Hankook Tire America Corp
Fact
Sheet
Oct,
2007 Profile:
- Hankook Tire America Corp. is a technology-focused,
market-driven company that markets and distributes
a complete line of high performance and
ultra-high performance passenger tires,
light truck, SUV tires, as well as medium
truck and bus tires to more than 400 independent
dealers through 3000+ retail sales locations
in the United States and Canada.
- Became the world’s seventh largest
tire manufacturer by sales in 2006, according
to independent industry figures published
by Modern Tire Dealer, climbing from eighth
in 2005 and eleventh in 2001 (joint seventh
with Yokohama Rubber Company)
- According to Modern Tire Dealer, Hankook
Tire’s 20 percent growth rate was the
joint highest of all top 11 global tire
manufacturers jumping from $2.5 billion
in 2005 to $3.0 billion in 2006
- Exceeded its 2005 U.S. sales by 22 percent,
generating record sales of $613 million.
Combined with $77 million in Canadian sales,
Hankook Tire America topped $690 million
in total sales in 2006.
- Supply original equipment tires to Ford,
General Motors, Hyundai, Kia and International
Truck
Founded:
September 1981
NAHQ
Headquarters:
Hankook Tire America Corp.
1450 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Tel: 1-800-HANKOOK, Fax: 1-800-TIRES-OK
Regional
Locations:
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Hankook Tire America Corp.
– Northeast Regional Office
1450 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Tel: 1-973-406-3691, Fax: 1-973-633-0028
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Hankook Tire America Corp.
- Western Regional Office
11555 Arrow Route, Suite 105; Rancho Cucamonga,
CA 91730
Tel: 1-909-481-9000, Fax: 1-909-481-8536
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Hankook Tire America Corp.
- Southeast Regional Office
5400 Laurel Springs Parkway, Suite 1201;
Suwanee, GA 30024
Tel: 1-888-GO-HANTA, Fax: 1-678-965-6783
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Hankook Tire America Corp.
- Midwest Regional Office
2300 N. Barrington Road, Suite 115; Hoffman
Estates, IL 60169
Tel: 1-847-310-0189, Fax: 1-847-310-0492
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Hankook Tire America Corp.
- Southcentral Regional Office
2000 East Lamar Blvd, Suite 270; Arlington,
TX 76006
Tel: 1-817-460-6400, Fax: 1-817-460-3090
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Hankook Tire Canada Corp.
6485 Kennedy Road, Mississauga Ontario L5T
2W4, Canada
Tel: 1-905-670-1811, Fax: 1-905-670-7050
Employees:
Hankook Tire America Corp. has approximately
112 employees
Key
Products:
UHP (Ultra High Performance)Tire
- Ventus V12 evo
- Ventus S1 evo
- Ventus R-S2
- Ventus V4 ES
SUV / LTR Tire
- Ventus ST
- Ventus AS
- Dynapro ATM
- Dynapro MT
Racing Tire
- Ventus F200
- Ventus Z214
- Ventus R202
Winter Tire
Major
Achievement:
.....HKT continues to achieve
high scores in performance tests in world-renowned
automotive magazines. In 2007, 4 Wheel &
Off-Road, the Dynapro MT RT03 was predicted
to be “long lasting” while the S-1
evo tires “performed remarkably” for
Modified Mustangs
Senior
Executives:
Greg (H.Y.) Pae, President
Bill Finn, Vice President
Bill Bainbridge, Director of Brand Communication
Dan Wheeler, Director of Dealer Program
Website:
http://www.hankooktireusa.com
Worldwide
Locations:
Hankook Tire America is part of Hankook Tire
Ltd. and includes the following locations:
- Five Regional Headquarters in Korea, China,
America, Europe, and L.A.A.M.
- Five R&D Centers in Korea, the U.S.
(Akron, OH), Japan, China, and Europe
- Two plants each in Korea and China with
another opening in Hungary later in 2007
- Eleven subsidiaries in the U.S., the U.K.,
Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Australia,
Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, and EDC
- Two OE offices in Hanover and Detroit
- Nine Sales offices in Istanbul, Dubai,
Jeddah, Panama, Mexico, Sao Paolo, Bangkok,
Budapest, and Moscow
- One Purchasing office in Singapore
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