MIDDLESEX --> ENGLAND
VY --> FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO --> DENBIGHSHIRE --> WREXHAM --> WALES
W1 --> BRIDGSTONE/FIRESTONE, INCORPORATED --> LAVERGNE --> TENNESSEE --> US
W2 --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC --> WILSON --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
W3 --> VREDESTEIN DOETINCHEM B.V. --> DOEFINEHEM --> --> NETHERLANDS
W4 --> DUNLOP OLYMPIC TIRES --> SOMERTON --> VICTORIA --> AUSTRALIA
W5 --> FIRESTONE DE LA ARGENTINA S.A.I.C. --> PROVINCE DE BUENOS AIRES --> --> ARGENTINA
W6 --> MSF TIRE AND RUBBER, INC. --> SUCAT, MUNTINLUPA CITY --> --> PHILIPPINES
W7 --> FIRESTONE PORTUGUESA, S.A.R.L. --> ALCOCHETE --> --> PORTUGAL
W8 --> SIAM TIRE PHRA PRADAENG CO., LTD. --> --> --> THAILAND
W9 --> INDUSTRIA DE PNEUMATICOS FIRESTONE S.A. --> RIO DE JANEIRO --> EST. DE GUANBARA --> BRAZIL
WA --> FIRESTONE --> FRANCE S.A. --> BETHUNE 62 --> --> FRANCE
WB --> INDUSTRIA AKRON DE COSTA RICO S.A. --> SAN JOSE --> --> COSTA RICA
WC --> FIRESTONE AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED --> SYDNEY --> NEW SOUTH WALES --> AUSTRALIA
WD --> FABRIK FUR FIRESTONE PRODUKTE A.G. --> PRATTIEN --> --> SWITZERLAND
WE --> NANKUNG RUBBERTIRE CORPORATION --> WEST TAIPEI --> --> TAIWAN
WF --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> BURGOS --> --> SPAIN
WH --> THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> --> --> SWEDEN
WM --> DUNLOP OLYMPIC TIRES --> WEST FOOTSERAY --> VICTORIA --> AUSTRALIA
WO --> INOCCE RUBBER CO., INC. --> PHATUMTANI --> --> THAILAND
WT --> MADRAS RUBBER FACTORY LIMITED --> MADRAS --> --> INDIA
WU --> CEAT TIRES OF INDIA LIMITED --> BHANDUP,BOMBAY --> MAHARASHTRA --> INDIA
WV --> GENERAL RUBBER CORPORATION --> TAIPEI --> --> TAIWAN
WW --> EUZKADI COMPANIA HULERA EUZKADI, S.A. --> MEXICO CITY --> --> MEXICO
WX --> EUZKADI COMPANIA HULERA EUZKADI, S.A. --> LA PRESA --> EO DE --> MEXICO
WY --> EUZKADI COMPANIA HULERA EUZKADI, S.A. --> GUADAJIARA --> JALISCO --> MEXICO
X0 --> VSESOJUZNOE OJEDINENIE AVTOEXPORT --> MIZHNEKAMSK --> --> RUSSIA
X1 --> TONG SHIN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LIMITED --> YONGDONGPO --> KO --> SEOUL --> KOREA
X2 --> HWA FONG RUBBER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. --> YUALIN --> --> TAIWAN
X3 --> VASEOJUZNOE OJEDINERIC AVTOEXPORT --> BELAYA TSERKOV --> --> RUSSIA
X4 --> PARS TIRE COMPANY --> SAVEH --> --> IRAN
X5 --> J. K. INDUSTRIES LIMITED --> KANKROLI --> RAJASTHAN --> INDIA
X6 --> VSESOJUZNOE OJEDINENIE AVTOEXPORT --> BOBRUYSK --> --> RUSSIA
X7 --> VSESOJUZNOE OJEDINENIE AVTOEXPORT --> CHIMKENTSKY --> --> RUSSIA
X8 --> DNIEPROSHINA JOIN STOCK COMPANY ("DNIEPROSHINA" JSC) --> DNEPROPETROVSK --> --> UKRAINE
X9 --> VSESJUZNOE OJEDINENIE AVTOEXPORT --> MOSCOW --> --> RUSSIA
XA --> INDUSTRIE PIRELLI S.P.A. --> MILAN --> --> ITALY
XB --> INDUSTRIE PIRELLI A.P.A. --> TORINESE --> TORINO --> ITALY
XC --> INDUSTRIE PIRELLI S.P.A. --> TIVOLI --> ROMA --> --> ITALY
XD --> INDUSTRIE PIRELLI S.P.A. --> MESSINA --> --> ITALY
XE --> INDUSTRIE PIRELLI S.P.A. --> FERRANDINA --> --> ITALY
XF --> PRODUCTOS PIRELLI S.A. --> BARCELONA --> --> SPAIN
XH --> PIRELLI HALLAS, S.A. --> PATRASSO --> --> GREECE
XJ --> TURK PIRELLI LASTKLERI, S.A. --> ISTANBUL --> --> TURKEY
XK --> PIRELLI, S.A. --> SAO PAULO --> --> BRAZIL
XL --> PIRELLA, S.A. --> CAMPINAS --> --> BRAZIL
XM --> PIRELLI COMPANIA PLATENSE DE NEUMATICOS --> MERIO --> BUENOS AIRES --> ARGENTINA
XN --> PIRELLI, LIMITED --> CARLISLE --> --> ENGLAND
XP --> PIRELLI, LIMITED --> --> --> ENGLAND
XT --> VEITH --> PIRELLI, A.G. --> SANDBACH --> --> GERMANY
XV --> DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO --> HAMILTON --> ONTARIO --> CANADA
XW --> DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO --> CALGARY --> ALBERTA --> CANADA
XX --> BANDAG, INCORPORATED --> MUSCATINE --> IOWA --> US
XY --> DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO --> JOLIETTE --> QUEBEC --> CANADA
Y1 --> COMPANHIA GOODYEAR DU BRAZIL --> --> --> BRAZIL
Y2 --> DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO --> WILSON --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
Y3 --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> WILSON --> NORTH CAROLINA --> US
Y4 --> DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO --> BARBERTON --> OHIO --> US
Y5 --> SHANGHAI TSEN TAI RUBBER FACTORY --> SHANGHAI --> --> CHINA
Y6 --> SIME TIRES INTERNATIONAL (M) SDN BHD --> KEDAH --> --> MALAYSIA
Y7 --> BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. --> LAVERGNE --> TENNESSEE --> US
Y8 --> BOMBAY TIRES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED --> BOMBAY --> MAHARASHTRA --> INDIA
Y9 --> P.T. GADJAH TUNGGUAL --> --> -->
YA --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
YB --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
YC --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> ALBANY --> GEORGIA --> US
YD --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DECATUR --> ILLINOIS --> US
YE --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DES MOINES --> IOWA --> US
YF --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> SOUTH GATE --> CALIFORNIA --> US
YH --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> MEMPHIS --> TENNESSEE --> US
YJ --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> POTTSTOWN --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
YK --> THE DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> SALINAL --> CALIFORNIA --> US
YL --> OY NOKIA A.B. --> NOKIA --> --> FINLAND
YM --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
YN --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> AKRON --> OHIO --> US
YO --> KUMHO AND CO., INC. --> GOKSUNG --> GUN --> CHOLLA NAM --> DO --> KOREA
YP --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> ALBANY --> GEORGIA --> US
YT --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DECATUR --> ILLINOIS --> US
YU --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> DES MOINES --> IOWA --> US
YV --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> SOUTH GATE --> CALIFORNIA --> US
YW --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> MEMPHIS --> TENNESSEE --> US
YX --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> POTTSTOWN --> PENNSYLVANIA --> US
YY --> SEIBERLING TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY --> SALINAS --> CALIFORNIA --> US

