birmingham england 1889 founder john boyd dunlop headquarters akron ohio united states area served north america europe australia and new zealand products tyres parent goodyear tire and rubber company website dunloptires.com us dunlop.eu europe www.dunloptyres.com.au australia www.dunloptyres.co.za south africa dunlop is a brand of tyres owned by various companies around the world . it is owned and operated by goodyear tire and rubber company in north america europe australia and new zealand . 1 in india the brand is owned by dunlop india ltd. whose parent company is the ruia group . 2 in asia japan china indonesia thailand and russia africa and latin america except mexico by sumitomo rubber industries . 3 in 1985 dunlop rubber company was acquired by btr plc and sumitomo acquired the rights to manufacture and market dunlop branded road tyres . sumitomo did not acquire any dunlop company . in 1997 sumitomo gained agreement to use the dunlop name in its corporate name and changed the name of its uk subsidiary to dunlop tyres ltd. in 1999 sumitomo and goodyear began a joint venture by which sumitomo continued to manufacture all japanese made tyres under the dunlop name while goodyear tire and rubber company bought 75 % of the european and north american tyre businesses of sumitomo . 4 the company has extensive manufacturing operations throughout the world . with the closure of the washington plant in 2006 goodyear dunlop ceased mainstream car and lorry tyre production in the uk . 5 in 2016 it was announced that sumitomo rubber industries would commence the second phase of its 131 million usd investment for the upgrade and expansion of its dunlop tire manufacturing plant at ladysmith in south africa . 6 dunlop maintained a motorsport manufacturing operation located in a corner of the original dunlop factory nicknamed fort dunlop in erdington birmingham established in 1891 until may 2014 . this factory produced specialised vintage motorcycle and touring car tyres and produced about 300 000 specialised racing tyres per year . on 30 may 2014 the birmingham factory ceased tyre production ending dunlop tyre production in the uk . 5 the dunlop gp racer d209 tyre has been chosen repeatedly as a control tyre for the r & g racing gsx r trophy motorcycle race . it has also been chosen for the henderson harley davidson xr1200 trophy and focused events ktm rc8 cup race . sport tyres the main birmingham building has been redeveloped extensively as a combined residential office and hotel complex with a modern shopping facility the fort shopping centre car dealerships and several logistics warehouses . it can be observed between junction 5 and 6 of the m6 on the north side of the motorway . until may 2014 goodyear dunlop occupied a compact part of the site with their british main office . in the uk the company operates as a sales organisation importing tyres from manufacturing plants around the world including china slovenia and poland . the goodyear dunlop joint venture is managed from sites in luxembourg and brussels which report to goodyear in akron ohio united states . dunlop tyres is the sole tyre supplier to the british touring car championship since 2003 v8 supercars championship since 2002 and european le mans series gte class since 2015 . it was also the sole tyre supplier for the deutsche tourenwagen masters from 2000 2010 . dunlop also supplies tyres to the japanese super gt s nakajima racing classes in the fia world endurance championship and the moto2 & moto3 classes of the motogp championship . see also edit dunlop brands dunlop rubber references edit dunlop info . dunlop tires . retrieved on 2013 11 02 . dunlop . dunlop . retrieved on 2013 11 02 . apollo tyres sells south african business to sumitomo rubber for rs 340 crore . economic times . 2013 05 30 . retrieved 2013 11 02 . goodyear form 10 q for quarter ended june 30 1999 p. 28 a b john murray brown in birmingham and henry foy in london 18 march 2014 . dunlop plant closure announcement branded cynical . financial times . retrieved 19 march 2014 . sumitomo rubber south africa invests r2 billion further reading edit tompkins eric 1981 . the history of the pneumatic tyre . dunlop archive project . isbn 0 903214 14 8 . v t e goodyear tire & rubber company divisions dunlop tyres goodyear aerospace the kelly springfield tire company goodyear dunlop sava tires sponsorships 1988 goodyear nascar 500 akron wingfoots goodyear television playhouse goodyear theatre goodyear polymer center goodyear silents paul whiteman s goodyear revue peoplemover wingfoot express spirit of america cotton bowl classic people charles goodyear fred gampper stanley gault lilly ledbetter frank seiberling ward van orman other black sunday cremaster 1 goodyear arizona goodyear blimp goodyear chimney goodyear dunlop v. brown goodyear mpp goodyear polyglas tire ledbetter v. goodyear tire & rubber co. lilly ledbetter fair pay act of 2009 staran v t e dunlop holdings subsidiaries 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