For Apollo Tyres to make such a move on Cooper should come as no surprise, opines Tire Review; a large well-known and respected tyre producer in India, Apollo has spent the last six years spreading its reach around the globe. In 2006, it bought South Africa-based Dunlop Tyres International Ltd., then turned around three years later and bought Netherlands tyre maker Vredestein Tyre for an estimated $300 million.