Photo tour of the famous Yaroslavl tire plant, one of the largest tire factories in the central region of Russia. A report from the workshops where Cordiant tires are produced and tested for passenger cars.

I already knew that a tire is not a simple subject. It turned out that production is even more complex than I imagined. And most importantly, I learned the secret of where the antennae on new tires come from and why they are needed!

1. A little history:
Not many people know that long ago tires were made of wood or metal (as I was told at the institute). The world's first rubber tire was made by Robert William Thomson in 1846, but the author of the pneumatic tire is considered to be Scotsman John Dunlop, who in 1887 came up with the idea of ​​putting wide hoops made from a garden hose on the wheel of his 10-year-old son's tricycle and inflating them with air. It was with bicycles that the era of pneumatic tires began.

2. The main materials for the production of tires are rubber, which is made from natural and synthetic rubbers and cords.
The production of a tire begins with the preparation of rubber compounds, which can include up to 10 chemicals, ranging from sulfur and carbon to rubber. Various blanks for the future tire are made from the mixtures on special machines using the extrusion method.

3. This is, for example, what the future cord looks like on the conveyor.

4. On the rejected section of the workpiece you can see the “skeleton of the tire” - a frame that is made of high-strength steel cord. Many narrow-minded car owners believe that it is time to throw away a tire only when it wears down to the cord.

5. Machines produce components for assembly. The extrusion process is similar for most products, and the components look roughly the same - leaving the machine with a long rubber band.

6. Rubber is very sticky before vulcanization, so the material is wound into bobbins, each turn having a protective layer.

7. All components are sorted by tire size, and a barcode is glued to each reel so that you can understand at any time what type of tire the material is made for.

8. Machines with giant spools make bead rings. The bead ring is an important element of the tire, which is made from many turns of rubber-coated bead wire. This is an inextensible, rigid part of the tire, with the help of which it is fixed to the rim of the disk.

9. Many, many threads are woven into rows, which are then rubberized.

10. This machine rounds the rubber-coated wire into a ring to fit the required landing size disk. On the left in the frame are wire strips, on the right are finished rings.

