Akron’s major rubber companies have diversified so widely that none now derive more than 60% of their sales from tires. General Tire & Rubber Co., the smallest of Akron’s Big Five in tire sales, is ...
Your car depends on thousands of individual parts and components to keep you moving down the road. Each of those components and pieces of hardware play a role in your vehicle's smooth performance.
Under crusty old (74) William Francis O’Neil, Akron’s General Tire & Rubber Co. is probably the fastest-growing, most diversified company in the rubber industry. Last year General Tire and its 46 ...