I knowof a way to confirm whare they were actually made. All tires sold in the US are required to have a DOT # on them, which gives the plant code and the week/year of manufacture. It will be a 12 digit code molded into the sidewall, it lokks something like this- DOT ABCD 12AB 0007. The first 2 letters/numbers is the plant code. I have a book that has most of the plant codes at the shop. If you can get me the DOT#, I'll look it up for you.