Who are Hankook Tires?

Ranked seventh in global sales revenues and based in South Korea, Hankook Tires have become one of the world's largest and fastest growing makers of radial tires for passenger cars, light trucks, trucks, and buses, selling its products in over 180 countries.

Hankook has over 14,000 employees spread throughout four Regional HQs, more than 20 overseas subsidiaries, and five R&D Centers around the world. 70% of the company's sales are made in overseas markets, making it a truly global tire manufacturer.

Now, why are so many folks positive about this Korean Tire company?

What sets them apart in the minds of consumers and reviewers is their proprietary Kontrol Technology. In this concept, the "K" stands for "kinetic".

Hankook development strives to produce tires with four major benefits:

1. Performance
2. Safety
3. Comfort
4. Impact on Environment

They have developed some of the world's very best technologies for tires in all four of these critical areas, a fact reflected in their large and growing volume of global sales.

The main top sellers are:

	Hankook Dynapro MT - "Rugged off-road capabilities." ATM - "A premium aggressive all-terrain for light truck, van, and sport utility vehicles." DynaPro AS RH03 - "Highway A/T automotive tire... buty with mixed reviews"
	Hankook Ventus Tires V4 -"Ultra high performance, all-season, Z-speed rated. ST - "An all-season sport performance SUV tire" Hankook Ventus HRII - "High performance value, H-speed rating." R-S3 - "For maximum performance and traction."
	Hankook Optimo H418 - "A premium all-season performance touring." V12 - "Ultra High Performance for the demanding sports car driver."
	Hankook Winter Tires Winter iPike - "High performance studdable winter radial, T-speed rated."
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This tire giant has not only developed but also continuously enhanced an array of proprietary tire technologies

This tire company continues to garner increasingly positive and class-leading reviews from major automotive publications as well as more and more distributors.

One of the most advanced of all of its proprietary tire technologies is the company's virtual engineering system for designing and evaluating tires more accurately. Other state of the art proprietary technologies that have been impressing drivers, reviewers, and distributors include:

• Advanced material technology
• Optimal profile-design technology to develop ultra-fuel efficient, ultra-lightweight, and environmentally friendly tires.
• Tire movement-prediction technology.

Hankook Tires ceaselessly engages in developing more technologically advanced and superior value-added tires in order to continue to differentiate its brand from the major tire manufacturing competitors around the globe.

Obviously the company also puts great emphasis upon the development of environmental friendly and run-flat tires in response to the ever-increasing demands for these products from OE manufacturers as well as the consumers.

Hankook is striving to develop tire and tire-technology products which raise fuel efficiency while at once being a superior match for OE Hybrid cars.