Yokohama Rubber began supplying BluEarth-GT AE51 tires in February for use on FAW Toyota’s new EV sedan “bZ3,” which was launched in China. The “bZ3” is a joint development by FAW Toyota Motor and BYD Toyota EV Technology, a JV established by Toyota and BYD. The car is not available in Japan. The BluEarth-GT AE51 is a tire with high...
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Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of BluEarth-GT AE51 and BluEarth-FE AE30 tires for use as new-vehicle (OE) tires for Toyota’s new Prius launched in Japan and overseas in January and for the Prius PHEV scheduled for launch in spring. The installed sizes are 195/50R19 88H for BluEarth-GT AE51 and 195/60R17 90H for BluEarth-FE AE30. BluEarth is Yokohama Rubber’s global tire...
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Yokohama Rubber’s BluEarth 711L, an all-season tire for trucks that emphasizes fuel-efficient performance, has received the 2022 Good Design Award. This product is the first heavy-duty truck tire in Japan to bear the BluEarth brand name for fuel-efficient tires, and achieves the highest fuel efficiency in the company’s truck tire history. In addition, the new tire offers the same or...
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Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of BluEarth-GT AE51 tires for new vehicle installation (OE) on the new Honda Fit e:HEV RS, which was launched in Japan in October. The tire size is 185/55R16 83V. This product adopts the basic design and material technology of Yokohama Rubber’s global tire brand BluEarth, which is based on the theme of further improvement of...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) began limited domestic sales of its new BluEarth-air EF21 tire on Dec. 5. With sales via Yokohama’s website limited to 100 units, the tire is being sold as a special model equipped with leading technology. The new product has adopted Yokohama Rubber’s advanced lightweight design technology in a bid to contribute to overall vehicle weight...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) announced on Aug. 31 that it has begun supplying its Geolandar G055 tires to FCA US LLC for use as original equipment (OE) in the automaker’s new Jeep Compass. The model went on sale in North America this June. Developed using Yokohama Rubber’s advanced BluEarth tire technology, the Geolandar G055 SUV tire’s utility performance allows...
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