Tyres - Country of Origin

[trobex]

This may or may not worry some, but I always try to buy locally made / made from countries that have similar social systems, services and relative wages and conditions to our own (for us Aussies, that would mean places such as USA, half of the EU, NZ, Japan, etc etc). But I just read this regarding tyre manufactiring in the USA.

MSN

My next set of tyres was going to be Falken Wildpeak - although I need to check where the Aussie stocked version is made... this is capatlism at it's finest.

But more so, it is a direct result of people following the cheapest product, for their own needs. So really, this is what happens when people support foreign made - not the business selling the product.

 

[Eric]

This may or may not worry some, but I always try to buy locally made / made from countries that have similar social systems, services and relative wages and conditions to our own (for us Aussies, that would mean places such as USA, half of the EU, NZ, Japan, etc etc). But I just read this regarding tyre manufactiring in the USA.

MSN

My next set of tyres was going to be Falken Wildpeak - although I need to check where the Aussie stocked version is made... this is capatlism at it's finest.

But more so, it is a direct result of people following the cheapest product, for their own needs. So really, this is what happens when people support foreign made - not the business selling the product.

Instead of Wildpeak try General Grabber equivalents, they are made EU and US, although I think some are made in South Africa. For on road and moderate off road I am a believer of General Grabber AT3, but they do a more aggressive off road orientated alternative

 

[trobex]

Instead of Wildpeak try General Grabber equivalents, they are made EU and US, although I think some are made in South Africa. For on road and moderate off road I am a believer of General Grabber AT3, but they do a more aggressive off road orientated alternative

They seem pretty competitive in Australia, which normally means made in Thailand/China/Indonesia. I will investigate! Does anyone have a more reliable tyre manufacturing country of origin data set (for Aus)?
PS: Why did the US have to go and call them 'tire' - I don't tire easily to be honest...

 

[landmannnn]

They seem pretty competitive in Australia, which normally means made in Thailand/China/Indonesia. I will investigate! Does anyone have a more reliable tyre manufacturing country of origin data set (for Aus)?
PS: Why did the US have to go and call them 'tire' - I don't tire easily to be honest...

Both spellings were used in 15th to 17th centuries. In America tire was generally adopted after then, the rest of the world tyre was adopted, so neither is wrong.

 

[bigleonski]

Both spellings were used in 15th to 17th centuries. In America tire was generally adopted after then, the rest of the world tyre was adopted, so neither is wrong.

Just out of curiosity, what did they put tires/tyres on in the 15th-17th century??

And I thought tyres/tires as we know them were invented in the late 1800’s. Were wheels covered in hard rubber before that?

 

[Tazzieman]

Both spellings were used in 15th to 17th centuries. In America tire was generally adopted after then, the rest of the world tyre was adopted, so neither is wrong.

Etymology is one of my interests
In this instance
"late 15th century (denoting the curved pieces of iron plate with which carriage wheels were formerly shod): perhaps a variant of archaic tire, shortening of attire (because the tyre was the ‘clothing’ of the wheel)."

 

[landmannnn]

Those huge steam loco wheels generally had steel tyres/tires too. (Cheaper to replace the metal ring than the whole wheel when it wears out)