Originally Posted by ToadU
Originally Posted by novadude
If I walk around a random parking lot, I seem to see more cooper, mastercraft, etc tires than any other brand. If they were really that bad, would they be selling so many? Could it be that more problems are observed with Cooper because people see more cooper tires than other brands?.
Cooper is actually a very small manufacturer compared to the rest of the Industry. Your observations could be recognition bias or you could live in a area where Cooper has a disproportionately high share of thr local market for various reasons.
Nationwide as of 2017 the largest tire brands offering tires for sale in the USA is as follows.....
The largest tire manufacturers offering tires made in USA are:
Michelin.
Pirelli.
Continental.
Bridgestone.
Yokohama.
Jun 24, 2017
Curious if this considers OEM and aftermarket. I would think Cooper would be a more major player if you only looked at aftermarket, considering all the private labeling they do (Pep Boys, Sears, Mastercraft, etc, etc). Of course, Cooper does not play in the OEM market at all.
I'm no Cooper fan boy. I don't particularly think they are the best on the market, but based solely on my experience, they seem to offer good value for the money.