Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Sumitomo Rubber. Sumitomo Rubber’s Synchro Weather is a next-generation all-season tire equipped with a proprietary technology called Active Tread, which allows the...
Synchro Weather

Test Drive Report: Sumitomo Rubber’s Next-Gen Tire Synchro Weather
Sumitomo Rubber will launch its next-generation all-season tire Synchro Weather on October 1. It is a revolutionary tire that combines the performance of a summer tire and a studless tire, and can be used on dry, wet, icy, snowy, and other road surfaces. The new Active Tread technology, which incorporates two switches, the Water Switch and the Temperature Switch, that...
Sumitomo Rubber’s Next-Gen Tire Synchro Weather Gains Popularity
The next-generation all-season tire Synchro Weather launched by Sumitomo Rubber has been receiving a great response. The tire uses a dealer certification system to prevent sales that do not meet the needs of customers and to deepen customers’ understanding of the tire’s performance. “We are aware of the high level of interest,” company president Satoru Yamamoto, said. “The goal is...