Does ATC Have Government Backing?

American Tire Corp., with only a single sales office in Chino, Calif., now claims to have the support of the U.S. government. In a recent news release claiming it had successfully completed testing its Colorado 63-inch radial OTR in a “tropical area in Africa,” ATC claimed to be a “U.S. government-supported OTR tyre manufacturer.”

The company offered no explanation as to what support it allegedly is receiving from the government. ATC had not used that language in any of its releases until recently. Even though ATC currently has no actual production facilities in the U.S., ATC continues to claim it is one of “four U.S. major OTR tire manufacturers.” (Tire Review/Akron)