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Tires

Parts and oil

Michelin

Country
France
Founded
1889
Headquarters
Clermont-Ferrand, France

A French tire maker and one of the world's leading tire manufacturers. Michelin developed and patented the radial tire in 1946, publishes the Michelin Guide, and owns the BFGoodrich brand.

Best known for

  • CrossClimate all-weather tires
  • Defender all-season tires
  • X-Ice winter tires
  • Pilot Sport performance tires

Sources Wikipedia · michelin.ca

Toyo Tires

Country
Japan
Founded
1945
Headquarters
Itami, Japan

A Japanese tire and rubber company. Its tire brands are Toyo, Nitto and Silverstone.

Best known for

  • Open Country truck and SUV tires
  • Proxes performance tires
  • Celsius all-weather tires
  • Observe winter tires

Sources Wikipedia · toyotires.ca

Bridgestone

Country
Japan
Founded
1931
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan

The world's second-largest tire maker by annual revenue since 2021. It was founded in Kurume by Shōjirō Ishibashi, and its name is a translation of his surname, which means “stone bridge.” Bridgestone has owned Firestone since 1988.

Best known for

  • Blizzak winter tires
  • Potenza performance tires
  • Turanza touring tires
  • Alenza and Dueler SUV tires

Sources Wikipedia · bridgestonetire.ca

Nokian Tyres

Country
Finland
Headquarters
Nokia, Finland

A Finnish tire maker known for winter tires. Nokian designed the first winter tires in 1934, and it is the only tire maker with its own permanent winter tire testing facility.

Best known for

  • Hakkapeliitta winter tires, a name it has used since 1936
  • WR all-weather tires

Sources Wikipedia · nokiantyres.com

Pirelli

Country
Italy
Founded
1872
Headquarters
Milan, Italy

An Italian tire maker and the world's fifth-largest, founded in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli. Pirelli has been the exclusive tire supplier to Formula One since 2011.

Best known for

  • P Zero performance tires
  • Scorpion SUV tires
  • Cinturato touring tires

Sources Wikipedia

Continental

Country
Germany
Founded
1871
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany

A German company and one of the world's leading tire makers. Besides Continental tires, it sells the General Tire brand in the U.S. and Canada, and Viking tires.

Best known for

  • Continental passenger and SUV tires
  • General Tire
  • Viking tires

Sources Wikipedia

Kumho Tire

Country
South Korea
Founded
1960
Headquarters
Gwangju, South Korea
Ownership
Majority owned by Doublestar since 2018

A South Korean tire maker, formerly called Samyang Tire. It runs three factories in South Korea, including its Gwangju plant with the company research centre.

Best known for

  • Ecsta performance tires
  • Solus touring tires

Sources Wikipedia · Wikidata · kumhotire.ca

Sailun

Country
China
Founded
2002
Headquarters
Qingdao, China

A Chinese tire maker that builds passenger, truck and off-road tires, along with retread and tire recycling products.

Best known for

  • Atrezzo passenger tires
  • Ice Blazer winter tires
  • Terramax light truck tires

Sources Investing.com company profile · sailuntire.ca

Goodyear

Country
United States
Founded
1898
Headquarters
Akron, Ohio

An American tire maker and the world's third-largest by annual revenue since 2021. It was founded by Frank Seiberling and named after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanized rubber. Its first advertising blimp flew in 1925.

Best known for

  • Assurance passenger tires
  • Wrangler truck and SUV tires
  • Eagle performance tires
  • The Goodyear Blimp

Sources Wikipedia · goodyear.com (Canada)

Firestone

Country
United States
Founded
1900
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee
Ownership
Part of Bridgestone since 1988

An American tire maker founded by Harvey S. Firestone in Akron, Ohio. It became the original equipment supplier for Ford Motor Company vehicles.

