Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying its Dunlop-branded Grandtrek AT23 and Grandtrek PT5A tires as OE for the newly launched Toyota Land Cruiser 300. On top of providing the durability, reliability and other such basic performance metrics sought after in Land Cruiser tires, the AT23 and PT5A incorporate a new tread compound that offers...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it intends to invest in additional production capacity at its Visakhapatnam Plant, which is currently under construction in India. This comes with the aim of further increasing the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT), a company division of subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of off-highway tires (OHTs) for the...
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has posted its business results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The company’s sales revenue came to 109.79 billion yen ($1 billion), up 67.9 percent year-on-year; business profit came to 2.71 billion yen, up from an 8.04 billion yen loss; and net profit came to 1.73 billion yen, up from a 7.38 billion yen...
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has posted its business results for April–June, revealing a significant improvement from the same quarter last year. The company’s sales revenue was up 82.6 percent year-on-year to 203.12 billion yen ($1.86 billion); operating profit, meanwhile, improved from a loss of 9.81 billion yen to a profit of 11.26 billion yen, with net profit similarly up...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has revealed its business results for January–June 2021, with the company here recording a new high for half-year sales revenue. Sales revenue for the period came to 440.08 billion yen ($4.02 billion), up 29.4 percent year-on-year; business profit was 30.09 billion yen, up from negative 2.31 billion yen in the first half of last year;...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced a domestic launch for the 904W, a new studless winter tire for trucks and buses. Set to be made available this September from Yokohama tire distributors across Japan, the new tire will be offered in a total of 14 sizes, ranging from 295/80R22.5 to 215/70R17.5. Designed for overall performance, the 904W not only...
