Kumho Tire

Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive, aerospace
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960) (as Samyang Tire)
FounderPark In-chon
Headquarters
Gwangju
,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Il Taik Jung (President & CEO)
ProductsTires
RevenueDecrease ₩2.55 trillion (2018) [1]
Decrease ₩78.8 billion (2018)[1]
Increase ₩182.6 billion (2018)[1]
Number of employees
8,579
ParentDoublestar (2018–present)
Korean name
Hangul
금호타이어
Hanja
錦湖타이어
Revised RomanizationGeumho Taieo
McCune–ReischauerKŭmho T'aiŏ
Websitehttp://www.kumhotire.com/
Kumho Tire's wordmark from 2006 to 2023; Kumho Asiana Group's red "Wing" symbol was removed from the logo after the company was sold to Doublestar

Kumho Tire (formerly known as Samyang Tire) is a South Korean tire manufacturer. Kumho Tire was previously operated as a business unit of the Kumho Asiana Group. Since 2018, it is a subsidiary of Chinese tire conglomerate Doublestar.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Kumho Tire Co., Inc. Business Report FY ended Dec. 2018". Marklines. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Kumho Tire separates from Kumho Asiana Group". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-28.