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Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe
Agreed,Korean tyre need another 5-10 years to perfect...
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based on the reviews that this tire is getting compared to tires costing twice as much, I'd have to disagree. I just picked up a set that I will install today, hopefully they will live up to their reputation so far.
A bit of info on the company. Pretty impressive, I never even heard of them till just a few years ago, I thought they were just a tiny company. 78 million tires produced a year, wow.
Hankook Tire in North America
* 1981 - Established first North American office
* 1992 - Established first overseas facility and R&D Center in Akron, Ohio
* 1999 - Started to supply Ford to become its first Asian tire manufacturer supplier
* 1999 - Moved North American headquarters to current location in Wayne, New Jersey
* 2000 - Received Ford’s Q-1 Award
* 2003 - Hankook race tires officially brought to America with the introduction of the Ventus RSS Z211 R-Compound Racing Tire
* 2005 - Selected as strategic partner of Ford increasing its supply to 2.2 million tires annually, and was the only tire company of six supplying Ford to receive Ford’s gold ‘World Excellence Award’
* 2007 - Debuted North America’s first ever drifting Porsche, equipped by Hankook Tire
* 2007 - Supplied tires to Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant
* 2008 - Only tire company to receive Ford’s 2007 silver ‘World Excellence Award’ marking the second time Hankook has received this honor from Ford
About Hankook Tire Co., Ltdr
Hankook Tire (CEO: Seung Hwa Suh) is the seventh largest and one of the fastest growing tire manufacturers in the world. It produces innovative, superior quality, and high performance radial tires for passenger cars, 4x4, SUVs, light trucks, campers, trucks, buses and for automobile motorsport. It invests approximately five per cent of revenue in research and development and develops cutting-edge technologies through its five global R&D Centers meeting regional customer demands and enhancing customer satisfaction. Selling in 185 countries around the world, the company has more than 14,000 employees. Approximately 70 percent of revenue comes from growing overseas sales.
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. Fast Facts
* Seventh largest tire manufacturer in the world.
* Recorded sales of USD 3.7 billion in 2008, an increase of 5.1 percent from USD 3.5 billion in 2007
* Hankook plans to increase production globally by 5 million units, manufacturing 78 million tires in 2009
* Developer and manufacturer of radial tires for passenger cars, light trucks (SUVs, RVs, etc.), trucks, buses and motorsports vehicles; it aims to produce 74 million tires in 2008 and currently sells tires in 185 countries with 14,000 employees globally
* 5 production facilities, located in China, Hungary and Korea
* 60 sales offices, 13 sales subsidiaries, five R &D centers, two OE offices
* 6 percent of employees dedicated to and 5 percent of its revenues invested in R&D
* Performing remarkably in China’s passenger-car radial-tire market, with a 25 percent share, making it the market leader