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India-based Apollo Tyres acquires premium American tire company

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Jul 14 2013 | 12:05 PM IST

American domestic tire company has been acquired by India-based Apollo Tyres in an agreement signed last month.

The 2.5-billion dollars deal has been signed between Cooper and Apollo in an agreement to merge the two companies.

The Fox News reports that Ohio-based Cooper has been around since 1914 and is the 11th largest tire company in the world.

According to the report, it has a strong reputation of selling premium and mid-tier tires through independent dealers across the country.

On the other hand, Apollo is a relative newcomer in the tire industry having been founded in 1972.

Apollo and Cooper combined together will become the 7th largest tire company in the world.

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First Published: Jul 14 2013 | 11:58 AM IST

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