Hankook Launching Z-Rated UHP
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tire America Corp. is using the SEMA Show to roll out its new Ventus V12 Evo K110.
Hankook Teams Up With Record Label and Bands
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tire America Corp. is partnering with New Jersey-based Eyeball Records.
Hankook Sets Price Increases of Up to 4%
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices on all of its consumer tires – passenger, high performance and light truck/SUV – by up to 4%.
Lines of Distinction?: As Tire Technology Advances, Geographic Boundries Disappear
Our industry – at home and abroad – has been building tires for more than a century. Along the way, we allowed ourselves to be fooled every once in a while by ‘technology’ that really didn’t live up to its billing. One example is the single-ply tire promoted as being as strong as a two-ply
First Batch Rolls from Hankook’s Hungary Plant
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hankook Tire has shipped its first batch of tyres produced at the company’s maiden European manufacturing operation.
Hankook Shows Well in 2Q
(Akron/Tire Review) South Korea’s Hankook Tire Corp. posted second quarter sales of $938.9 million, up 14% over the same period last year.
Moving Target: Dealers Need Sure Footing to Take Accurate Aim in New Tire World
There’s a growing phenomenon imposing its will on the tire industry these days. It’s called “global warming,” but it has nothing to do with the weather. It has everything to do with “warming up” to imports and overseas suppliers. North American tire dealers – retail and commercial – have certainly seen their brand options increase
Giti Tire Launches Truck Service Programme
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Much has changed since Tyres & Accessories first met the then fledging Giti Tire Europe team at the 2006 Essen Show.
Hankook Launches New HP Line
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tire America Corp. has launched the Ventus R-S2 Z212, a new performance line it said was based on its Ventus RSS Z211 race tire.
New Hankook Plant Under Fire from Unions, Locals
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Within a month of it opening, the Hankook Tire Corp. factory in the Hungarian town of Duna