Some are make in Taiwan and others in China. Would you trust your life with cheap rubber? I know I wouldn't.Sumitomo is the worst that I've experienced. My sister had some Nankang tires that came on some used wheels. Those were trash tires from the get-go.
Oh yeah. The China bombs that came on my camper.Sumitomo trailer tires......Nope, was a FAIL, they were not on long.....