Cooper was ONE of the TWO completely-USA-owned tire companies, until it was bought by somebody overseas. Now, it's an American-owned brand again. Which also puts it in company with Dunlop and Kelly-Springfield, who are also owned by Goodyear. BFG and UniRoyal long ago became a part of the USA Michelin family. As Firestone came into the Bridgestone family years ago.
We have a customer who was deep into first-gen Camaros. ALL of them had Kelly SuperCharger tires on them. He was a big fan of that tire, claiming he would not pay for the Goodyear Eagle GTs, which he felt were the same tire for more money. Afterall, they were owned by Goodyear, he said. UNTIL he bought a set of takeoff Eagle GTs and wheels from a gen III Z/28. He was very surprised at how much better the Eagles were, so THAT became his tires of choice. I laughed.
Obviously, the Cooper brand is going to stay in the USA for a good while. Just have to see how it all plays out as to what tires they keep and which they allow to go away. BTAIM
Just some thoughts,
CBODY67