"Top 10 International Tyre Brands In The World"
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[ "Top 10 International Tyre Brands In The World;Are you a car fanatic looking to purchase a new set of tyres for your dream ride? You must have realized by now how many brands are there in the market. Scores of brands make the same product, but no two tyres differ in size or shape. In this article, we look at 10 international tyre manufacturing companies with their ranking based on various parameters such as production capacity, revenue, and customer preference.YokohamaThe company was founded in 1870 when Rokuro Hattori opened a wholesale shop called "Hattori Shoten." It dealt with silk fabrics and tapestry which did not go well for too long, forcing the company into near bankruptcy twice during its initial years. The company then began importing foreign novelties like bicycles, watches and fountain pens into Japan under the brand name "Yokohama." Later in 1917, Hattori finally expanded his business overseas by opening a branch called Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. which dealt with products under the same name.PirelliThe company was founded in 1872 by Giovanni Battista Pirelli when he opened an industrial wire rope workshop in Milan, Italy after learning the ropes of the rubber industry while working for his father's business. At first, it dealt with steel cord but later began producing pneumatic tyres for automobiles at their Busseto plant in 1899 after being acquired by French tyre giant Michelin. Pirelli was the first company to produce automobile tyres for Mercedes Benz, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo.ContinentalThe company was founded in 1871 when Johann Maria Hauthal purchased a rubber factory called "Elektromechanische Fabrik Sonneberg," located in Saxony, Germany, which produced mechanical parts like transmission belts, tyre treads, and conveyor belts. He renamed it Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie which later became known as Continental Gummi-Werke AG after its merger with German metal fittings manufacturer Krupp (now known as ContiTech). It is the only Continental Tyres Market Harborough company that still has its entire production chain to make tyres from raw material to rubber in-house.Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyThe company was founded in 1898 after the founder failed to sell copying machines and then turned towards the tyre industry with help from Harvey Firestone and Frank Seiberling. They were also trying their luck as entrepreneurs back then. They reincorporated their previous business as The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Ohio, a British parent firm called B.F.Goodrich Company during the 1920s which later became an independent company with name changing three more times before taking its current form  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. It is the only tire manufacturing company with its test track for testing its tyres at Ohio, USA.MichelinThe company was founded during 1889 when brothers douard and Andr Michelin ran a rubber factory called "A.B.C.A." in Clermont-Ferrand, France which produced tyres for horse-drawn carriages/wagons initially causing them to become the world's largest tyre manufacturer by the end of the 1920s with an annual output of 76,000 tonnes which later came down to 15,000 tonnes after World War II due to decline in sales of luxury vehicles resulting from an economic slump. In 1946 it released its first set of radial tyres used on several French military vehicles during the Korean War, helping further sales across Europe.Goodrich (now known as Apollo Tyres)The company was founded in 1890 by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich after he started his first rubber company called B.F.Goodrich, located in Akron, Ohio, produced its first tyre in 1891 but made airplane tyres for its parent company  United States Rubber Company (later to become Uniroyal). After becoming an independent company during the 1920s, it made military tyres. It later supplied tyres to the Douglas DC-3 aircraft of US Army Air Corps during World War II before starting its production of radial tyres in 1946 under the brand name "Wingfoot." It is the only tyre manufacturing company with tires named after famous birds like Eagle GT, Falcon GT, Hawk HP and Taurus.Continental AGThe company was founded during 1871 in Hannover, Germany by Albert Baur. He initially started a workshop which produced textile equipment before shifting to manufacture of bicycles after taking over a plant from his father's businessIt began producing motorcycles during 1898 under the name Dampf-Kraft-Wagen (DKW) after being taken over briefly by IFA. Still, it was reacquired in 1909 by new management, who renamed it Zweiradwerk Herzberg GmbH & Co KG and shortly started producing an inexpensive car called DKW Meisterklasse with a single-cylinder engine. In 1929 they released its first-ever popular two-stroke motorcycle  the "Patent Motorrad" model PS/PS-K 500, one of the first few motorcycles made from an entire sheet