Yokohama Rubber has begun production and sales of high load capacity (HLC) tires for EVs, hybrid cars, large SUVs, and other heavy vehicles equipped with large-capacity batteries. The company is currently promoting tires for use on new vehicles (OE) and for aftermarket use, with a view to expanding into products for the aftermarket in the future, in line with market...
Yokohama Rubber said it will sign a partnership agreement with swimmer Rikako Ikee to work with the company. At the announcement held on March 6, President Masataka Yamaishi said, “Our company has entered into a partnership agreement with Rikako Ikee effective April 1. I believe that many people in Japan were encouraged by the way she never gave up and...
Yokohama Rubber will increase its passenger car tire production capacity in India to meet the growing demand in the Indian market. The company will invest an additional $82 million to build a new passenger car tire production line on the premises of its Visakhapatnam plant in eastern India. This will increase the company’s passenger car tire production capacity from the...
Yokohama Rubber has revealed its financial results for calendar 2022, including revenue of 860.48 billion yen ($9.35 billion), up 28.3% year-on-year; business profit of 70.09 billion yen, up 12.8%; and net profit of 45.92 billion yen, down 29.9%. While the company’s net profit fell year-on-year due to a number of factors – such as the previous year’s figures having been...
Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of BluEarth-GT AE51 and BluEarth-FE AE30 tires for use as new-vehicle (OE) tires for Toyota’s new Prius launched in Japan and overseas in January and for the Prius PHEV scheduled for launch in spring. The installed sizes are 195/50R19 88H for BluEarth-GT AE51 and 195/60R17 90H for BluEarth-FE AE30. BluEarth is Yokohama Rubber’s global tire...
Yokohama Rubber will in March launch in Japan the BluEarth-Camper, the company’s first campervan tire, offering both high durability and handling stability under heavy loads. The product will be available in five sizes, including the 215/70R15 CP 109/107R, which conforms to the CP standard, a tire standard specifically designed for camper cars. The tire was unveiled for the first time...