11. Finished bead rings.

12. On assembly machines, all parts of the tire are connected into a single whole. The necessary components are loaded from reels onto conveyor belts.

13. This is what the tread blank looks like. Before vulcanization, it's just a thick strip of rubber with no tread pattern. Colored lines are a special coding so that you can quickly and clearly understand what the radius of the tire is, the width and height of the profile, etc. (a kind of tire barcode).

14. The reel with the workpiece unwinds, the component goes onto the conveyor, and the protective layer (brown tape to prevent the material from sticking together) is wound onto another reel.

16. Then he arrives big robot and deftly inflates the workpiece with air, crushes something, compresses and wraps it, and the result is a semi-finished tire.

17. The workpieces are sent along conveyor lines to the vulcanization shop.

19. Here the tire is thermally exposed to hot steam under high pressure. Rubber, carbon black and additives are “sintered” into a single whole, and tread patterns, lettering and other technical profiles are applied to the outer and inner surfaces of the tire using molds.

20. The workshop has a whole series of vulcanization units with molds for various types of tires.

21. On the left is the vulcanization process, and on the right is an empty chamber with a diaphragm that inflates the tire under high pressure.

22. The workpiece is in the chamber, the molds are visible from above. Under pressure, a relief pattern is drawn along the sidewalls and tread. A chemical reaction (vulcanization) occurs, which gives the rubber elasticity and strength.

23. This is what the disassembled mold looks like. Over time, the high temperature and pressure causes the mold to become dirty and must be cleaned.

24. First of all, the air exhaust channels become clogged during vulcanization. It is because of these channels that those mysterious “antennae” are formed on new tires.

25. Molds for sidewalls.

26. A workshop where contaminated molds are cleaned.

27. Historical background:
In June 1943, as a result of a German air raid, the plant was completely destroyed. But already at the end of September the consequences of the bombing were eliminated and the plant was restored.
1950s For the first time in the USSR, the plant began producing tubeless tires: for passenger cars “Pobeda”, “Volga”, “ZIM”.
Late 50s. The country was experiencing a “tire crisis”; vehicle downtime increased due to a tire shortage.
1966 The 100 millionth tire is produced.
1969 YaShZ, the first domestic plant, was given the right to produce tires for the new Zhiguli passenger car.

28. The inside of the vulcanization installations is incredibly beautiful!

29. This is where the Terminator should have been filmed.

32. Finished tires enter the general conveyor and are sent for final tire quality control before being sent to consumers.

34. At the control, a visual inspection of tires is carried out.

36. All new models must undergo bench and laboratory road tests at the factory’s experimental testing center, which are carried out on special machines where operating conditions are simulated, which are several times higher in impact than road ones.

37. Wheels for all types of tires.

38. And this is what a stand looks like for testing six tires at once.

39. And these are aircraft tires. How they are made is a big secret! At the enterprises of the SIBUR - Russian Tires company, which produce Cordiant tires, they produce not only products for a wide range of consumers, but also special products, for example, tires for the 5th generation fighter, known as the T-50, or PAK-FA.

40. To look at the production of aircraft tires, you need to obtain permission from the FSB.

41. In this workshop, stands are installed where they simulate the speeds and loads on the wheel during takeoff and landing of an aircraft.

43. This is how Cordiant tires are made.
“Modern assembly equipment is a fully automated production, in which humans have only a minimal role. Automation of production reduces the influence of the human factor on the quality of tires, which leads to a significant improvement in the performance characteristics of the final product.”

Many thanks to Pavel Kukushkin, Yuri Kremnev and Alexander Gerastovsky for organizing the shooting!

Colleagues' reports.

A huge number of brands fill the current tire market, which causes some difficulty in choosing. Wide range, different characteristics, cost - which of the tires offered is the best? At the same time, popular brands do not always offer products of even optimal quality. There are examples on the market when an unfamiliar company produces rubber that surpasses well-known manufacturers in its parameters.

Our short review can help clear up this confusion. For the convenience of the reader, the rating was divided into three price categories, each of which presents the best tire brands of our time. The selection was carried out on the basis of product characteristics and expert opinions service centers, as well as recommendations and reviews from owners of this tire.

The best budget tire companies

For many domestic cars and used foreign cars, buying inexpensive tires is a good option. They will serve faithfully for many years, and if they fail ahead of time, it will not be a shame to replace them.

5 Kumho

The most reliable protection from fakes
Country: South Korea
Rating (2019): 4.5

Beautiful Lake - this is how the name of the South Korean tire company is translated into Russian. More than 10 years ago, the value of the gross product produced exceeded a billion dollars and continues to grow. Aggressively conquering the global market, Kumho supplies original equipment tires to the factories of such manufacturers as Mercedes Benz, Ford and other brands. Kumho is the only Korean company that managed to achieve such high results. In addition, this is the first brand in the world to use RFID tags to identify its product, thereby completely eliminating any possibility of counterfeiting tires from this brand.

