Production capacity at Kumho Tire USA Inc.'s consumer tire manufacturing plant in Macon, Ga., will increase by an additional 500,000 units per year as part of an expansion initiative that is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.
Continental Tire the Americas LLC has addressed the issue of extra weight associated with electric and hybrid vehicles by developing a passenger tire that sports the new "HL" load index.
The new Audi RS Q8 will feature the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 in size 295/40ZR22 as original equipment. Audi customers also can run Hankook Winter i*cept evo 2 tires on the car.
Hankook Tire America Corp. is adding 23 new sizes to its all-season ultra-high performance Ventus V2 Concept2 (H457) passenger tire line, nearly doubling the product’s current size offerings. This brings its total to 45 size options.
Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) plans to establish a "Future Factory" plant in Hangzhou, China, Shen Jinrong, the company's chairman, announced during the firm's recent China Distributors Conference.
When customers arrive at your tire dealership ready to buy replacement tires for a CUV or SUV, guiding them through the selection process might seem akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.
Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd. has selected EdgeCombe County in North Carolina as the location for its first manufacturing facility in the United States. The plant represents an investment of nearly $580 million by the tire company and will employ up to 800 people when fully operational.
All the pieces were in place for a robust year for America’s tire dealers. Falling gasoline prices. More miles driven. Improving labor markets and an expanding car parc.
