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...
Yokohama Rubber has published its Integrated Report 2023, a comprehensive report on its management strategies and business activities, which is available for download on the company’s sustainability website. Under its medium-term management plan Yokohama Transformation 2023 (YX2023), which covers the period from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2023, the company is committed to sustainability management that integrates its business strategies and...
Yokohama Rubber and the Surat Thani Branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) in June held a seminar for natural rubber farmers in Thailand to improve the quality and productivity of natural rubber. The event was attended by 50 farmers in Surat Thani district. It was well received by the participants, who were provided with 250 kilograms of fertilizer...
