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| Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
| a major U.S. manufacturer of tires and related products for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Headquarters are in Akron, Ohio. Founded as a rubber company by Charles and Frank Seiberling in 1898, Goodyear based its products on the tire designs of Paul Litchfield. The company encountered financial problems after World War I and the subsequent reorganization forced the Seiberling brothers to relinquish control. more |
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| Michelin |
| in full Compagnie Générale Des Établissements Michelin, leading French manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. Headquarters are at Clermont-Ferrand. Founded in 1888 by the Michelin brothers, André (1853–1931) and Édouard (1859–1940), the company manufactured tires for bicycles and horse-drawn carriages before introducing pneumatic tires for automobiles in the 1890s. To show that demountable pneumatic tires could be used successfully on motor vehicles, the Michelins equipped a car with such tires held onto the rims by bolts and entered and drove it in the 1895 Paris–Bordeaux road race. Although they did not win the race, they created popular interest in pneumatic tires. Their company became a major producer of tires in Europe. In 1948 Michelin was the first to introduce steel-belted radial tires. more |
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| Tire |
| also spelled Tyre, a continuous band that encircles the rim of a wheel and forms a tread that rolls on either a road, a prepared track, or the ground. There are two main types of tires, those made of metal and those made of rubber. Railroad cars, which run on smooth steel rails, use iron or steel tires for low rolling resistance. The metal tire is basically a flat hoop fitted tightly over the exterior of the wheel. Besides low rolling resistance, its other attributes are strength, durability, and resistance to wear. more |
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