
Est. 1889
Michelin
Clermont-Ferrand, France · Founded by Édouard & André Michelin
The Michelin brothers turned a small rubber works into the world's most storied tyre maker — inventing the removable pneumatic tyre and, in 1946, the radial tyre that reshaped the entire industry. Home of the Michelin Man and a byword for comfort, grip and longevity.

Est. 1872
Pirelli
Milan, Italy · Founded by Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Founded by a 24-year-old engineer, Pirelli grew from rubber goods into the name in high-performance rubber. The exclusive tyre supplier to Formula 1, its P Zero line defines sporting grip — tyres for drivers who feel the road.

Est. 1871
Continental
Hanover, Germany · Founded by Consortium of Hanover industrialists
Continental made the world's first grooved-tread car tyre in 1904 and has spent 150+ years turning German engineering into braking and wet-grip benchmarks. The prancing-horse logo comes from Hanover's coat of arms.

Est. 1917
Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan · Founded by JV of Yokohama Cable Mfg. & B.F. Goodrich
Born as a Japanese-American joint venture, Yokohama built its name on precise, durable rubber — from the motorsport-bred ADVAN range to dependable everyday touring tyres. Japanese consistency, tuned for enthusiasts.

Est. 1931
Bridgestone
Kurume, Japan · Founded by Shojiro Ishibashi
Shojiro Ishibashi named the company after himself — 'Ishibashi' means stone bridge. Nine decades on, Bridgestone is the world's largest tyre maker, trusted for quiet, long-wearing tyres across everything from hatchbacks to aircraft.

Est. 1898
Goodyear
Akron, Ohio, USA · Founded by Frank Seiberling
Named in tribute to Charles Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanised rubber, and founded by Frank Seiberling with a $3,500 loan. The winged-foot brand tyred the Model T, the first aeroplanes and even the Moon buggy.

Est. 1946
MRF
Chennai, India · Founded by K. M. Mammen Mappillai
Madras Rubber Factory began as a toy-balloon workshop and grew into India's largest tyre manufacturer. From cricket bats to rally cars, MRF is the most trusted tyre name on Indian roads — built for Indian conditions.

Est. 1924
CEAT
Turin, Italy → Mumbai, India · Founded by Virginio Bruni Tedeschi
CEAT started in Turin making cables and rubber, set up in India in 1958, and became fully Indian under the RPG Group in 1982. Today its grip-focused ranges for bikes, cars and trucks are engineered around Indian roads and monsoons.

Est. 1977
JK Tyre
Kankroli, Rajasthan, India · Founded by JK Organisation (Singhania family)
Part of the century-old JK Organisation, JK Tyre rolled its first tyres right here in Rajasthan — and pioneered steel radials in India. A leader in truck, bus and passenger radials, with motorsport pedigree through the JK Racing series.

Est. 1972
Apollo
Gurgaon, India · Founded by Raunaq Singh
Apollo grew from its first plant in Kerala into a global top-20 tyre maker, acquiring Europe's Vredestein along the way. Its Alnac and Apterra ranges are everyday favourites for Indian cars and SUVs — tough, quiet and value-first.