Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it is supplying its Ecopia R680 tires as OE for the Nissan NV200 Vanette. The NV200 Vanette finds use across a wide range of fields, including business, daily use and leisure, and is well regarded for the convenience it offers. Focused on providing next-level sustainability and mobility, the Ecopia R680 is positioned by Bridgestone...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently launched demonstration testing for its newly developed tire solution service, beginning efforts here earlier this month in conjunction with Orix Auto Corp. The testing here is seeing Yokohama Rubber’s Tire air Pressure Remote access System (TPRS) get fitted to vehicles under Orix CarShare, a car sharing business run by Orix. TPRS is capable of...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying its Dunlop-branded Grandtrek AT23 and Grandtrek PT5A tires as OE for the newly launched Toyota Land Cruiser 300. On top of providing the durability, reliability and other such basic performance metrics sought after in Land Cruiser tires, the AT23 and PT5A incorporate a new tread compound that offers...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it intends to invest in additional production capacity at its Visakhapatnam Plant, which is currently under construction in India. This comes with the aim of further increasing the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT), a company division of subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of off-highway tires (OHTs) for the...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced a domestic launch for the 904W, a new studless winter tire for trucks and buses. Set to be made available this September from Yokohama tire distributors across Japan, the new tire will be offered in a total of 14 sizes, ranging from 295/80R22.5 to 215/70R17.5. Designed for overall performance, the 904W not only...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has revealed findings of inappropriate quality control practices at two locations: namely, marine dock fender testing at its Kakogawa Factory in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and tire production at subsidiary Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Working immediately to verify the safety of both fenders and tires upon this discovery, Sumitomo Rubber has found there to...