of steelIn 1932 renamed Dampf-Kreisel-Werke AG, it shifted to making car tyres during 1934 and later changed its name to Continental Tyres GmbH, a subsidiary of a British parent firm called B.F.Goodrich Company during the 1940s before going independent after changing its name to Continental Aktiengesellschaft in 1958. It is the only tyre manufacturing company with two safety appliances patented by them  Run-Flat technology which allows driving on tyre deflated but intact for more than 80ms at speeds up to 100km/h and a tyre pressure indicator system.GoodyearThe company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling in Akron, Ohio, USA after he bought a small one-man rubber manufacturing shop called The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for $1,700 from the financially troubled Charles Goodyear. The latter is well known for discovering the vulcanization process which led to mass production of tyres worldwideHe ran the business under the joint brand name "Goodyear" until its management passed on to son Harry during 1930s who renamed it as The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company before spinning it off as an independent company during 1986 with 2nd generation grandson William F. O'Neil at its helm who changed the company name to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company from the original "Goodyear Tire Company" to retain its brand nameIt is the only tyre manufacturing company that has been making tyres for space shuttles, and a total of more than 100,000 tyres were made during NASA's Apollo Program before releasing an ultra-high performance tyre named Eagle VR, which was used by Audi R8 race car during 2001 European Le Mans Series season.MichelinThe French company was founded in 1888 in Clermont-Ferrand by brothers douard and Andr Michelin as a rubber manufacturer but shifted to production of removable pneumatic bicycle tyres during the late 1890s after seeing their potential in helping owners save costs involved in repairing their damaged bicycles. It is the only tyre company that has even made tyres for bicycles, aircraft, automobiles and heavy earth-mover machinery at different points of time during its long history since 1888During the 1990s it was the first tyre manufacturer to introduce run-flat technology in radial tyres before inventing "Grip Control Technology" that allows better grip by controlling the contact patch of each tyre using CAN-bus electronic control systems introduced during 2002 season which allowed them to win Formula One Constructor's Championship for 14 consecutive years from 1999 to 2012 with McLaren cars running on Pilot Sport PS2 tyres specially designed for wet tracksIt has many other racing series wins under its belt including European Le Mans Series (10 wins), FIA WTCC (4 wins), American Le Mans Series (3 wins), 24 Hours of Le Mans, ADAC GT Masters (2 wins) and FIA GT1 World Championship (1 win).The Germany company was founded in Berlin in 1871 by Robert Bosch as "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering" where he developed the first-ever electric magneto. After his death, it became an independent private company renamed as Robert Bosch GmbH during 1927 whose tyre division was later spun off separately as Continental Reifen- und Gummiwarenfabrik AG during 1952 before its merger with German tyre manufacturer Fulda Group to form a new holding company called Continental AG during the 1990s. It is well known for its revolutionary ContiTech brand which was specially designed for luxury vehicles. One of its tyres is even used by Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren supercarThe company has been making tyres for space shuttles too, with a total of more than 100,000 units made during NASA's Apollo Program before releasing an ultra-high performance;tyres Market Harborough med ContiSportContact which was jointly developed with German car manufacturer Porsche in 2003.BridgestoneThe Japan-based company was founded in 1931 after merging three Japanese tyre manufacturers as "Bridgestone Tyre Co., Ltd" during the 1930s despite facing bankruptcy after the World War II but bounced back big time during 1950s when it signed an agreement to become the sole tyre supplier for Formula One between 1961 and 1992 before returning from 2002 to 2011 before losing the contract to Pirelli as new FIA rules banned tyre manufacturers from sponsoring Formula One teamsIt also provides tyres to Moto GP and World Superbike but first made a racing tyre for Japan's first Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit during 1963 before releasing ultra-high performance tyre named Potenza RE070 which was used by Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST165) race car during 1992 All Japan Touring Car Championship season where it won its first title after 44 years of waiting.The company has been making tyres for space shuttles too with larger size airless tyres made for future NASA missions to Mars where they will be fitted on large Martian rovers designed for exploring the red planet which are slated to take place during 2020s. ]