General Tyre Tyres

General Tyre is manufactured in Pakistan by the General Tyre and Rubber Company, which makes it the easiest brand in the country to buy, match and replace. If you damage one tyre two years into a set, the odds of finding the same pattern in the same size are far better than with an imported brand — and matching matters more than most people realise, because mismatched tread patterns on the same axle affect how the car behaves under braking.

Local manufacture also means the pricing is not exposed to the same import and exchange-rate swings as the international brands, which is a large part of why it remains the default choice for a lot of Pakistani drivers. The range covers the sizes that actually sell here — 12- through 16-inch for the most part — because it is built for this market rather than adapted to it.

Where does it genuinely sit? It is a sound, value-oriented tyre. For a car doing city mileage and the occasional motorway run, it does the job and the cost per kilometre is hard to argue with. If you regularly drive fast on the motorway, or you want the shortest possible wet braking distance, the premium imports will measurably beat it — that is what you pay the difference for. We stock General alongside the imports precisely so you can compare them side by side rather than take our word for it. Come in and we will show you both.