What are the most popular car tyre brands?

These days there are not only many online car tyre retailers, but also a huge range of brands. These brands are sold through the tyre retailers. You can read about the best car tyres here, but what are the most popular car tyre brands?
Below you will find an overview of 5 well-known car tyres with a description of each brand.

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation is one of the largest tyre and rubber manufacturers in the world. The brand sells tyres and other products in more than 150 countries and employs 105,000 people. In Europe, more than 9,000 people work for Bridgestone, spread across six factories, a technical centre and various national sales organisations. Founder Shojiro Ishibashi wanted to ‘serve society with superior quality’. Bridgestone has been doing just that since 1930. The tyre manufacturer supplies tyres for almost everything that moves on wheels. Bridgestone has an extensive range of summer tyres, winter tyres and all-season tyres.
Bridgestone car tyres deliver optimal performance in all weather conditions. Bridgestone winter tyres and summer tyres offer good quality in all conditions.
1. Comfort and maximum grip on the road.
2. Optimal performance in all weather conditions.
3. Durability thanks to reduced wear.
4. Quality and optimal performance.
5. Bridgestone is one of the world’s major tyre suppliers. 

Continental

Continental Banden Groep B.V. is part of Pon, one of the Netherlands’ largest family businesses. Pon is an international trading and service organisation with a wide variety of activities. Almost 13,000 people work at Pon, spread across 450 locations in 32 countries.
The main activity of Continental Banden Groep B.V. is importing and distributing tyres from the brands Continental, Uniroyal, Semperit, Gislaved and Achilles.
In addition to activities in passenger car, van and two-wheeler tyres, the group is active in the markets for industrial tyres, steel and alloy wheels and technical rubber products.

Both Continental summer tyres and winter tyres consistently come out on top in tests by independent magazines and institutes. Continental tyres achieve the best results in tests by the ANWB and the Consumentenbond.

Goodyear

Goodyear is a major manufacturer of pneumatic tyres for all kinds of vehicles, such as passenger cars, vans and trucks. It also produces tyres for agricultural vehicles and aircraft. The company has 50 factories in around 22 countries.
Goodyear products are sold in almost every country in the world. In addition, Goodyear has more than 1,200 locations where private and business customers can go for service and maintenance. In 2016, the company employed around 66,000 people.
In previous years, Goodyear was the third-largest tyre company in the world, after Bridgestone and Michelin.

Michelin

In 1937, 46 years after the invention of the removable rubber tyre by the Michelin brothers, Michelin Nederland was founded. The head office was first established in Amsterdam and later moved to Drunen. From Drunen, Michelin promotes its vision of innovation, mobility and social progress in the Netherlands.
Michelin also has an international distribution centre in Breda, focused on storage and distribution of tyres destined for the Middle East and Africa.
Michelin takes a leading position in every tyre market. The company leverages its technological expertise, capacity for innovation, quality products, quality services and established brands to drive its growth strategy and improve the efficiency of every aspect of its business operations.

Some key figures and facts about the Michelin group in 2016:
111,700 employees, 187 million tyres manufactured, € 20.9 billion in revenue, 68 production sites in 17 countries, marketing activities in 171 countries.

Vredestein

Vredestein is one of the oldest tyre manufacturers in the world, with a history spanning more than 100 years.

Innovation means looking ahead – Rubber has been in their blood since the beginning of the last century and, together with innovation, it is part of Vredestein’s DNA. It has taken them to where they are today: a leading European manufacturer of top-class tyres.

Unique position in tyres for classic cars – Modern technology, classic design: that characterises the tyres Vredestein has developed for the growing market for classic cars. With the Vredestein Classic range they occupy a unique position within this segment, and with the tyre selector the right tyre for every classic or youngtimer can be found quickly.

European – As a manufacturer of premium tyres in the heart of Europe, they know better than anyone what the market demands. Innovation has always been a key concept and, from the international R&D Centre based in Enschede, tyres are developed and tested that regularly emerge as test winners.
 
Growth – The foundations for further growth have already been laid. Among other things through the use of the very latest production techniques in the factory in Enschede, closer cooperation with car manufacturers, a new office in Frankfurt and expansion of production capacity in Hungary. By operating from strategic locations close to their partners in Europe, they aim to respond even better to future demands from the automotive market.

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