- CEO
- Masataka Yamaishi
- Full Time Employees
- 34,471
- Sector
- Consumer durables
- Industry
- Automotive aftermarket
- Address
- 2-1 Oiwake Hiratsuka KN Japan 254-8601
- IPO Date
- Apr 24, 1950
- Business
- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (5101.T) manufactures and sells tires and rubber products primarily for automotive, industrial, and marine applications worldwide. The company operates through its tire segment, offering passenger car and light truck tires including ADVAN high-performance, GEOLANDAR SUV, BluEarth fuel-efficient, and iceGUARD winter lines; truck and bus tires; construction, mining, and agricultural tires; as well as aluminum alloy wheels, tubes, and automotive accessories; and its multiple business segment, providing conveyor belts, hoses, air springs, marine fenders, oil fences, aviation parts, and sporting goods. Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Hiratsuka, Japan, Yokohama Rubber conducts operations across Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, with approximately 34,200 employees and trailing twelve-month revenue of JPY 1.15 trillion. Recent developments include the completion of its USD 905 million acquisition of Goodyear's off-the-road tire business in February 2025, enhancing mining and construction tire capabilities with integration into consolidated results from Q1 2025; acquisition of a Romanian plant in May 2025 for USD 35 million to boost off-highway tire production; opening of a new passenger car tire plant in Hangzhou, China in November 2025 ahead of schedule to target electric vehicle and premium tire demand; expansion of motorsports tire capacity by 35% at its Mishima Plant in Japan starting late 2026; and plans to double capacity at its Mexico automotive hose assembly facility by Q4 2026 to support North American growth.