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Introduction

History: The history of Kumho Tire began in the year of 1960 by the first production of tires. Please take a look at Kumho Tire’s development story to understand how we have become one of the top 10 global tire manufacturers with endless innovation and developments.

2010’s Expansion in the global market: Kumho Tire has completely focused on the development of “products that customers desire” from the planning stage to the development stage, as can be seen in the case of launching Majesty SOLUS, a premium tire, and Eco-Wing S, an eco-friendly tire. Through an honest communication with customers through SNSs like Facebook and Twitter, the company has made efforts to reflect customers’ needs into its products and services proactively. In May 2011, TORRO, the mascot of the company was created and has been loved very much since then. As the social accountability of businesses has been highlighted ever more, the company has practiced social contribution activities in diverse sectors around the world, such as the Pink Ribbon campaign and sponsor for child education.

2018: Supplied BMW X3 OE tires; Supplied Volkswagen Atlas OE tires; Doublestar completes Kumho Tire acquisition; Held the Kumo Tire Vision Proclamation Ceremony; Signed technology export deal with Pakistan;s Century Engineering Industries; Ranked No.1 in Korea’s Customer Satisfaction Index(KCSI) for 14 consecutive years, passenger car tire category

2017: CRUGEN HP71 received the Red Dot Design Award; Official tire sponsored with Hyundai Avante Cup Motorsport; Received the IDEA Award

2016: Opening of Georgia Plant, US; Sponsoring on Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais

2015: Decided a relocation of the Nanjing factory; Agreement on OEM supply for Yokohama Rubber; Supplied Dodge Viper OE; Ecsta Racing Team’s all-around victory on CJ Superrace; Gold Prize on North American Event Technology Award

2014: Negotiated a contract for technical cooperation with the Yokohoma Rubber Co., Ltd.; Launched the Kumho Tire 'Ecsta Racing Team'; Selected for the Quality Award at the Renault Group Supplier Awards; Supplied BMW 3 Series OE

2013: Implementation of 'tire wear lifespan mileage warranty' in Korea; World first to launch tires with RFID (for passenger cars); Hosted KLPGA Kumho Tire Women’s Open; Construction of Kumho Tire central research institute; Supplied Mercedes Benz G Class OE

2012: Launched Eco Tire ‘ecowing S’; Held new product release announcement in Asiana Airline’s hangar in 2012; Started the Pink Ribbon Campaign; Kumho Tire ranked No.1 in Korea’s Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for eight consecutive years (Passenger car tire category); Kumho Tire ranked No.1 in Korean Net Promoter Score (KNPS) for five consecutive years (Passenger car tire category); Kumho Tire supplies original equipment (OE) tires to BMW GPⅡ

2011: Kumho Tire is top-ranked in Korea's Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for seven consecutive years, passenger car tire category.; Kumho Tire is top-ranked in Korean Net Promoter Score (KNPS) for four consecutive years, passenger car tire category.; Kumho Tire enters into sponsorship agreement with Hamburger SV.(HSV); Participated the Seoul Motor Show in 2011 (Exhibited Ghost Car); TORRO Character was created

2010: The 50th anniversary of its foundation; Kumho Tire ranked No. 1 in Korea's Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for six consecutive years, passenger car tire category; Released the premium tire ‘Majesty SOLUS’; Officially opened SNS(Twitter, Facebook)