Hankook Tire
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The Hankook Tire group, based in Seoul, South Korea is the eigth largest tire company in the world [1]. Established in 1941 as the "Chosun Tire Company", it was renamed "Hankook Tire Manufacturing" (in 1968) in honour of an inventor of a certain auto-parts and tire corporation who isn't named on the Hankook websites.
Hankook Tire's worldwide reputation has largely grown due to its radial tire and bias-ply tire production. The company now supplies tires as original equipment to the Ford Motor Company, General Motors, International Truck and Engine Corporation, and others. In addition to producing about 50 million tires per annum, the company also sells batteries, alloy rims, and production facilities for tires and brake pads.
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[edit] Facts and figures
These are quoted from Hankook's European website.
- Sales: US$ 1,620 million /(approx. € 1,286 million)
- Export portion: US$ 700 million /(approx. € 556 million)
- Earnings before taxes: Won 101,5 billion /(approx. € 96 million)
- Employees worldwide: 4,422 permanent staff
- Market presence: At present, Hankook tires are available in over 170 countries.
- Production locations:
- Geumsan plant, South Korea
- Daejon plant, South Korea
- Jiangju plant, PR China
- Jianxing plant, PR China
- Hungary Plant, Dunaujvaros Hungary (Will start production in 2007)
[edit] Products
- Optimo Plus
- Optimo Classic
- Optimo Gold
- Optimo Green
- Opti Super
- Ventus
- Mileage Plus
- Sprinter
- Sprinter Ace
- Aurora
- Nordik
- Black Bird
- Hanta Brake Lining & Pad
- Atlas Battery
[edit] Global offices
The company has its main office in Korea, and has manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America, and Africa.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Hankook Tire Korean & English website
- Hankook Tire USA website
- Hankook Tire Japan websiteast:Hankook Tire
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