Owners who chose Kumho tires are satisfied with the results obtained. Thus, one of the best studded tires for winter, WinterCraft SUV Ice WS31 is distinguished by its low noise level and excellent directional stability. In general, the company’s products have more than once received the highest Net Promoter Index (NPS) in South Korea. Numerous confirmations best characteristics are also contained in the reviews of car enthusiasts who have chosen this brand.

4 Maxxis

Optimal tires for SUVs
Country: Taiwan
Rating (2019): 4.8

The Taiwanese company MAXXIS INTERNATIONAL has recently firmly established itself in the top ten tire manufacturers. For 45 years, the company has been producing rubber for cars and SUVs, trucks and buses, motorcycles and agricultural machinery. Products are supplied to 170 countries, including the USA, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany. Among the partners are such auto giants as General Motors, Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford. A high margin of safety is ensured through the use of Japanese technologies and unique developments of cord and rubber mixture.

Car owners highlight such qualities of tires as good braking on ice, tolerable noise, high cross-country ability and an affordable price. Tire models such as the Arctic Trekker SP03 for winter or the off-road MAXXIS MT-764 BIGHORN have characteristics that are no worse than popular brands, and the cost is more affordable. This allows the company to successfully compete on equal terms with market leaders, and the owners to receive a high-quality product while spending much less money. Among the disadvantages, poor handling, rigidity, and problems with balancing are often mentioned.

3 "Belshina"

Decent tires for winter
Country: Belarus
Rating (2019): 4.8

The Belarusian enterprise Belshina offers a good price-quality ratio. It worked successfully during times Soviet Union, and after modernization it withstands fierce competition in the world market. The company boasts a wide range of 300 standard sizes. Products are supplied to 70 countries of the world, the company's partners are such giants as BELAZ, MTZ, MAZ, GAZ. This demand for products is not at all surprising - the company has international certificates (including from independent expert bureaus) confirming the quality of the rubber it produces. Suffice it to say that the largest manufacturer of special equipment, CAT, uses tires of this brand for the initial configuration of its equipment.

Car enthusiasts most liked winter tires, which are soft. The rubber smooths out all the unevenness of the road surface, and the deep tread allows you to overcome deep snowdrifts. The car also feels confident on city streets with snow and mud. Such winter tires as Artmotion Snow can turn any car into a car of a higher class - there is absolutely no noise and the smoothness of the ride increases significantly. One gets the impression that the owner completely changed the suspension, not the tires. The tires pleasantly surprise with their quietness and low wear. However, excessive softness becomes the main drawback for many car owners.

2 PJSC "Nizhnekamskshina"

The best summer tires
Country Russia
Rating (2019): 4.9

The largest domestic enterprise that produces modern tires for cars is PJSC Nizhnekamskshina. The assembly line of this company produces such well-known brands of rubber as Viatti, KAMA and KAMA EURO. The buyer is offered an impressive list different types wheels from 250 items. Among the company's partners are such famous auto giants as Skoda, Fiat and Volkswagen.

Many car owners in the CIS are satisfied with the quality of Nizhnekamsk tires. It holds the road well, behaves steadily during rainstorms, and confidently takes turns at speed. It makes a little noise while driving, but is durable and wear-resistant. Summer models Kama-234, Kama-Euro-129 and others are in great demand on the domestic market. They attract buyers with an interesting tread pattern, balanced prices and excellent performance characteristics. Among the disadvantages, the difficulty of balancing is often mentioned; ideal balance can be achieved by hanging weights of 60-80 g.

1 Sava

Favorable price for European quality
Country: Slovenia
Rating (2019): 5.0

The Slovenian company Sava has held a leading position in the budget segment on the European market for about 85 years. Tires are produced at several factories in Europe, but the largest manufacturer remains the head office in Kranj. 8 million tires roll off the assembly line of this company every year. The pride of the Slovenians is their modernized production, which uses the most advanced technologies. Thanks to constant quality control, the supply of defective rubber to the market is eliminated.

Domestic motorists note the availability and predictability of wheels, noiselessness and good maneuverability. Sometimes cars slip at the beginning and end of winter, when the ice crust is under water or slush. But when driving, the tires hold the road perfectly in the most difficult conditions. The Eskimo STUD model is very popular among our car enthusiasts - a studded tire with a directional pattern is ideally suited for use on Russian winter roads.

The best tire companies in the middle price segment

There are a lot of foreign cars driving along the roads of Russia that require more “delicate shoes.” It is produced by many well-known companies operating in the middle price segment. The characteristics of these tires will suit the average domestic motorist.

5 Yokohama

Better handling on summer roads
A country: Japan (produced in Russia)
Rating (2019): 4.8

Ranked second among tire manufacturers in Japan, the Yokohama brand has proven itself well in the global market, as its products are of high quality and meet the highest consumer expectations. This is confirmed by the participation of the company’s tires in various sports competitions, where the rubber undergoes real testing in the most extreme conditions. Thanks to this, many world-famous automakers choose Yokohama tires for the initial equipment of their cars (Porsche, Zender, Toyota, Mercedes Benz and others).

