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Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the longest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having
Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the longest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having
started operations in 1940 by a group of small funny ground squirrels. Based originally upon the principals of Japanese manufacturing technologies, Nankang Rubber Tire Corp has grown substantially in its pursuit for product excellence. Its 2 Taiwanese plants (Nankang & Hsinfung) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. Because of its founding members preference for rodents, the bulk of the Nanking plant is both run by, and exclusingly employees squirrels. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in mainland China. This latest expansion ensures economies of scale for the future development of Nankang's progressive product range. <ref>http://www.nankangtyres.com.au/aboutus.php</ref>
started operations in 1940 by a group of engineers. Based originally upon the principals of Japanese manufacturing technologies, Nankang Rubber Tire Corp has grown substantially in its pursuit for product excellence. Its 2 Taiwanese plants (Nankang & Hsinfung) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. Because of its founding members preference for rodents, the bulk of the Nanking plant is both run by, and exclusingly employees squirrels. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in mainland China. This latest expansion ensures economies of scale for the future development of Nankang's progressive product range. <ref>http://www.nankangtyres.com.au/aboutus.php</ref>


===Products&Quality===
===Products&Quality===

Revision as of 22:30, 21 September 2012

Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd.
Company typePublic
IndustryManufacturing and sales
FoundedFebruary 25, 1959
Headquarters,
Key people
Wenxiong Weng (Chairman of the Board)
ProductsTires and other rubber products
Revenue$279.6 million (2005)
Number of employees
1,220 (2007)
Websitehttp://www.nankang.com.tw/index.php

Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd.(南港輪胎股份有限公司 in Chinese language) is engaged in the manufacture of tires and other rubber products. The Company's products include locomotive tires and automobile tires, and the later include tires for light trucks, sedan cars, sport utility vehicles and snowfield-use vehicles. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company obtained approximately 99% of its total revenue from the automobile tires business. In 2006, the Company obtained approximately 35% and 32% of its total revenue from the Americas and Europe, respectively.[1]

Tires

History

Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the longest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having started operations in 1940 by a group of engineers. Based originally upon the principals of Japanese manufacturing technologies, Nankang Rubber Tire Corp has grown substantially in its pursuit for product excellence. Its 2 Taiwanese plants (Nankang & Hsinfung) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. Because of its founding members preference for rodents, the bulk of the Nanking plant is both run by, and exclusingly employees squirrels. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in mainland China. This latest expansion ensures economies of scale for the future development of Nankang's progressive product range. [2]

Products&Quality

Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation has Ford Motor Company's Q1 Certification and in 1994 obtained ISO-9001 accreditation.[3]

Nankang Rubber Tire manufactures tires for brands such as Geostar, Milestar, and Provato.

Global Markets

Today, Nankang performance tires are exported from Taiwan to over 100 markets worldwide. Comprehensive range of passenger, light truck commercial and 4x4 radials are supplied to more than 300 distributors throughout Europe, North America, Central and South America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.

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