Toyo Tires
<h3>About Toyo Tires</h3><p>Few tire brands have earned their reputation quite like Toyo Tires. <strong>Founded in 1945</strong> by Rikimatsu Tomihisa in Japan, the company set out with a singular focus: build tires that outperform expectations. Eighty years later, that mission still drives every tread pattern and compound formula that rolls off the line. In 1966, Toyo became the first Japanese tire manufacturer to establish a subsidiary in the United States, planting roots that have since grown into a full-scale North American operation — including a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bartow County, Georgia, where many of the tires sold in North America are produced domestically.</p><p>Today, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, and operates as part of Toyo Tire Corporation — a global enterprise with development, manufacturing, testing, and distribution operations spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. The brand is recognized worldwide for its commitment to engineering innovation, consistent quality, and genuine performance across a wide spectrum of driving conditions.</p><h3>A Tire for Every Driver, Every Road</h3><p>What sets Toyo apart from the competition is the sheer breadth and depth of its <a href="/1189-toyo-tires-tire-7636">tire lineup</a>. Whether you're carving canyon roads in a sports car, hauling gear through muddy backcountry trails, or simply commuting in a family SUV, Toyo has engineered a tire specifically for that job. The brand's most celebrated product families include:</p><ul><li><strong>Open Country</strong> — Toyo's flagship truck and SUV line, covering all-terrain (A/T), mud-terrain (M/T), rugged-terrain (R/T), and highway terrain (H/T) variants. The Open Country M/T, introduced in 2003, has become a benchmark in off-road racing, with race versions winning stages of the Dakar Rally and the Baja 1000.</li><li><strong>Proxes</strong> — The high-performance street and track series, designed for sport cars, performance sedans, and race applications. The Proxes R888R is a track-day favorite, while the Proxes Sport earns top marks for wet-weather grip in European independent testing.</li><li><strong>Celsius</strong> — An all-weather tire category pioneer, delivering year-round capability for drivers who face variable seasonal conditions without wanting to swap between summer and winter tires.</li></ul><h3>Proven on the Track, Trusted on the Street</h3><p>Toyo's motorsports involvement is no marketing gimmick — it's a genuine proving ground. The brand has been a key presence in Formula Drift, off-road Trophy Truck racing, the F1600 Championship Series, and various endurance racing circuits around the world. Sponsorships with top drivers like Robby Gordon, BJ Baldwin, and Ken Block helped cement the Open Country and Proxes lines as genuine performance tools, not just street-legal replicas. This motorsport feedback loop continuously informs the development of Toyo's consumer tire technology, pushing tread compounds, carcass construction, and noise-reduction engineering forward with each new generation.</p><p>North American tire dealers have recognized this commitment to quality, voting Toyo the <strong>#1 Overall Brand</strong> an unprecedented seven times since 2000 in <em>Tire Review</em> magazine's Annual Tire Brand Study. That kind of dealer confidence speaks volumes — these are the professionals who see firsthand how tires perform in real-world conditions across thousands of vehicles and customers.</p><h3>Shop Toyo Tires</h3><p>From daily drivers to dedicated track machines, explore the full range of <a href="/1189-toyo-tires-tire-7636">Toyo Tires</a> to find the right fitment for your vehicle. With over 500 tire options spanning passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, crossovers, and commercial vehicles, there's a Toyo built precisely for how — and where — you drive.</p>