Using only advanced technologies in rubber production, the company managed to increase its basic indicators technical characteristics. The unique composition of the mixture does not allow the tire to deform, and it remains elastic at any temperature. The noise level is minimized, road grip and service life are improved, thanks to the use of orange oil, adhesion to the surface is increased. Yes, one of best models, the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 summer tire demonstrates ideal handling and directional stability even on wet roads. At the same time, rubber has high abrasion resistance (many owners in their reviews consider this characteristic to be one of the most significant).

4 Triangle Group

Profitable price
Country: China
Rating (2019): 4.9

The Chinese tire company Triangle Group was created in 1976. After renovations and reorganizations, this company became the leader in the production of automobile tires in the Middle Kingdom. We sell wheels for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, for trucks, buses and special equipment. The corporation's annual capacity has reached 22 million sets. Having our own research centers allows us to constantly improve our products, promoting them to world markets. Chinese manufacturer cooperates with such car factories as Volvo, Hyundai, Caterpillar, etc. The sales network is available in 160 countries around the world.

Among the advantages of Triangle tires, domestic consumers highlight the affordable price at fairly high technical parameters. The tire clings well to the road surface both in summer and winter, it balances well, and does not make noise while driving. Many car owners, judging by their reviews, like the Triangle Group Sportex TSH11 / Sports TH201 model. The rubber has a rigid side part, which provides excellent handling. The grip on the road, including wet ones, is also high. The combination of such properties with an affordable price predetermined the choice of many car enthusiasts.

3 Nitto

Good tires SUV category
Country: Japan
Rating (2019): 5.0

Nitto Tire Japan employs employees who are passionate about their work. Through their efforts, a whole line of original tires with a memorable tread has been developed. The company's employees implement innovative developments into production with lightning speed, conducting scrupulous tests. We have a wide range of tires for SUVs and crossovers. As a subsidiary of the Toyo Tire concern, Nitto products are aimed at the North American market. The founding date is usually considered to be 1949.

For domestic SUV owners, tires are attractive due to their quiet and safe operation. A car with Nitto tires handles perfectly on any road. Thanks to the rounded sidewalls, the tires are protected from dangerous contact with curbs. Nitto Invo tires are one of the brand's flagship models in the SUV category. Compared to other brands, it compares favorably with high grip characteristics and reliable handling at any speed. At the same time, the tire demonstrates sufficient comfort and excellent behavior on wet roads.

2 Bridgestone

Optimal characteristics of winter tires
Country: Japan
Rating (2019): 5.0

The Japanese company Bridgestone adheres to a simple philosophy. She serves society by producing products highest quality. This motto also applies to tires. The head office is located in Tokyo, the founding date is considered to be 1931. One of the most famous subsidiaries in the USA is Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. For many years, tires from this manufacturer have been installed on Ford vehicles. And most recently (July 2017), Bridgestone products received an award from the Volkswagen Group as the most technologically advanced and innovative on the world market.

Domestic motorists like products under the Bridgestone brand for their excellent quality, predictable behavior on the road, and resistance to bumps and potholes. Winter models are soft and silent. A car with Bridgestone wheels copes well with high snowdrifts and porridge on the road. The Blizzak W995 tires deserve special respect from the owners. This tire is distinguished by its high strength and wear resistance, while at the same time demonstrating sufficient low level noise.

1 TOYO TIRES

The best summer tires
Country: Japan
Rating (2019): 5.0

The leading position in the global car tire market is occupied by the Japanese company Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. It has been operating since 1945, during which time the company has managed to build branches and representative offices in 100 countries. The head office is located in the Japanese city of Osaka. The main activity is the production of tires for cars and trucks, vans and SUVs. The quality of TOYO rubber is tested not only in laboratory conditions, but also on racing tracks, as well as at the famous Dakar Rally.

When compared with other tires, car owners speak positively about Japanese tires. It behaves well on the road, there is practically no slipping, the car goes smoothly. The car does not notice the track and bounces elastically over speed bumps. On some types of road surfaces a slight noise is felt. The summer tire in the SUV category - Toyo Open Country M/T - has proven itself to be excellent. It not only has high cross-country ability. Despite the impressive tread, the wheel noise is quite moderate. Also, reviews from owners positively note the strength of the side part: it is not afraid of any obstacles, and in addition, cuts on this tire are very rare. Yes, and the tire wears out very slowly, but provided affordable price For tires of this size, these factors greatly increase their attractiveness.

The best premium tire companies

Many tire companies from the top ten leaders have a century-long history of development. These huge concerns have enormous experience and can boast record sales volumes. For the highest quality and brand promotion, motorists have to pay a lot of money.

5 Dunlop Tires

The standard for sports tires
Country: England
Rating (2019): 4.8

The company was opened in the century before last, and is considered not only the founder of the tire industry - all fundamental developments in the creation of winter tires belong to the Dunlop brand. For more than half a century, the manufacturer has been the official supplier of Formula 1. This fact was also reflected in model range tires for ordinary vehicles - the Dunlop sports tire line is considered one of the best in the world.

