I don't recall the exact brand, (yokahama?) very popular japanese tire at any rate, is now made in china. The tires I got from les schwab for my truck, I just checked are made in thailand, I have a set of premium michelin for my other car they are made in mexico. What does it say on the side of your coopers Denny? Although I would like financial responsibility, I would rather have quality that wouldn't require testing their financial responsibility policy/ethics. But I don't know for sure how to just look at a tire and tell if it is any good. Is there any tire made in the US?