General Tire

Founded in 1915, General Tire is part of Continental Tire North America, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina. CTNA, in turn, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. The Continental Corporation is one of the world's top suppliers of brake systems, powertrain and chassis systems and components,  instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.