The most popular among high-speed tires of this brand is Sport BluResponse. In 2015, it entered the top four favorites in the ADAC rating, demonstrating pinpoint accuracy in handling, braking efficiency on wet roads, and resistance to wear (the manufacturer claims a service life of 80 thousand km). On top of that, in their reviews, many owners consider these summer tires to be one of the most economical models of the brand.

4 Continental

High-tech tire architecture
Country: Germany
Rating (2019): 4.8

The German manufacturer of high-quality tires Continental has long been considered a leader in the global market. The numbers speak for themselves: more than 90 million tires for passenger vehicles are produced annually. Being the main supplier of rubber to such auto giants as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota. The company's tire products regularly undergo various tests and tests, as a result of which they take leading positions in such important indicators as braking distance and handling in various conditions.

The engineers of this brand managed to combine the “incompatible” when developing the Continental Premium Contact 6 (PC6). All best qualities sports and comfort tires were implemented in one. Thanks to nanotechnology and the latest capabilities in tire tread design, it was possible not only to significantly increase the tire service life, but also to reduce rolling resistance and noise levels.

3 Michelin

The fastest tires
Country: France
Rating (2019): 4.9

The French company Michelin has a glorious century-old history. Even at the dawn of its formation, the company’s employees paid special attention to research and innovation. It was Michelin who became the first manufacturer of wheels that were inflated with air. The concern follows its traditions, in last years engineers replaced carbon black in rubber with silica. Thanks to EverGrip technology, the tire's properties do not deteriorate as it wears. The company's products are intended not only for cars, trucks and special equipment. Tires for electric cars and hybrid cars have already been created.

Fans of fast driving speak positively about the car’s stability on the road, resistance to skidding, and durable sidewalls. Car enthusiasts speak negatively about the price and noise. MICHELIN CrossClimate, one of the best tires This brand ensures a quiet and soft ride, pinpoint control precision, and minimal aquaplaning. All these characteristics remain unchanged as speed increases. Resistance to temperature changes makes the tire one of the best for the off-season, and in big cities allows you to ride the CrossClimate all year round. The only thing car enthusiasts can say negatively about is its price and noise.

2 Nokian

Excellent grip on winter roads
Country: Finland
Rating (2019): 5.0

The leading tire manufacturer in Europe is the Finnish concern Nokian Tires. Since 2005, a branch of the Finnish company has been operating in the Russian city of Vsevolozhsk. The annual output is 14 million tires. The German magazine Focus Money, which annually selects the most popular tires, awarded the victory to products under the Nokian brand in the “Best Car Tires 2018” category. Strengths noted were: great price, quality, and brand appeal.

Car owners are satisfied with the quiet ride, good cross-country ability, and stability on icy roads. The Hakkapeliitta model has gained particular fame among domestic motorists. The spikes hold very securely; after 5-6 years of operation, more than 80% of the metal elements are preserved. Domestic car enthusiasts consider the high price to be the main disadvantage.

1 Goodyear

The best passenger tires for summer
Country: USA
Rating (2019): 5.0

The American company Goodyear is one of the leading players in the production of rubber products. It was on the wheels of this company that the first production Ford left the plant. The history of the company goes back more than 100 years. The work has always been based on the search for innovation and the introduction of advanced technologies. The main office has been located since 1898 in Akron (Ohio). The line includes tires for cars and trucks, for motorcycles and aircraft, agricultural vehicles and special vehicles.

Flattering reviews from Russian motorists are mainly related to summer tires. It perfectly holds the car on slippery roads when cornering. There is no noise when driving, balancing is excellent, and copes well with unpaved surfaces. Driving fast over potholes and bumps can cause a hernia. Identical characteristics can be found in the most popular tire of this brand – Wrangler DuraTrac. The only thing is that in order to get a “hernia” on such tires, you have to try hard. Despite the brutal deep tread, the tire is quite quiet in operation and at the same time has high wear resistance.

As you know, a lot depends on the quality of car tires: from the smoothness and “elegance” of a car’s ride to ensuring safety while driving. Tires must provide good traction and be resistant to temperature changes and adverse weather and road conditions. This is especially true for domestic roads.

One of the most reliable tires are tires from the Dunlop company, the country of origin of which is Great Britain. However, tires are produced not only in the UK, but also in other countries; more information about the reasons for this phenomenon can be found in the information below.

Company history: ups and downs

The history of the company's creation goes back to 1888, and the prerequisite for the emergence of a concern that will supply tires for royal racing cars was... a bicycle.

One British veterinarian gave his son a two-wheeled horse, and the happiest son immediately went for a ride on it. And after the trip, he came to complain to his father that after the ride his whole body was “bouncing and buzzing.” This is not at all surprising, since in those days solid tires were used, which had poor shock-absorbing properties.

The father decided to improve his gift somewhat, and came up with the first one in the world. After some time, the former veterinarian patented his invention and began producing tires. Thus was born the Dunlop company, which supplied its products to almost every country in the world.

