My personal experience with Michelin has been marginal. I put a set on my '92 Bonneville SSEI and didn't feel they were any better performing than the tires I replaced and got worse tread mileage (despite having the tires rotated for free religiously). When I bought my Cadillac ATS4, it had Michelins on it from the factory. Got 24,000 miles out of those and wasn't happy with the ride. Replaced those with a set of Bridgestones, got about 36,000 miles out of those but they rode worse than the Michelins.
I went with Continental this time. Much better ride and the tread life warranty is 70,000 miles.
As to tires being made in the US, Cooper is NOT the only brand made in the US. And not all Cooper tires are made in the US.
Cooper, Goodyear, Michelin, Pirelli, Continental, Bridgestone, and Yokohama all make tires in the USA. Michelin produces the most tires in the US.
I've had all the brands listed above with the exception of Cooper and Yokohama. I agree with "Ham" above on Cooper tires.
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