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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 451241" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>From a conversation many years ago with a tyre fitter swapping my car tyres over, I understood that a lot of the "big name" reputable tyre companies have several sub-brands, some which could be classed as economy or budget tyres, but they are all manufactured, (often in the same factory, by the same staff), as the expensive brand name tyres. Most companies nowadays are part of larger corporate groups who are trying to diversify into all sectors of their market place to capture as much business as possible. Quick google of Goodyears brands brings up some names I have never heard of <a href="http://www.goodyear.eu/corporate_emea/our-company/our-brands.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.goodyear.eu/corporate_emea/our-company/our-brands.jsp</a></p><p></p><p>As rapparee suggests rather than just phasing out an old tread pattern or mold, it can be more economical to just re-brand it and carry on the production for a new market place. After all, it has been common place in the car industry even with whole car models being re badged and slightly modified. e.g. Daewoo's modified Astra <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Lanos" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Lanos</a> Why would tyres be any different? Sometimes you can pay over the odds just because you think one brand name is superior to a lesser known name.</p><p></p><p>Doc H.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 451241, member: 1607"] From a conversation many years ago with a tyre fitter swapping my car tyres over, I understood that a lot of the "big name" reputable tyre companies have several sub-brands, some which could be classed as economy or budget tyres, but they are all manufactured, (often in the same factory, by the same staff), as the expensive brand name tyres. Most companies nowadays are part of larger corporate groups who are trying to diversify into all sectors of their market place to capture as much business as possible. Quick google of Goodyears brands brings up some names I have never heard of [URL="http://www.goodyear.eu/corporate_emea/our-company/our-brands.jsp"]http://www.goodyear.eu/corporate_emea/our-company/our-brands.jsp[/URL] As rapparee suggests rather than just phasing out an old tread pattern or mold, it can be more economical to just re-brand it and carry on the production for a new market place. After all, it has been common place in the car industry even with whole car models being re badged and slightly modified. e.g. Daewoo's modified Astra [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Lanos"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Lanos[/URL] Why would tyres be any different? Sometimes you can pay over the odds just because you think one brand name is superior to a lesser known name. Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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