Category Archives: Cooper Resources

For owners that love to ride high in their lifted pickup trucks, Cooper Tire recently unveiled its largest tire yet – the Discoverer® Rugged Trek™. It was showcased at the 55th annual SEMA show held in LA. The tire is expected to go on sale in 2023. It’s designed to hold more air, hit softer […]

Cooper Tire is closing one of its oldest and biggest factories. The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe announced plans to shut down its UK tire manufacturing plant in Melksham by the end of 2023. The plant has been around for over a century and employs more than 350 people. The company will start the […]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. achieved a 35% year-over-year sales increase in the first half of 2022. The company credited this to its integration of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., price/mix improvements and other factors. During the first six months of the year, Goodyear posted an operating income of $667 million, up from $142 million […]

At the beginning of 2023, Firestone will replace Cooper Tire as the sole tire supplier for Indy Lights. The agreement was made between IndyCar and Firestone officials as part of the opening of Firestone’s Advanced Tire Production Center (ATPC) in Akron. Cooper has been the sole supplier since 2014 when Andersen Promotions took over as […]

Earlier this month, Goodyear released a letter to the public indicating that dealers should expect “access to a single operating system, combined sales force, and an integrated brand and product portfolio” with Cooper Tire. Goodyear’s chief operating and integration office Ryan Patterson acknowledged achieving a one-year milestone in the Goodyear-Cooper integration. He added that the […]

In a recent development, The Cooper Tire Findlay plant owned by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., said that it is ramping up hiring. The parent company opted not to mention how many jobs it will be adding and how many people are currently employed. “We’re looking to hire everything from the production floor, so the […]

The Cooper Discoverer HTP II tire is a product developed in partnership with Discount Tire. The latter has now added the product to its extensive lineup of leading brands. It’s an all-season performance tire available in more than 1,100 retail stores and online through Discount Tire Direct. It delivers revolutionary highway performance and is designed […]

The Roadmaster RM832+ EM™ steer tire is the latest product from Cooper Tire to be included in its commercial long-haul lineup. It is SmartWay Verified and comes with a wide footprint and 18/32nds of tread depth to help distribute the weight more efficiently, hence, improving treadwear. The new tire also features a decoupling rib that […]

When you stack 200 million tires against each other end to end, you’d be able to cover about 96,000 miles. Cooper Tire’s manufacturing plant in Findlay, Ohio is celebrating a new milestone. It just produced its 200-millionth tire – a Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT. The Findlay plant was set up in 1919 and was the […]

In an aim to drive down the cost for fleets, Cooper Tire has launched the new PRO Series Long Haul Steer 2 tire. It replaces the Cooper PRO Series Long Haul Steer tire and can be bought in size 295/75R22.5 (load range G and H). Additional sizes will be available in October. One of the […]