Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Type: Company
Name: Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (The Yokohama Rubber Company Limited)
Nationality: Japan
Web Address: http://www.yrc.co.jp/
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Yokohama Partners on Latest Gran Turismo Offering

Yokohama Rubber Co. recently became the first tire manufacturer to serve as official technical partner to the popular "Gran Turismo" series of motor racing video games.Many tiremakers are involved in motorsport activities, and a racetrack presence can ... [Published Tire Review - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

YOKOHAMA This Year to Again Run Its Original EV on Fuel-Efficient Tires in World?s Toughest Hill Climb Race

YOKOHAMA This Year to Again Run Its Original EV on Fuel-Efficient Tires in World's Toughest Hill Climb RaceTokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that its racing team will participate again with the company's original electric vehicle ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Yokohama Tire Corporation announces three corporate promotions

Takayuki Hamaya, chief operating officer at (YTC), today announced three promotions in the organization, effective May 1.Like this article? Sign up for our enews blasts here.Tom Masuguchi: from vice president and chief accounting officer to senior vice ... [Published Search-autoparts.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Gran Turismo 6 Release Date & More Confirmed

Gran Turismo a “Real Driving Simulator” has been announced to be coming to stores during the Holiday Season 2013. For a serious Gran Turismo fan, this is a great day for you. Last week we were told that there was going to be an announcement about Gran ... [Published ETeknix.com - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED : YOKOHAMA's "BluEarth" is Factory-Equipment on New "LEXUS IS" Models

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has begun deliveries of its "BluEarth E51" as original equipment (OE) tires for the latest models in the "Lexus IS" sports sedan series. Tire size for the new models is 225/45R17 91W."BluEarth" ... [Published 4 Traders - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED : YOKOHAMA became Technical Partner on Globally Popular Racing Game "Gran Turismo"

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has become a technical partner for "Gran Turismo(R)6," the latest version of the globally popular racing video game series "Gran Turismo." Realism is the great attraction of the series and, ... [Published 4 Traders - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Gran Turismo 6 Officially Confirmed, Coming...

The development team at Polyphony Digital and publisher Sony officially confirm that they are working on Gran Turismo 6, a new racing experience that will be launched exclusively on the PlayStation 3 during the holiday period of this year.The game is ... [Published Softpedia - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Yokohama to build new tire plant in Mississippi

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has signed an agreement with the State of Mississippi of the US to build a truck/bus tire plant in Mississippi. "This is a historic day for Yokohama," said Hikomitsu Noji, president and representative director of Yokohama ... [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Yokohama to build U.S. truck tire plant

With a capital investment of $300 million, tire maker Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is planning construction of a new plant in West Point, Miss., to produce truck and bus tires. Yokohama Rubber has been providing tires exported from plants in Japan and Thailand ... [Published Fleet Equipment - May 07 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Yokohama Tire Corp. Announces Three Corporate Promotions

Quincy Compressor Acquires Four National Pump & Compressor Midwest BranchesCommercial Vehicle Group Announces Closure Of DeKalb, Ill., FacilityUni-Select Inc. Reports First Quarter NumbersFULLERTON, Calif. – Takayuki Hamaya, chief operating officer at ... [Published After Market News - May 03 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED: YOKOHAMA Ranked First in the "China Original Equipment Tire Satisfaction Index Study"

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that a ceremony was held on April 21 at Auto Shanghai 2013 to mark YOKOHAMA's being ranked 1st in the "2012 China Original Equipment Tire Satisfaction Index Study" carried out by the research firm ... [Published 4 Traders - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 10 reports

YTC Signs Agreement to Build Commercial Truck Tire Plant in Mississippi

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) today signed an agreement to build a commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Mississippi. The facility, which is expected to produce one million tires starting in 2015, will have an initial capital investment of $300 ... [Published AZoM - Apr 30 2013]

