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Originally Posted by rh71
What I want to know is why the South Carolina factory would carry 3 different OEM brands for a single size tire at the same time?
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Many years ago I worked for one of the Big Three manufacturers. Most auto manufacturers will have at least two suppliers of tires for a couple of reasons.
The first is that they want supply reliability so if one tire manufacturer has problems or capacity issues they do not have to shut-down production.
The second is that it gives them price negotiation power and leverage with the tire manufacturers.