New Face Sonny Presenting a Full Range

Sonny Tyres, based in Zhaoqing, China, develops and manufactures passenger car (summer, winter and performance), 4×4 and light truck radials for both the domestic and export markets. Although a relative newcomer on the scene – the company was only established in 2007 – Sonny Tyre plans to achieve a production capacity of three million units by 2009. When work is finished on its 800,000 square metre RMB 2 billion (£205 million) facility in 2013, the company anticipates a capacity of eight million. At present work is underway on the development of a number of new tyre sizes and product lines, and the company’s domestic and overseas sales networks are being expanded.

New products include the Ingens A1, released in the third quarter of 2008. This tyre features a soft directional design with a strong straight centre rib together with four wide straight grooves for better handling, noise reduction, improved wet and dry traction and drainage. Another new tyre from Sonny is the SMT A8, designed specifically for the city roads. The SMT A8 featuring four wide straight grooves with small sipes and a strong shoulder construction. This design enhances the stiffness of the shoulder blocks to improve handling capabilities.

In addition to its new tyre production, Sonny reports it is active in the area of TBR and LTR retreading. Its annual retreading capacity is 300,000 tyres, the equivalent of 20 tonnes of retread tread.