Best known for

  • Destination SUV and truck tires
  • WeatherGrip all-weather tires
  • Winterforce winter tires
  • Firehawk performance tires

Sources Wikipedia · firestonetire.ca

Hankook

Country
South Korea
Founded
1941
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea

A South Korean tire maker and the world's seventh-largest tire company. It started in 1941 as Chosun Tire Company and took the Hankook name in 1968.

Best known for

  • Ventus performance tires
  • Kinergy all-season tires
  • Dynapro SUV and truck tires
  • Winter i*cept winter tires

Sources Wikipedia · hankooktire.com (Canada)

Yokohama

Country
Japan
Founded
1917
Headquarters
Hiratsuka, Japan

A Japanese tire maker, founded in 1917 as a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and BFGoodrich.

Best known for

  • Geolandar SUV and truck tires
  • Advan performance tires
  • iceGUARD winter tires
  • BluEarth tires

Sources Wikipedia · yokohamatire.ca

BFGoodrich

Country
United States
Founded
1870
Ownership
Part of Michelin since 1990

An American tire brand and the first American tire maker to make radial tires. The first car to cross the United States, in 1903, ran on BFGoodrich tires.

Best known for

  • All-Terrain T/A tires, its flagship
  • Mud-Terrain T/A tires
  • Advantage all-season tires

Sources Wikipedia · Wikidata · bfgoodrichtires.com

TotalEnergies

Country
France
Founded
1924
Headquarters
Courbevoie (Paris), France

A French energy company founded in 1924 and one of the seven oil supermajors. It also makes lubricants, including motor oils.

Best known for

  • Quartz motor oils
  • Rubia heavy-duty oils

Sources Wikipedia · lubricants.totalenergies.com

ACDelco

Country
United States
Founded
1916
Ownership
Owned by General Motors

General Motors' parts brand, which also makes parts for non-GM vehicles. Its history goes back to United Motors, a parts company formed in 1916.

Best known for

  • Batteries
  • Spark plugs
  • Brakes
  • Filters

Sources Wikipedia · acdelco.com

Bosch

Country
Germany
Founded
1886
Headquarters
Gerlingen, Germany
Ownership
Mostly owned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charity

A German engineering company founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart. Bosch unveiled a high-voltage magneto ignition with a spark plug in 1902, and did early work on anti-lock brakes (ABS).

Best known for

  • Wiper blades
  • Spark plugs
  • Brake pads
  • Filters

Sources Wikipedia · boschautoparts.com

Liqui Moly

Country
Germany
Founded
1957
Headquarters
Ulm, Germany
Ownership
Part of the Würth Group since 2018

A German maker of oils, lubricants and additives. The company was built on a patent for producing molybdenum disulfide (MoS2).

Best known for

  • Motor oils such as Top Tec and Molygen
  • Oil and fuel additives

Sources Wikipedia · liqui-moly.com

NAPA Auto Parts

Country
United States
Founded
1925
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Ownership
A division of Genuine Parts Company

The National Automotive Parts Association, a network that distributes replacement parts across North America. In Canada it operates through UAP, a division of Genuine Parts Company.

Best known for

  • Replacement parts sold through NAPA stores
  • NAPA Autopro repair shops

Sources Wikipedia

Motorcraft

Country
United States
Founded
1972
Ownership
Owned by Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company's parts brand, launched in 1972. It replaced Autolite as Ford's official parts brand.

Best known for

  • Spark plugs
  • Batteries
  • Brakes
  • Motor oil and filters

Sources Wikipedia

Monroe

Country
United States
Founded
1916
Headquarters
Founded in Monroe, Michigan

An American shock absorber brand founded by August F. Meyer in Monroe, Michigan. It introduced its first shock absorber in 1926 and became part of Tenneco in 1977.

Best known for

  • Quick-Strut complete strut assemblies
  • OESpectrum shocks and struts

Sources Monroe company history · monroe.com

Brand names and logos belong to their owners. Facts come from each brand's official website, Wikipedia and Wikidata, linked under each brand.

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