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Industry | Manufacturing, distribution |
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Founded | 2003 |
Founder | G.S. Sareen |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Products | Tires |
Brands | Radar Tires, Patriot Tires, American Tourer (tires), Tecnica Tires, Corsa (tires), RoadLux (tires), Timberland Tires |
Owner | G.S. Sareen |
Website | www |
Omni United Pte. Ltd. is a tire designer, manufacturer, and distributor headquartered in Singapore. The company develops and produces tires in collaboration with manufacturing partners in Thailand, Serbia, China, and India. It owns several brands including Radar, Patriot, American Tourer, Corsa, and Tecnica, and also develops other licensed and private brands. The company was founded in 2003 by G.S. Sareen, a former entrepreneur in the e-commerce industry. [1] Omni United offers tires for passenger cars, SUVs, 4x4, light truck, van, trailer, truck, and bus. It distributes more than five million tires annually across 80 countries worldwide. [2]
Omni United acquired Interstate Tire Distributor, a California-based wholesaler with six locations in four Western states, in October, 2015. [3] In June 2016, the company finalized the acquisition of Texas-based A to Z Tire & Battery, Inc. That business has since been renamed Omnisource. [4]
Omni United owns several brand names under which it offers products for passenger cars, SUVs, 4x4s, light trucks, vans, trailers, and commercial vehicles.
The Radar Tires brand is owned by Omni United and was launched in 2006. [10] The brand offers tires for passenger cars, SUVs, 4x4s, light trucks, vans, trailers, trucks and buses.
The Patriot brand is owned by Omni United and was launched in 2016. [11] The brand offers tires for SUVs and light trucks.
The American Tourer brand is owned by Omni United and was launched in 2017. [12] The brand offers tires for passenger cars and CUVs. This brand is primarily sold in the United States by American automotive retail chains, Pep Boys.
The Tecnica brand is owned by Omni United and was launched in 2019. The brand offers tires for passenger cars and SUVs.
Timberland Tires is a collaboration between Timberland and Omni United. [13] The tires feature a rubber formulation that is appropriate for the recycling of the tires at the end of their useful life into outsoles for Timberland shoes. [14] This collaboration is currently inactive.
Omnisource, formerly A to Z Tire and Interstate Tire, was founded in 1926 as Amarillo Bus Company. Omnisource has three distribution centers located in Arlington, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee and New Jersey serving various distributors in the US. [15]
In 2011, Omni United through its Radar Tires brand, partnered with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), to raise awareness about this cause and fund breast cancer research. To date, Omni has donated over US $1.4 million, which has funded approximately 28,000 hours of breast cancer research. [16]
In December 2021, Omni United entered into a collaboration with Italian automotive design house GFG Style, founded by Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, to enhance the brand appeal of the Radar tires brand. [17] [18] [19] Under this collaboration a number of passenger car and light truck tire ranges have been launched.
In 2016, the company announced sponsorship of LPGA player Jodi Ewart Shadoff. [20] As part of the agreement with Omni United, English-born Jodi Ewart Shadoff will wear the Radar Tires brand logo on her golf shirt and other apparel at all tournaments. [21] Jodi continues to represent Radar Tires in the 2020 LPGA season. [22]
In 2013, Radar Tires entered into the off-road racing and motorsports world in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, SCORE International Desert Series and TORC: The Off Road Championship. In these series, the company participates in short-course off-road desert racing and long course desert racing. [23] Radar's inaugural season featured the brand's Renegade R5 M/T tire. Radar Tires won the Class 10 at the SCORE International Baja 500. [24]