Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...

Hankook Tire's iON evo tops Auto Bild's electric car tire test

Hankook Tire's iON evo tops Auto Bild's electric car tire test

Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Friday that its electric vehicle-dedicated high-performance tire, the iON evo, h...

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire & Technology, a tire manufacturer based in South Korea, announced on Wednesday its exclusive partnership with BMW Driving Center's ...

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. shut down a local production complex on Sunday due to a fire, stoking concerns ...

Hankook Tire chairman arrested for alleged embezzlement

Hankook Tire chairman arrested for alleged embezzlement

The head of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, was arrested on Thursday on charges of embezzlement, breach of tr...

Hankook & Co. buys autonomous driving tech startup 3Secondz

Hankook & Co. buys autonomous driving tech startup 3Secondz

Hankook & Company Co., a South Korean holding company that owns tire and mobility businesses, said on Tuesday that it has acquired the autonomou...

Carmerce raises $2.3 mn in Series A led by Hankook Tire

Carmerce raises $2.3 mn in Series A led by Hankook Tire

South Korea's used car e-commerce platform Carmerce has raised 3 billion won ($2.3 million) in a Series A funding round led by Hankook Tire & ...

Hankook Tire's Ventus S1 evo3 tops braking performance in Germany

Hankook Tire's Ventus S1 evo3 tops braking performance in Germany

Hankook Tire & Technology's high-performance tire, the Ventus S1 Evo3, claims the top spot in the braking distance category of the 2023 Summer T...

Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India

Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India

Hankook Tire & Technology said on Friday that it will serve as the exclusive supplier and official partner of Formula E's 2023 Greenco Hyderabad...

Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV

Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV

Hankook Tire & Technology said on Tuesday it would supply its ultra-high-performance sports tire Ventus S1 evo3 SUV to Nissan's fourth-generatio...

Hankook Tire ESG Report wins gold prize in LACP 2022 Spotlight Awards

Hankook Tire ESG Report wins gold prize in LACP 2022 Spotlight Awards

The ESG Report of Hankook Tire & Technology won the gold prize in the 2022 Spotlight Awards hosted by the League of American Communications Prof...

Hankook Tire ties up with Chaevi for EV charging service

Hankook Tire ties up with Chaevi for EV charging service

Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. and Daeyoung Chaevi, one-stop electric vehicle (EV) charging solution provider, s...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Stretch, Spot to take on Tesla Bot

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Stretch, Spot to take on Tesla Bot

The idea of robots not just taking over menial tasks and tough jobs at logistics centers but also working as personal secretaries or in autonomous d...

Hankook Tire aims to join global top 5 with new EV-only tires

Hankook Tire aims to join global top 5 with new EV-only tires

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. is aiming to join the ranks of the global top five tire makers with its lat...

Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals

Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, will invest $1.6 billion to more than double its output in the US, the world&...

Hankook Tire sees increasing threat from combative labor union's demands

Hankook Tire sees increasing threat from combative labor union's demands

As a string of sporadic labor union strikes enters its third week, the risk of supply disruption has spread to an unlikely victim – Hankook Ti...

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, said on Wednesday it has opened Asia’s largest proving ground to test t...

Korean tire makers to raise prices on higher costs

Korean tire makers to raise prices on higher costs

South Korea’s three leading tire makers joined the global industry’s plans to raise product prices to maintain profitability amid higher...

Hankook Tire buys Canada's self-driving sensor maker

Hankook Tire buys Canada's self-driving sensor maker

South Korea's Hankook Tire Group has acquired a majority stake worth 204.5 billion won ($173 million) in Canada's Preciseley Microtechnology Corp., ...

Hankook Tire, YASE unveil shoes made of recycled tires

Hankook Tire, YASE unveil shoes made of recycled tires

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s largest tire maker, said on Tuesday it is collaborating with local leather shoe brand YASE to...

Surging global used car demand brightens Hankook Tire outlook

Surging global used car demand brightens Hankook Tire outlook

The global tire industry is enjoying a boom driven by fast-growing used car demand in the world. Hankook Tire & Technology is seen as a key bene...

Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires

Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires

South Korea’s top tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology has again widened its client pool of electric vehicles (EVs). The company sa...

Atlas Labs makes it easy to transcribe phone calls via AI technology

Atlas Labs makes it easy to transcribe phone calls via AI technology

South Korean startup Atlas Labs is making it easier for people to keep track of their phone conversations via Switch, an app that uses artificial in...

Tennessee mayors oppose ITC’s anti-dumping duties on Hankook Tire

 Tennessee mayors oppose ITC’s anti-dumping duties on Hankook Tire

Politicians in the US state of Tennessee are urging the International Trade Commission (ITC) to avoid hurting the operations of Hankook Tire & T...

Hankook Tire to sell stake in Hanon Systems, eyes $900 mn gains

Hankook Tire to sell stake in Hanon Systems, eyes $900 mn gains

South Korea’s Hankook Tire & Technology Co. plans to divest of its 19.5% stake in Hanon Systems Corp., an auto parts maker, in a move that...

Hankook Tire poised to supply for Tesla’s EV trucks

Hankook Tire poised to supply for Tesla’s EV trucks

South Korea’s three leading tire makers are seeking a greater share of the global electric vehicle (EV)-only tire market, which is expected to g...

Hyundai, Hankook Tire may rebuild relations with new test-driving center

Hyundai, Hankook Tire may rebuild relations with new test-driving center

Hyundai Motor Group has reached a tentative agreement to build the country’s biggest test-driving center at a new tire testing facility of Hanko...

JKL Partners to acquire $150 mn cult-favorite bagel chain London Bagel Museum Kolon's early bets on para-aramid recovery pays off amid AI boom Shinsegae chair likely to head Asian arm of pro-Trump Rockbridge S.Korea’s leading ERP player Douzone Bizon up for sale; EQT Partners in talks MSCI maintains S.Korea’s emerging-market status; level playing field required