Toyo opens fourth European tire sales subsidiary

June 20, 2008

Toyo Tire Europe GmbH has established a sales office Madrid, Spain, to service Spain and Portugal, according to President Kanji Kasai.

Toyo Tire Europe is a tire sales subsidiary of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

The move gives Toyo four European regional sales subsidiaries. The others are:

* Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. in Rushden, United Kingdom;

* Toyo Tire Benelux B.V. in Roosendaal, Netherlands; and

* Toyo Tire Italia S.p.A in Collesalvetti, Italy.

For more information, visit www.toyo-rubber.co.jp/english.