Yokohama India Doubles Capacity At Its Bahadurgarh Plant

Leading tyre manufacturer Yokohama, India has commenced production at one of its plants located in Bahadurgarh, Haryana after the 2nd phase expansion was established.

The Japanese tyre maker has doubled its manufacturing capacity post the 2nd phase. Yokohama has doubled its manufacturing capacity to 1.6 million tyres per year in India alone. The manufacturer had commenced operation in India in the year 2014 which initially had a capacity of 0.7 million tyres which were manufactured per year.

Mr. Anil Gupta, Vice Chairman Yokohama India stated “In response to the increasing demand for Yokohama Tyres in India and keeping in mind the projected market growth, we decided to double our domestic manufacturing capacities. Incidentally it has happened at an opportune time as restrictions on import of tyres have been announced by the government. This decision is in line with the government’s clarion call for “AtmanirbharBharat” – from the drawing board to the dealer shops, the new Phase-2 facility is fully equipped to meet Indian market needs."

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Mr. Anil Gupta, Vice Chairman Yokohama

The company has experience in the field of tyre manufacturing in India through the guidance from the parent company in Japan. The dedication of many at Yokohama, India who submitted their lives completely to cater the needs of the company by keenly studying the domestic market has led to the success of this company.

The company has acquired technological expertise from its parent company in Japan and hence has resulted in the mass manufacturing of its extremely popular Geolandar A/T along with Geolandar SUV, BluEarth-RV02. These are manufactured in the state-of-art facility in India. Various new models are being offered to meet the changing needs of the Indian automobile owners.

Geolandar A/T

Mr. Anil Gupta further commented on the commitment of Yokohama India to 'Go vocal for local'- “This development also creates more job opportunities locally. Currently the Bahadurgarh plant has over 500 employees and now with increased production we see the number going over 700.”

Globally the manufacturer supplies tyres to many renowned car manufacturers like Audi, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Suzuki and Toyota in addition to selling them in the replacement market.

About Yokohama India:

Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Yokohama Rubber Company completed the 100th year of its establishment in 2017. Yokohama India has been supplying high quality passenger car and SUV tyre since 2007 in the Indian Market. Yokohama’s 1st manufacturing plant located at Bahadurgarh, Haryana, started operations in November 2014.

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