Shopping for tires can be a scary prospect for some people.  There seems to be so much information to sift through, which tire is the best for the car, or which is the best for the pocketbook?  There are the everyday road conditions that one will be driving on to consider, as well as the best tire suited for one's driving style and habits.  Tires have been rated and at the top of the list is General Tires.  This company has been in business for more than one hundred years. [...more]

Why is it that all of the great things about cars involve the letters GT ? There’s Grand Turismo, the Nissan GT-R, the Pontiac GTO, and General Tires. A general is one of the highest ranks obtainable in the military institution around the world, and coincidentally General Tires are some one of the highest quality of tires available today. But who makes General Tires? As the name might suggest, General Tires are made by the General Tire Company. The end. Alright, the real truth is that the [...more]

The Continental General Tire Corporation has a very long and respected history.  In 1909 two men partnered up and started the Western Rubber and Supply Company, William O'Neil and WinfredFouse began their company with the savings that they had, in the hopes of one day of doing more than just selling tires.  They opened their business of manufacturing the General tires as well, just few years later in Akron, Ohio. O'neil participated in his role of general manager through 1960.  Today the company [...more]