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Kenda Tires (Kenda Rubber Industrial Company)
Native name
建大工業股份有限公司
Industry tire
bicycle tire
motorcycle tire
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962) in Yuanlin
Headquarters Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan
ProductsTires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment
Website www.kendatire.com
Mountain bicycle equipped with Kenda tires

Kenda Tires (Kenda Rubber Industrial Company) ( Chinese: 建大工業股份有限公司; pinyin: Jiàndà Gōngyè Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a manufacturer of pneumatic tires in Taiwan since 1962 with manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Mainland China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They make tires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment. [1] [2]

Kenda was the 27th largest tire maker in the world in 2010. In 2011, Kenda decided to sell the 50-percent share that it has in the $200 million joint venture that it started with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in China in 2003. [3]

Kenda is a sponsor of the Giant Asia Racing Team, a UCI Continental cycling team, and a national sponsor to National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS 150. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Chilly White (16 February 2010). "Kenda K781 Triple Tire Review". Motorcycle USA, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Gear Review: Kenda Tires". Mountain Bike Tales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Kenda eyes additional capacity after selling Cooper JV stake". Tire Business. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Bike MS 150 Sponsors & Offers". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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