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...The BluEarth E51 is designed to be fuel efficient and deliver "a refined balance of high-level driving performance, safety and comfort suitable for sophisticated sports sedans."
...to think that it is 15 years since we first released Gran Turismo," explained Kazunori Yamauchi, during the announcement at Silverstone Circuit. "Things have changed a lot since then and now Gran Turismo 6 is a further evolution of my dream. We're pleased to deliver GT6 to PlayStation 3 as we have a very loyal community on that platform. However, we have refactored the game to make it very flexible and expandable, with a view to making many future developments. I am very pleased with everything about the new game and the new additions, but the launch will be only the beginning for GT6. The game will continue to develop throughout its life. I already have many ideas for things I want to achieve in the next 15 years of Gran Turismo!"
"Things have changed a lot since then and now Gran Turismo 6 is a further evolution of my dream. We're pleased to deliver GT6 to PlayStation 3 as we have a very loyal community on that platform."
..."This is a historic day for Yokohama," said Hikomitsu Noji, president and representative director of Yokohama Rubber. "Since our entry into the US market over 40 years ago, along with the subsequent acquisition of our plant in Salem, Virginia in the 1980s, Yokohama has been on a continual growth. Now we will build a factory in the US for the first time. It re-affirms our commitment to the North American market and to the continued mutual success of Yokohama and its business partner - our dealers."

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Yokohama Partners on Latest Gran Turismo Offering [Published Tire Review - May 17 2013]
Yokohama Tire Corporation announces three corpo... [Published Search-autoparts.com - May 17 2013]
YOKOHAMA This Year to Again Run Its Original EV... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Yokohama BluEarth earns another OE contract [Published Modern Tire Dealer - May 16 2013]
Gran Turismo 6 Release Date & More Confirmed [Published ETeknix.com - May 16 2013]
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED : YOKOHAMA... [Published 4 Traders - May 16 2013]
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED : YOKOHAMA... [Published 4 Traders - May 16 2013]
Gran Turismo 6 Set To Excite Car & Race Enthusi... [Published Malaysia Hardware Zone - May 16 2013]
Gran Turismo 6 Gets Huge List of Details, O... [Published Softpedia - May 15 2013]
Gran Turismo®6 is Coming! [Published Zecco - May 15 2013]
Gran Turismo 6 Officially Confirmed, Coming... [Published Softpedia - May 15 2013]
Gran Turismo 6 announced [Published iafrica.com - May 15 2013]
Yokohama to build new tire plant in Mississippi [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Income and sales are down for Yokohama in 1Q [Published Modern Tire Dealer - May 10 2013]
Yokohama Rubber to construct new plant to manuf... [Published Individual.com - May 10 2013]
Yokohama promotes 3 [Published Fleet Owner - May 08 2013]
Yokohama to build U.S. truck tire plant [Published Fleet Equipment - May 07 2013]
Yokohama Rubber to Build Truck/Bus Tire Plant i... [Published MSW Management - May 07 2013]
Yokohama Rubber to Implement "Heisei Forest" Tr... [Published Noodls - May 07 2013]
Rubber may dip to Rs 16400-16200: Geojit Comtrade [Published Moneycontrol.com - May 06 2013]
Yokohama Tire Corp. Announces Three Corporate P... [Published After Market News - May 03 2013]
Yokohama announces three corporate promotions [Published Modern Tire Dealer - May 03 2013]
Yokohama takes tyres to the cloud [Published IT Web - May 03 2013]
The Un-Lyndon Johnson [Published Lucianne.com - May 02 2013]
Yokohama Rubber Co to build US tire plant [Published Refrigerated Transporter - May 02 2013]
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED: YOKOHAMA ... [Published 4 Traders - May 01 2013]
It's Official: Yokohama To Build Commercial Tir... [Published After Market News - May 01 2013]
Tire plant draws $84.5m in Mississippi incentives [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 01 2013]
Yokohama Rubber Co to build new tire plant in M... [Published Japan Today - May 01 2013]
Yokohama to build commercial truck tire plant i... [Published Automotive Business Review - Apr 30 2013]
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Yokohama sharpens focus on the US [Published Automotive World - Featured - Apr 29 2013]
Yokohama Rubber has confirmed plans to set up a new truck and bus tyre plant in the US state of Mississippi. The supplier will invest US$300m in the facility, which should have capacity to make 1 million tyres a year. Construction is scheduled to start ...
Yokohama To Raise Capacity in Russia & The Phil... [Published Automotive World - Featured - Feb 15 2013]
Japanese tyre manufacturer Yokohama Rubber has announced an investment of ¥500m (US$5.37m) in its Russian subsidiary, Yokohama R.P.Z. This investment will go towards raising the Russian’s plant’s production capacity from 1.4 million tyres per year to ...
Yokohama Rubber shows AERO-Y EV concept car at ... [Published Green Car Congress - Jan 14 2013]
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., presented the AERO-Y EV concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013. The AERO-Y was designed for the research and development of Yokohama proprietary technologies. In developing the AERO-Y, Yokohama focused on aerodynamic ...
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Global Market for Industrial Rubber Products Pr... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 08 2012]
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