What was the success of the company? The thing is that the company’s specialists used a number of innovative developments. For example, they were the first to conduct comprehensive tests for their products.

Dunlop specialists were at the forefront of creating the first tire tube. Although the company received a separate patent for it, the design was borrowed from a soccer ball. Ironically, it was Dunlop specialists who created the world's first tubeless tire. There were other, no less innovative solutions: creating a directional tread pattern, rubber and metal studs, as well as “implanting” pieces of a metal chain into the rubber.

In the 60s of the last century, the company reached a new level. Thanks to the supply of its products to Formula 1, in addition, many aircraft used English tires for their landing gear.

However, the company faced both prosperity and decline. By the mid-1980s, largely due to the ill-considered financial policies of the company's management, the company was mired in debt, and then was completely sold off in parts. Therefore, at the moment there are two “divisions” of the once single company:

• Dunlop Tires Ltd. At the moment, this part of the company is owned by the Japanese concern Sumitomo.

• Dunlop. This part is also managed by Goodyear.

It is worth noting that Dunlop initially passed into the hands of the Japanese as a single entity, and only after that the new owners put up for sale the shares of the European and North American departments. Thus, the production of Dunlop tires has become truly joint. Today, Dunlop tires are produced in Japan, the USA and many European countries.

Dunlop tire reviews

Their reviews also depend on the country of origin of Dunlop tires. The German, Japanese and American ones deserved the most praise. Dunlop tires. However, with the current variety of products, it is easy to run into fakes. This is evidenced by negative reviews of Taiwanese and Chinese tire options.

Based on this fact, what conclusion can be drawn? That there is some influence from Dunlop on reviews. They largely depend on what is written on the tire packaging. At the same time, one should not discount Chinese counterfeits of a well-known brand. As a rule, such tires have a number of negative reviews. In order to distinguish a fake, you need to carefully monitor the writing of the brand name on the packaging and on the tire itself, and also look at the country of origin of Dunlop tires for a particular model.

Where is Dunlop made?

The company is not limited to producing Dunlop tires. Rubber of the country of origin is also produced at the expense of own strength. This was done to save on production; in addition, the company’s unique technologies make it possible to produce fairly high-quality raw materials for tires.

Raw materials for rubber are supplied from Brazil; rubber from this country is a sufficiently high-quality raw material that allows us to produce rubber of the highest quality, which will ultimately become an excellent basis for the production of Dunlop tires.

Thanks to high-quality raw materials, tires are resistant to temperature changes and adverse weather conditions. Also, reviews of Dunlop tires from European manufacturing countries in particular indicate that they wear out quite slowly and can last much longer than the period specified by the manufacturer.

Dunlop SP Winter Ice 01: briefly about the model

This model is a universal winter tire. Its advantages include the presence of a directional tread pattern, as well as a special rubber compound composition. These factors allow the tire to operate in harsh road conditions such as snow and ice. In addition, these “car shoes” are ideal for use on cleared and wet road surfaces.

Thus, the Dunlop SP Winter Ice 01 tire from manufacturing countries in Europe, as well as the USA and Japan, is an ideal model for vehicle operation in winter period time. It is worth adding that the model has received a number of positive reviews from domestic motorists.

Dunlop Grandtrek Ice 02: model description

The model has improved grip properties. In particular, tires whose production was focused on Russian market(Dunlop Grandtrek Ice 02 - manufacturing countries USA and Japan). The tire has an improved tread pattern, which provides almost perfect grip on the road surface. The disadvantages of the model include poor braking on snow and ice.

Dunlop Grandtrek tires, whose manufacturing countries are located in Europe, have mostly positive reviews, as they fully comply with the tasks assigned to them.

Dunlop Ice Touch tires

This line of tires has its own unique features that highlight the advantages of the entire brand. So, perhaps, the main feature of this model is the unique design of the tread pattern. Thanks to it, the tire provides ideal vehicle handling on surfaces such as dry asphalt, ice, snow, soil and wet serpentine roads.

In addition, the model boasts unique triangular studs, thanks to which the wheel fits tightly even on icy surfaces; drainage grooves covering the entire tire allow you to remove excess moisture from under the wheel and improve traction. Also, the characteristics of the wheel make it possible to slightly reduce fuel consumption, and the unique composition of the tire helps the tire remain elastic even when exposed to low temperatures.

The country of origin of Dunlop Ice Touch is, as a rule, not a specific location. Products are manufactured in many countries around the world - in Europe, the USA and Japan. At the same time, the quality of tires, regardless of the country of origin, remains quite high. This is evidenced by numerous positive reviews of Dunlop tires from manufacturing countries that were listed earlier.

Applications for Dunlop tires

During the company's heyday, the tires were even used in Formula 1 cars. Nowadays, the purpose of Dunlop tires has become more pragmatic. The tires are designed for everyday use on passenger cars and trucks in difficult road and weather conditions.

