Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is planning a March 1 launch of its All Season Maxx VA1, a new tire for commercial vehicles. Coming under the Dunlop brand, this will be the second product under the Sumitomo Rubber’s All Season Maxx series, which is focused on all-season tires that can handle dry, wet and snowy surfaces. An innovative tread pattern...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced the Feb. 1 launch of its new dedicated SUV tire, the Alenza LX100. Focused on providing a comfortable drive, the tire will immediately be made available throughout Japan and available in 39 sizes. Touted as premium on-road tires, Bridgestone’s Alenza series includes the comfortable and quiet Alenza LX100 as well as the Alenza 001, an...
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Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. is all set to hold the Michelin Motorcycle Tire Virtual Exhibition, the company’s first online-hosted virtual exhibition for motorcycle tires. The exhibition is mostly targeted toward the Asia–Oceania region, and beyond just introducing products will show guests a wide range of content. This will include explaining the technologies used by the company; exhibiting motorcycles with...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi recently announced the company’s new vision for sustainable business. And by spending 2021 on making this vision a reality, he explained, Bridgestone hopes to achieve SDGs and help bring about a more sustainable society. For Bridgestone, 2021 will be a year of getting up to full speed with efforts to carry out the...
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Speaking to the press recently in an online press conference, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) President Masataka Yamaishi reflected on 2020 and also discussed both the outlook for 2021 and the direction of the company’s new upcoming medium-term business plan. Under this plan, Yamaishi said, Yokohama Rubber’s 2023 sales will certainly exceed its 2019 sales, and the company will work...
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Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) and manufacturing subsidiary Toyo Tire Serbia LLC Belgrade recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the intended site of a new plant in Indjija, Serbia. Approximately 40 guests attended the ceremony – including Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Indjija Mayor Vladimir Gak and Ambassador of Japan Takahiko Katsumata – to show their support for a safe construction process....
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