T.RAD North America was established in 1987 as "CoPAR, Inc.", as a joint venture, or Co-PARtnership, between Toyo Radiator Co., LTD of Japan and another North American manufacturer.   The primary goal of this joint venture was to support the growing agricultural and construction equipment markets in the United States.  Hopkinsville, KY was selected as the home of our facility due to its centralized location.

opening of our aluminum products manufacturing facility; a 100,000 square-foot operation, located approximately 3 miles from the copper/brass facility in Hopkinsville, KY.  It was established to produce aluminum radiators and oil coolers for automobiles, motorcycles, ATV's, and off-highway equipment.  In the years since, our aluminum facility has experienced an exponential amount of growth. T.RAD North America is now the leading supplier of aluminum radiators and oil coolers to the motorcycle and ATV markets.  In 2005, this facility has been expanded to nearly double its original capacity to facilitate this growth.