Kumho OE on Export Jeep Cherokee

Kumho Tire has been awarded an original equipment supply deal for the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The manufacturer will supply its Solus KS21 UHP tyre in sizes 265/60R18 or 265/50R20 for versions of this new Jeep destined for markets outside of North America, and in doing so Kumho expects to “generate an even stronger momentum in its pursuit of overseas markets.”

In announcing the supply deal, Son Doo-hyung, Kumho’s senior vice president of OE Sales, stated “Kumho Tire has already gained a strong market confidence in North America, the biggest tyre market in the world, by being one of the top five manufacturers in the replacement equipment tyres market, including UHP tyres. We will continue to actively target the global OE market for premium vehicles and expand partnerships with overseas automakers.”

The Korean manufacturer first supplied OE tyres to Chrysler in 2006 when Kumho brand UHP tyres were fitted to the Chrysler Sebring. Kumho says that in the last four years it has “built a solid confidence and has enjoyed a close partnership with the automaker.”