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Kumho US plant back on track

On 5 September, representatives from Kumho and leaders of Macon-Gibb County in the US state of Georgia jointly announced that an agreement has been reached that will allow the tyre maker’s Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc. unit to begin construction of its tyre plant. Kumho will initially invest around US$200 million to build the plant on a 150 acre site within the Sofkee Industrial Parklocated in Macon, Georgia. The plant will employ more than 300 people and mainly service the North American markets.

9th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho opens new R&D headquarters

On 2 September, Kumho Tire opened a new research and development centre near the South Korean capital Seoul. Located in Yongin City and built over the course of five years, the centre covers a 34,873 square metre land area with a total floorspace of 22,823 square metres. This space is shared by a research building and testing facility. Approximately 600 researchers from Korea and abroad will be employed at the site and work with supercomputers, physical testing equipment, chemical and instrumental analysis equipment, performance research equipment and more to develop new products.

9th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Australia opens first ‘Platinum’ CV dealership

Since its debut almost two years ago, some 30 passenger car tyre dealers have joined Kumho Tyres Australia’s ‘Platinum’ dealer programme. The tyre maker has now extended the scheme to the commercial vehicle tyre market with the opening of its first Kumho Komplete Platinum dealer – Bernie’s Tyres in Rockhampton.

6th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho debuts first S-UHP

Kumho has launched a new super ultra high performance, or S-UHP, tyre aimed at cars with a 500hp or higher output. The Ecsta PS91, which recently enjoyed its global debut at the Shanghai International Circuit, is said to incorporate Kumho’s motorsport experience. This reportedly facilitated a marked improvement in high-speed driving safety and cornering. The Korean tyre maker states the Ecsta PS91 delivers “enhanced grip, braking ability, high-speed durability and uniform ride qualities.”

20th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho to introduce RFID on all tyres

In June, Kumho Tire announced a global first – it will place radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on all tyre products it manufactures. Kumho’s RFID programme is being rolled out as part of the ‘u-IT New Technology Verification Project’ supported by Korea’s National IT Industry Promotion Agency and a key aim of fitting RFID tags is to increase workflow efficiency; furthermore, with the expansion of its RFID-embedded tyres to all product lines, Kumho Tires expects to cut KRW10.4 billion (£5.9 million) in annual logistics, production and quality control costs.

19th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho recall – US recycler claims no wrongdoing

Following Kumho Tire USA’s second recall of thousands of tyres in the US, Liberty Tire Recycling released a statement claiming it was unaware the tyres it received from Kumho had previously been recalled in August 2012 and were slated for destruction. “We were not made aware of any NHTSA safety recall that applied to these tyres when we received them last summer,” the company said, adding that the tyres were “not properly incapacitated by Kumho and were not under a 'destroy-only' contractual agreement.”

15th May 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Recalled tyres ‘re-recalled’ in the US

US transportation body the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall on almost 12,000 tyres. What makes this recall stand out from the crowd is that the tyres in question were previously recalled – and then resold.

8th May 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho back in the black

The loss-making years are finally behind Kumho Tire. The Korean company has reported a net profit of KRW 123.67 billion (£71.9 million) for full-year 2012 – the best result since 2006 and a marked contrast from 2009, when the company posted a KRW 794.50 billion loss. Kumho Tire entered into a debt work out programme on 30 December 2009 as a result of financial difficulties faced by parent company Kumho Asiana.

30th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho enjoys first ‘top ten’ VLN finish

Kumho has numerous class wins in Germany’s Nürburgring-based VLN series under its belt, but during the opening round of the 2013 season on 13 April, the tyre maker achieved its first ever top ten finish, courtesy of the twins Dennis and Marc Busch, driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra. The brothers occupied a lowly 40th place on the starting grid, thanks to a loose splitter during qualifying, but then managed to climb 32 places to finish 8th overall.

23rd April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Ecowing 5% more fuel efficient than standard Kumho tyre – test

A fuel economy challenge staged by Kumho Tyres Australia has highlighted the fuel savings its ecowing ES01 can deliver. The company says that during the challenge its rolling resistance optimised tyre delivered a 5.1 per cent advantage in fuel efficiency in comparison with a conventional steel belted Kumho tyre.

19th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Mini to be made in India

Following growing global demand for its Mini range, owners BMW have announced that the iconic marque will be produced outside Europe for the first time later this year to cater for growth markets in other continents. This is in line with BMW's "production follows the market" strategy.

18th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho turning pink for charity down under

Kumho Tyres Australia will support breast cancer charity the McGrath Foundation on 4 May through its nationwide ‘Pink Fitters Day’. Staff at more than 250 Kumho dealers throughout Australia will don pink shirts that day and the company will donate AU$5 (£3.40) from every tyre sold to the charity; the company aims to raise $50,000 to help support the work of the McGrath Foundation’s Breast Care Nurses.

15th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho continues Ecowing tree programme

Kumho Tyres, the Korean tyre maker’s Australian operation, is continuing its relationship with eco-motoring organisation Greenfleet with the planting of 5,000 trees around the country. The trees are being planted to commemorate the Australian release of the Ecowing KH27; Kumho also partnered with Greenfleet last year, and 5,000 trees were planted to mark the launch of the Ecowing all-season tyre.

3rd April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho extends 4×4 fitments

Meeting the increasing demands of larger 4×4 tyres, Kumho’s 4×4 tyre range is designed to cover popular Range Rover, Mercedes ML, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg and BMW X5 models as well as established Land Rover Defender fitments. Its latest ECSTA X3 KL17 line-up for top-of-the-range SUVs now includes popular fitments in the 18-22” size range. Kumho says the tyre has been designed to “take leadership” of the UHP market, spearheading a growing selection of technology-driven Kumho products for SUVs.

22nd March 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho reports initial 2013 rally successes

The 2013 rally season is still young, but Kumho shares it is ”already making its mark” on the UK championships. For example, Alex Allingham's ex-Prodrive Subaru Impreza N10 that took outright honours at the Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages event on 3 March did so courtesy of Kumho gravel tyres.

14th March 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors