The
United States Rubber Company (
Uniroyal) is an American manufacturer of tires and other rubber related products. It was founded in
Naugatuck, Connecticut, in 1892. It was one of the original 12 stocks in the
Dow Jones Industrial Average, and became Uniroyal, Inc., as part of creating a unified brand for its products and subsidiaries in 1961. In 1990, Uniroyal was acquired by
French tire maker
Michelin and ceased to exist as a separate business. Today around 1,000 workers in the U.S. remain employed by Michelin to make its Uniroyal brand products.