Cooper Tires - Made in China!!
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Originally Posted By: nthach
And the Costco-special BFG Touring T/A Pro Series is made in Korea by Hankook for Michelin, while the BFG G-Force Sport is made in Thailand.
Toyo too makes tires in China, while Bridgestone makes cheaper ones in Hugo Chavez-land and Indonesia.
The Goodyear no-Integritys our Prius is wearing are made in Japan in a Falken plant, Goodyear owns Sumitomo Rubber Industry which owns Dunlop/Falken/Ohtsu. The Michelins on our Sienna and my Lexus are made in Greensville and Lexington, South Carolina respectively.
That was not only informative, but also confusing as [censored]! One would almost need to perform some sort of link analysis to keep it all straight.
And the Costco-special BFG Touring T/A Pro Series is made in Korea by Hankook for Michelin, while the BFG G-Force Sport is made in Thailand.
Toyo too makes tires in China, while Bridgestone makes cheaper ones in Hugo Chavez-land and Indonesia.
The Goodyear no-Integritys our Prius is wearing are made in Japan in a Falken plant, Goodyear owns Sumitomo Rubber Industry which owns Dunlop/Falken/Ohtsu. The Michelins on our Sienna and my Lexus are made in Greensville and Lexington, South Carolina respectively.
That was not only informative, but also confusing as [censored]! One would almost need to perform some sort of link analysis to keep it all straight.
I've seen tires Made in Peru, at Canadian Tire. So far none were made in Chavezuela.
Reminds me of the B.C. comics.
B.C. was selling a Flintstone mobile with triangular wheels... the buyer asked why it was better than last year's model with square wheels ??...
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. B.C. says "We eliminated one of the bumps".
B.C. was selling a Flintstone mobile with triangular wheels... the buyer asked why it was better than last year's model with square wheels ??...
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. B.C. says "We eliminated one of the bumps".
wow , wasn't aware of that . A shame COOPER dropped the TRENDSETTER SE :-( . We're very fond of those . We liked the original WEATHER MASTER snows better than the STs . The original WEATHER MASTERS had more bite and better snow removal from tires , probably due to tread design . These are / were also studded .
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Well.. not all Coopers are made in China.
I got a set of Discoverer H/T tires a couple of weeks ago, and they were made in July 08 in Findlay OH, according to the Cooper customer service rep, when I asked them to decode the DOT code for my tire.
They seem to be good tires so far on my 05 Dakota- quiet, stick like glue in the rain, and smooth riding as well.
I got a set of Discoverer H/T tires a couple of weeks ago, and they were made in July 08 in Findlay OH, according to the Cooper customer service rep, when I asked them to decode the DOT code for my tire.
They seem to be good tires so far on my 05 Dakota- quiet, stick like glue in the rain, and smooth riding as well.
Originally Posted By: RedDart
Last Saturday I purchased a pair of Cooper Lifeliner GLS tires to match a pair I already have on my 2002 Impala. When I got home and examined the manufacturing date I saw that they were Made in China. The pair I bought last March were made in the USA. I was disappointed that Cooper has evidently shifted production of these tires offshore, especially since I went out of my way to purchase what I thought was a product of an American owned company. I have noticed since then that Cooper has taken the "American owned, American made" signs off the dealer tire racks. I guess that goes to show you that these days you do not know where something is made even if you try to do your research.
Thank you for the info. Cooper was on my list of tires I plan on purchasing next month. They are no longer under consideration. I too, am trying to buy a USA made tire.
Last Saturday I purchased a pair of Cooper Lifeliner GLS tires to match a pair I already have on my 2002 Impala. When I got home and examined the manufacturing date I saw that they were Made in China. The pair I bought last March were made in the USA. I was disappointed that Cooper has evidently shifted production of these tires offshore, especially since I went out of my way to purchase what I thought was a product of an American owned company. I have noticed since then that Cooper has taken the "American owned, American made" signs off the dealer tire racks. I guess that goes to show you that these days you do not know where something is made even if you try to do your research.
Thank you for the info. Cooper was on my list of tires I plan on purchasing next month. They are no longer under consideration. I too, am trying to buy a USA made tire.
Doesn't Cooper make Avon tires, too?
Originally Posted By: lewdwig
Doesn't Cooper make Avon tires, too?
Yep, per coopertires.com, they make Avon, Mastercraft, Dean and Kenda brands.
Joel
Doesn't Cooper make Avon tires, too?
Yep, per coopertires.com, they make Avon, Mastercraft, Dean and Kenda brands.
Joel
Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
Reminds me of the B.C. comics.
B.C. was selling a Flintstone mobile with triangular wheels... the buyer asked why it was better than last year's model with square wheels ??...
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.
.
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. B.C. says "We eliminated one of the bumps".
That is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of the B.C. comics.
B.C. was selling a Flintstone mobile with triangular wheels... the buyer asked why it was better than last year's model with square wheels ??...
.
.
.
.
.
. B.C. says "We eliminated one of the bumps".
That is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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