Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) will commence full-scale operation at its USA Technical Center in January 2017. Increasing its freedom to operate in the U.S. market by dissolving its alliance with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in October 2015, the company has made strides in its efforts to enhance development, production and sales systems. The new technical center is linked...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) will release its new Battlecruise H50 motorcycle tires in February of next year. The tires, which come in eight sizes, are designed for V-twin cruiser motorcycles. The company plans to put out 14 more sizes in 2018. The Battlecruise H50s are tubeless bias-ply motorcycle tires for cruisers outfitted with a V-twin engine. The concept behind the product...
Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), a passenger car tire manufacturing and sales subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), held a ceremony on Nov. 26 at the Quest Hotel in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) where YTPI is located. This event was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company’s founding. Around 230 guests attended the ceremony. Attendees...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) CEO and Chairman Masaaki Tsuya recently offered his perspective on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Speaking at a press conference held on Dec. 5, Tsuya said that these moves could in the near term have a positive effect on tires and...
This past August marked the passing of a full two years since German Continental AG’s founding of Continental Tire Japan Co. Ltd. The Japanese arm was established for the purpose of more strategically and efficiently conducting tire marketing operations in the country, and, furthermore, to put local customer care on the fast track. The company boasts a top-class record in...
Demand for commercial winter tires in Japan is expected to be largely the same as that seen in 2015, according to the mid-year review of domestic tire demand for 2016 published by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) in July. The review projects a 100 percent year-on-year equivalent on four-wheel vehicle tires, at approximately 23.2 million units. Of these,...
