Longboarder,
My "supposedly" statement above was based on earlier rants (by others) on this topic.
I should have also posted that "supposedly" Cooper Tire is an internationally diversified company that opened two plant in China around 2006 and supposedly most, if not all, of the Chinese tires are sold outside the USA.
I do not know if all Cooper Tire sold in the USA are made in the USA.
This statement by Cooper Tire is supposedly true: "It [Copper Tire] stands now as one of only two U.S.-owned tire manufacturers."