Of the four largest tire manufacturers in the world, which one was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and is based in Akron, Ohio?
Michelin Michelin ( ; ] ; full name: "SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin" ) is a French tire manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne "région" of France. It is one of the four largest tire manufacturers in the world along with Goodyear, Continental and Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Tigar, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal (in North America) tire brands. Michelin is also notable for its Red and Green travel guides, its roadmaps, the Michelin stars that the Red Guide awards to restaurants for their cooking, and for its company mascot "Bibendum", colloquially known as the Michelin Man.
Carl Yoder Carl M. Yoder was a leading Cleveland, Ohio, industrialist in the first half of the 20th century. He was the founder and president of The Yoder Company from 1910 until his death in 1944.