Yokohama Rubber donated 224 studless tires for passenger cars to the Japan Car Sharing Association as part of its efforts to support car sharing in the region and assist in disaster reconstruction. The donated tires were replaced by students as part of their car maintenance classes. 132 tires were installed on vehicles at Akita College of Technology on November 6...
Yokohama Rubber has developed a chemical reaction visualization technology to elucidate the mechanism of adhesive aging reaction between rubber and steel cords in tires. The technology combines advanced measurement and computational science based on the AI utilization concept HAICoLab. The research was conducted in collaboration with Tada Laboratory at Nagoya University, Riken, DAM Laboratory at Japan Advanced Institute of Science...
Yokohama Rubber exhibited at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26 to November 5. Under the theme of “Yokohama: Creating the tires of the future,” the company introduced advanced technologies under development, as well as EV-compatible and sustainable technologies. In the area of advanced technologies, Yokohama brought forward technologies that anticipate changes in mobility...
Yokohama Rubber’s U.S. tire sales company, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC), will be the sole supplier of Advan racing tires for the 2024 series of the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America and USA West, two Porsche races to be held in the U.S. The tires to be supplied will be Advan A005 (dry) and Advan A006 (wet). The races are held...
In September, the Yokohama Magokoro Fund, a social contribution fund established by Yokohama Rubber employees, donated funds to support the activities of the Kanagawa Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Bank, established by the Kanagawa Prefecture General Rehabilitation Foundation. Yokohama Rubber matched the donation as a matching gift, bringing the total amount of support to 1 million yen ($6,700). This is the second...
Yokohama Rubber has begun production of the Advan Sport EV, an ultra high-performance summer tire exclusively for premium EVs, and other high-performance tires using renewable energy at its Shinshiro Minami Plant in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture. The company uses electricity from its own solar power generation system, which officially started operation in August, and electricity from renewable energy sources introduced...