However, despite the “modest” area of ​​application, Dunlop tires are distinguished by high wear resistance, quality and elasticity.

Dunlop tire types

Tires are available in three-season variations: summer, winter and all-season. In addition, the manufacturer divides tires for cars, trucks, minibuses and universal ones, intended for both minibuses and cars. In addition, Dunlop tires have differences depending on their optional accessory: for everyday driving, for extreme driving.

When choosing “shoes” for your car, you should consider all these factors. All tires are marked with appropriate markings that explain their purpose. Also, do not change summer tires to winter tires ahead of time. Tires designed for winter weather conditions at temperatures above ten degrees Celsius begin to soften, which leads to their premature wear.

To choose the right one, the country of origin should not be the deciding factor for the purchase. First you need to decide in what conditions the car will be used most often. For city roads, universal tires are suitable, but for country driving it is best to purchase tires with increased cross-country ability.

Benefits of Dunlop tires

Reviews about Dunlop tires are mostly positive. Their advantages, which have been identified by motorists, include good traction, durability, and improved handling. It is worth noting that tires with such reviews are produced in European countries, as well as in Japan and the USA.

Disadvantages of Dunlop tires

The disadvantages of tires are considered to be high noise during their operation and some rigidity, and at times such tires are not able to provide ideal grip on the road. However, the wrong tire type may have been selected. Claims for durability and quality are made only to Chinese fakes of Dunlop brand tires.

Countries where Dunlop tires are produced

Despite the fact that the Dunlop company originated in England, tires of this brand are produced in nine countries on three continents. The reason for this “diversity,” as already mentioned, is that at the end of the 1980s of the twentieth century, the company was bought by the Japanese, and later part of the company’s shares “migrated” to the USA and Europe.

At the moment, Dunlop tires are officially produced in countries such as Germany, France, England, Taiwan, China, Japan, USA, India, and South Africa. As a rule, Japanese-German-American tires are supplied to Russia, although in numerous auto parts and components stores you can find Dunlops of Chinese origin.

It is worth noting that reviews of tire quality also depend on the country of manufacture. The German, French, Japanese and American “variations” received the greatest recognition. Tires produced in China and Taiwan cause the most criticism.

Despite some differences in reviews, Dunlop tires are considered to be of quite high quality and have received recognition from both lovers of quiet driving and fans of extreme driving.

Results

To summarize the above, it is worth adding that Dunlop tires are very popular all over the world, thanks to their fresh and innovative technologies that make the tires wear-resistant and reliable. The production of high-quality tires indicates that the once successful Dunlop company is gradually regaining its leading position in the field of tire design and manufacturing.

The company, which experienced its heyday from the end of the 19th century until almost the end of the 20th century, was in some decline until recently. The main cause of the corporate crisis was unreasonable financial policies, which led the company to bankruptcy, and then dismemberment and sale in parts.

However, like a phoenix, Dunlop “rises from the ashes.” Largely thanks to this, unique and high-quality tires began to appear that meet all international standards. An indicator of the restoration of “former power” is the fact that Dunlop has its production facilities in many countries around the world.

The international company Amtel was founded in 1987; it began producing tires in 1999. When in 2005 the company acquired the Dutch tire manufacturer Vredestein Banden, the company became known as Amtel-Vredestein, with headquarters in Enschede in the Netherlands. Production facilities are concentrated mainly in Russia, where Amtel tires are produced.

Who makes Amtel tires

The Amtel group of companies is one of the largest producers car tires in Europe. The main production is concentrated in Russia at the Voronezh enterprise Amtel-Chernozemye and in Kirov, at the Amtel-Povolzhye enterprise. Tires are produced abroad at the Vredestein Banden plant, which is located in Holland. It produces high-quality tires under the Vredestein brand. Famous design bureaus are involved to shape the appearance of the tire, and research centers and scientific departments allow the design and production of tires high class, which are not inferior in quality to the best world analogues.

If we talk about who produces Amtel tires, then it is known that in Russia they are produced at the Amtel-Chernozemye and Amtel-Volga region enterprises. Tires such as summer Amtel Planet and winter Amtel NordMaster have long found their fans. Since 2005, the Amtel-Volga region plant began producing premium quality Vredestein tires. Currently, the construction of a third production facility in Russia is nearing completion - Amtel-Chernozemye 2 Greenfield, where it is also planned to produce Vredestein tires.

The enterprises where Amtel tires are produced are equipped with the most modern equipment. The production process at all stages undergoes constant quality control. This approach allows us to minimize the output of low-quality and low-grade products, which has a positive effect on the overall cost of production.

Product range

In addition to winter and summer tires for most passenger cars, the company also produces tires for heavy and heavy-duty vehicles, buses, military and agricultural equipment. Amtel is the only company in Russia that produces extra-large tires for heavy-duty vehicles.

In addition to the tire production itself, the company also supplies raw materials and semi-finished products for the manufacture of tires to many enterprises in Russia and abroad. Thus, many tires under various brands contain materials produced at Amtel enterprises.