Yokohama Rubber Opens Indoor Ice Circle Test Facility in Japan
The newly completed indoor ice circle test facility is adjacent to the previously established one.
Yokohama Rubber’s New OTR Plant in India Begins Production
Yokohama Rubber has started production at its Visakhapatnam plant in India. The new plant was built to expand the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT). Yokohama Rubber says the new plant was originally scheduled to begin production in the first quarter of 2023, but the earlier than planned startup will enable YOHT to respond
Yokohama Rubber Uses AI to Develop Rubber Compound Design
The Yokohama Rubber Company announced that it began applying a proprietary rubber compound design system that utilizes AI-based compound generation technology. Yokohama says the new system was developed with the cooperation of Hamagomu Aicom, a Yokohama Rubber subsidiary specializing in information system development. Yokohama Rubber says it expects this new system will enable it the
Yokohama Rubber Holds Natural Rubber Suppliers Event
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., and its Singapore subsidiary Yokohama Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd. recently held a “Suppliers’ Day” for suppliers of natural rubber. The event was part of Yokohama Rubber’s efforts to promote the procurement of sustainable natural rubber, facilitating the exchange of information and establishing a common awareness of supply chain issues. The event
Yokohama Rubber Begins Testing Tire Service for Taxi Companies
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has begun practical testing of its tire air pressure remote access System as a tire solution service for taxi companies. The testing began in May and is being conducted together with the company’s tire sales subsidiary Yokohama Tire Japan Co., Ltd., and with the cooperation of Kyoto Taxi Co., Ltd.,
Yokohama Rubber Provides Tires to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary Yokohama Tire Corporation will be supplying Yokohama tires to about 18 cars competing in the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb to be held in Colorado on June 26. The supplied tires will include the first provision of Yokohama ADVAN A052 street sports tires made
Yokohama Rubber support Walkenhorst Motorsport cars in Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. supplied its ADVAN racing tires for three BMW M4 GT3 cars entered by the BMW customer racing team Walkenhorst Motorsport in the 50th Nürburgring 24-Hour Race. All three cars competed in the top-level SP9 class. Yokohama Rubber supplied the cars with ADVAN A005 tires for dry conditions and ADVAN A006
Yokohama Rubber Technology Can Monitor Tire Wear
Yokohama Rubber says that it has developed a technology that detects the wear condition of passenger car tires by analyzing sensing waveforms transmitted by a proprietary signal processing technology from a sensor attached to the tire’s inner surface. According to Yokohama, this technology uses sensors to capture sensing waveforms of a rotating tire’s changing shape
Yokohama Rubber Fund to Provide Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine
Yokohama Rubber and its employee-backed Yokohama Magokoro Fund will donate about $500,000 to support Ukrainian refugees, the company says. The company’s contribution will be $410,000, and the employees’ Magokoro Fund will contribute to the rest of the donation. The donations will be made through the Japanese Red Cross Society and the National Federation of UNESCO
Yokohama Rubber’s Geolandar X-CV Tire Equipped on Lexus LX
The Yokohama Rubber Company announced today that it began supplying its Geolandar X-CV for use as original equipment tires on Toyota’s new Lexus LX SUV. Yokohama says the Geolandar X-CV represents a new dimension in highway terrain tires developed for high-performance crossover SUVs, which have increasingly focused on high-speed performance and maneuverability in recent years.
