Yokohama Rubber said it will sign a partnership agreement with swimmer Rikako Ikee to work with the company. At the announcement held on March 6, President Masataka Yamaishi said, “Our company has entered into a partnership agreement with Rikako Ikee effective April 1. I believe that many people in Japan were encouraged by the way she never gave up and...
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Yokohama Rubber will increase its passenger car tire production capacity in India to meet the growing demand in the Indian market. The company will invest an additional $82 million to build a new passenger car tire production line on the premises of its Visakhapatnam plant in eastern India. This will increase the company’s passenger car tire production capacity from the...
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Yokohama Rubber has revealed its financial results for calendar 2022, including revenue of 860.48 billion yen ($9.35 billion), up 28.3% year-on-year; business profit of 70.09 billion yen, up 12.8%; and net profit of 45.92 billion yen, down 29.9%. While the company’s net profit fell year-on-year due to a number of factors – such as the previous year’s figures having been...
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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 will in March launch in Japan the BluEarth-Camper, the company’s first campervan tire, offering both high durability and handling stability under heavy loads. The product will be available in five sizes, including the 215/70R15 CP 109/107R, which conforms to the CP standard, a tire standard specifically designed for camper cars. The tire was unveiled for the first time...
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Yokohama Rubber has been selected for the prestigious “A-List” in climate change measures by CDP, an international environmental non-profit organization that aims to realize a sustainable economy. Yokohama Rubber was recognized as a leading company in corporate sustainability. The company was selected from among more than 10,000 companies evaluated, based on their responses to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire for...
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