The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (横浜ゴム株式会社, Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a
tire and
rim manufacturing company based in
Hiratsuka,
Japan.[1] The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and
B.F. Goodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the
United States as Yokohama Tire Corporation.
1917 - Established in
Yokohama as 橫濱護謨製造株式會社 (Yokohama Rubber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), a joint venture between 橫濱電線製造 (Yokohama Electric Cable Manufacturing Company, currently
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) and
BF Goodrich Company.[3]
1920 - Built a factory in Hiranuma, Yokohama. Installed US-made refining equipment and manufacturing equipments. Started manufacturing rubber belts, tires, hoses, etc.[3] (At this time, tires of this company are sold in Japan under the "Goodrich" brand)
1929 - Built a new Yokohama Factory in Heian-cho,
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.[3]
In 2016 Yokohama Rubber acquired farm tire maker
Alliance Tire Group for $1.18 billion.[5]
On March 25, 2022, Yokohama Rubber announced it would be acquiring Trelleborg Wheel Systems from
Trelleborg for 2.1 billion euro ($2.31 billion), its largest acquisition to date.[5]
The Yokohama Rubber logo was first displayed in the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun newspaper in 1917. The company used it until 1977. Since that time, a modern logo has been used. Like the old logo, the new one is the first letter in the brand name, but the letter itself is more dynamic and expressive. A similar style logo is used by the Taiwanese tire company
Nankang Rubber Tire.[12]
Yokohama Tire company logo through 1976
Yokohama Tire company logo since 1977
Nankang Rubber Tire logo
Wheels
Under the Yokohama Wheel brand, Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. began making
rims in 1974.[4] The Yokohama Wheel brand currently produces the Advan Racing wheel brand for performance and motorsport applications, the AVS brand for premium applications, and the Kreutzer brand for luxury applications.[13]
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