Production capacity at Yokohama Rubber Corp.’s passenger car and light truck tire factory in Thailand is to be increased by almost 54%, with the additional production commencing next April.
Through a 9.7 billion yen investment, an additional 1.4 million units of annual capacity will be added to the Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) plant in Raying Province, pushing total annual capacity up to four million tires.
Passenger and light truck tire production began in Raying in November 2006, a year and a half after the start of truck tire production there. Initial production capacity was 1.4 million tires per annum. As of March 2010, the plant’s annual production capacity stood at 1.9 million tires. (Tyres & Accessories)