Toyo Tires will sequentially launch the premium comfort tire Proxes Comfort Ⅱs from the global flagship tire brand Proxes series in the Japanese market from March 2023. This product is a premium comfort tire that pursues high-quality cruising and has evolved environmental performance. The pattern design utilizes the company’s unique tire design platform technology T-Mode and adopts an asymmetrical pattern...
Toyo Tires’ Proxes Sport tires have been selected by Mazda to be installed on the new Mazda CX-60 crossover SUV, which went on sale in Japan on September 15. The tire size is 235/50R20 100W. The Mazda CX-60 is a crossover SUV that offers environmental and safety performance that meets the demands of the times, while providing a comfortable and...
Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of Advan V51 tires for new vehicle installation (OE) on Nissan’s Elgrand minivan, which has been partially upgraded to improved specifications. The Advan V51 is a high-performance tire from the company’s top-of-the-line Advan series brand. Installed on the Elgrand this time, it achieves a high level of quietness suitable for the minivan through special tuning...
Toyo Tires reported net sales of 350.43 billion yen ($2.56 billion), up 23.9 percent year-on-year, operating income of 31.39 billion yen, down 20.9 percent, ordinary income of 45.29 million yen, up 8.4 percent, and net income of 44.77 billion yen, up 55.1 percent, for the nine months (January-September) of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Operating income saw increases...
Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of its Advan dB V552 as original equipment (OE) tire for use on Honda’s new SUV ZR-V, which will be released in Japan and overseas. The tire size is 225/55R18 98H. The Advan dB V552 is a premium comfort tire developed based on the concept of unprecedented quietness that changes the atmosphere inside the car....
Bridgestone Americas has announced the expansion of its San José plant in Costa Rica, aiming to increase production capacity for passenger car and light truck tires. The investment decision is worth $250 million and will increase the plant’s production capacity by 2026 by 36 percent, from 11,000 tires to 15,000 tires per day, while creating 160 new jobs and contributing...
