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| The History of General Tire from 1915 up to now |
Continental Tyre celebrates General's 90th Anniversary
| CHARLOTTE, NC (January 27, 2005) - Continental Tyre North America, Inc. (CTNA) is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its General Tire brand in 2005.
The General Tire brand was born on September 29, 1915, when two Akron, Ohio businessmen, William F. O'Neil and Winfred E. Fouse, founded the General Tire and Rubber Company. With more than 300 companies making tyres at the time, O'Neil and Fouse decided to first produce a premium replacement tyre, along with a line of pneumatic truck tyres. During the next decades, General Tire revolutionized tyre manufacturing with the invention of the low pressure General Balloon Jumbos followed by further inventions like carbon black latex, oil-extended rubber and Gen-tech adhesive for tyre cord.
General Tire became known as a technology leader and premium tyre maker in the industry and was on the Original Equipment list of all major truck makers. As the company diversified, General Tire became a multi-business corporation investing into industries such as tennis ball manufacturing, aero jet engineering, radio/TV, plastics and chemicals.
General Tire grew rapidly with the increasing auto industry. Along with a critical tyre shortage during World War II and the company's entry into the original equipment passenger-car tyre market 1955, the tyre production expanded to multiple tyre plants in North America.
In 1987, Continental AG - a leading tyre manufacturer based in Hannover, Germany - purchased the tyre division General Tire, Inc., later reformed as Continental Tire North America, Inc. and with this acquisition became the fourth largest tyre manufacturer in the world.
In today's market the General Tire products are best known for tough, durable and high-value tyres on passenger cars, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.
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