World’s Most Popular Tyre Brands And Their Headquarters – Part 2

1. Yokohama Tyres –

• Also known as Yokohama Rubber Company Limited (Japanese – Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki–gaisha) was Started as a Joint Venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich
• Founded – 13th October, 1917
• Headquarter – Tokyo (Japan)
• Other Major Locations – Salem (Virginia), West Point (Mississippi)
• Is the official sponsor of Chelsea Football Club since 2015–16 season

You can buy Yokohama Tyres online here. 

 

2. Hankook Tyres –

• Formed as Chosun Tire Company, it was Korea’s 1st tyre company and now ranks 7th largest tyre maker in the world
• Founded – 1941
• Headquarter – Seoul (South Korea)
• Other Major Locations – South Korea, China, Hungary, Indonesia, Tennessee (United States)
• In 2016, selected as original equipment supplier for the all new BMW 7 Series

You can buy Hankook Tyres online here.

 

3. Viking Tyres –

• As the name suggests, Viking tyres come from the land of “Vikings” and is actually named after them
• Founded – 1931
• Headquarter – Askim, Norway
• Initially limited to Norway, Viking tyres expanded in 1983 to Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, USA

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

4. STARCO –

• A Danish tyre maker, STARCO’s full form is Scandinavian Tyre And Rim Company
• Founded – 1962
• Headquarter – Galten, Denmark
• Other Major Locations – Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Sweden

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

5. Servis Tyres –

• Also known as Servis Tyres & Tubes
• Founded – 1970
• Headquarter – Lahore, Pakistan
• Pakistan’s largest tyre exporter

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

6. Omni United Pte. Ltd –

• Founded – 2003
• Headquarter – Singapore
• Design and produces tyres in partnership with manufacturers based in China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, United States of America
• The major brands include – Timberland, Radar, Roadlux, Goodride, Birla, Speedways

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

7. Nokian Tyres –

• Also known as Nokian Renkaat Oy is best known for its Winter Tyres and operates the only permanent winter tyre testing facility in the world
• Founded – 1932
• Headquarter – Nokia, Finland
• Other Major Locations – Vsevolozhsk, Russia.
• Licensed production to United States, Slovakia, Indonesia, People’s Republic of China

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

8. Nankang Tyres –

• Founded – 25th February, 1959
• Headquarter – Taipei, Taiwan
• Has a global network of distributors in Europe, North America, Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Middle East
• It makes tyres for the brands – Geostar, Milestar, Provato

You can buy Nankang Tyres online here.

 

9. MRF Tyres –

• Full name – Madras Rubber Factory Limited
• Founded– 1946
• Headquarter– Madras (Tamil Nadu)
• Other Major Locations – Kottayam (Kerala), Medak (Telangana)

You can buy MRF Tyres online here.

 

10. Kesoram Industries Limited –

• Founded– 1919
• Headquarter – Kolkata, India
• Has 3 main divisions – Birla Tyres, Birla Shakti Cement, Kesoram Rayon

You can buy Birla Tyres online here.

 

11. Giti Tyres –

• Founded– 1951
• Headquarter – Singapore
• Other Major Locations – United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Singapore
• Has 8 manufacturing plants with upcoming one in South Carolina (United States)

You can buy Giti Tyres online here.

 

12. Toyo Tyres –

• Also known as Gomu Kogyo Kabushiki–gaisha (Japanese)
• Founded– 1st August, 1945
• Headquarter – Osaka, Japan
• Other locations – Canada, United States, China
• First Japanese tyre manufacturer to establish a U.S. Subsidiary

You can buy Car Tyres online here.

 

13. Maxxis Tyres –

• Wholly owned subsidiary of Cheng Shin
• Founded – 1st January, 1967
• Headquarter – Yuanlin, Taiwan
• Other Major Locations – Netherlands, United States

You can buy Maxxis Tyres online here.

 

14. Nexen Tyres –

• Founded – 1942 as Heung–A Tire Co.
• Headquarter – Yangsan, South Korea
• Other Major Locations – USA, China, Italy, Dubai
• Is the first South Korean Tyre making company

You can buy Nexen Tyres online here.

 

15. TVS Tyres –

• TVS Srichakra Ltd is one of the India’s leading two and three wheeler tyres manufacturer
• Founder – T.V. SundaramIyengar
• Founded – 1911
• Headquarter – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Other Major Locations – Manufacturing units– Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Rudrapur (Uttrakhand)

You can buy TVS Tyres online here.

 

16. CEAT Tyres –

• Flagship company of RPG Enterprises
• Founded– 1958
• Headquarter – Mumbai (Then Bombay)
• Capacity of over 95,000+ tyres per day
• Other Major Locations – Middle East, Nepal, West Africa, South And North Americas, Europe

You can buy CEAT Tyres online here.

 

17. Apollo Tyres –

• World’s 17th largest tyre manufacturer
• Founded– 1972
• Headquarter– Gurgaon (Now Gurugram)
• Other Major Locations – The Netherlands, Hungary (new manufacturing facility)
• Apollo markets its products under two global brands– Apollo, Vredestein

You can buy Apollo Tyres online here.

 

18. JK Tyre –

• JK derived from the initials of – Kamalapatji and his father Seth Juggilal
• Founded – 1974
• Headquarter – Delhi
• The only tyre manufacturer offering the entire range of 4 wheeler radials for trucks, buses and cars.
• 6 Manufacturing plants in India
• Recently took over Tornel, a Mexican tyre company

You can buy JK Tyres online here.

 

19. Linglong Tyres –

• Also known as Shandong Linglong tire Co.
• Founded – 1975
• Headquarter– Shandong, China
• Manufacturing facilities– China, Thailand

You can buy Linglong Tyres online here.

 

20. Falken Tyres –

• A subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries
• Founded – 1983
• Headquarter – Kobe, japan
• Rancho Cucamonga, California (American Headquarter)
• World’s 6th largest tyre manufacturer
• Global presence – Europe, India, China, Australia, Southeast Asia, Americas, Africas

You can buy Falken Tyres online here.

 

Also read World’s Most Popular Tyre Brands And Their Headquarters – Part 1.