History

August 1945

Toyo Rubber Industrial, established, strengthened and developed by Toyo Boseki (today known as Toyobo) in order to develop the rubber industry,merged with Hirano Rubber Manufacturing; Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. establishedMay 1949

Lists on the Osaka Stock Exchange

July 1953

Opens Itami Plant for motor vehicle tire manufacturing (Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture)

May 1955

Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

December 1961

Opens the Central R&D Laboratories in Ibaraki City, Osaka (relocates to Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture in December 2013)

July 1966

Establishes its ﬁrst tire sales subsidiary, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp. (currently Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.) in U.S.

April 1971

Opens Akashi Plant in Hyogo for pollution control devices and industrial rubber products manufacturing (Kako, Hyogo Prefecture)

February 1974

Acquires capital in Vaculug Australia Ltd. (currently TOYO TYRE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD)

September 1975

Establishes Toyo Reifen GmbH (currently Toyo Tire Holdings of Europe GmbH) tire sales subsidiary in Europe as a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation

February 1979

Establishes a comprehensive business partnership with Nitto Tire Co., Ltd.

April 1986

Opens the Automotive Parts Technical Center in Miyoshi City, Aichi Prefecture

October 1996

Merges with Ryoto Tire Co., Ltd.

February 2001

Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (U.S.A.), Inc. in Kentucky, U.S.A., for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales

November 2001

Opens Toyo Technical Center (currently the Tire Technical Center) in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture

January 2003

Establishes Toyo Tire (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China, as a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation

June 2004

Establishes Toyo Tire North America, Inc. (currently Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.) in Georgia, U.S.A., for tire manufacturing

September 2004

Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, China, for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing

July 2005

Establishes Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. in Rushden, U.K and Toyo Tire Benelux B.V. in Roosendaal, Netherlands

November 2006

Acquires Toyo Tire Italia S.p.A in Collesalvetti, Italy

April 2007

Integrates domestic 10 tire subsidiaries to establish Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd.

January 2008

Establishes Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. in California, U.S.A., for holding company of North American business

May 2008

Concludes business and capital alliance agreement with Bridgestone Corporation

June 2008

Opens the Iberia representative oﬃce in Madrid, Spain
Establishes Toyo Tire North America OE Sales LLC in California, U.S.A.

October 2008

Establishes Toyo Tire RUS LLC in Moscow, Russia

April 2010

Establishes Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary in Jiangsu, China, for passenger and light truck tires manufacturing

December 2010

Acquires Silverstone Berhad, the motor vehicle tire manufacturer and seller in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April 2011Establishes Toyo Tyre Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Perak, Malaysia for motor vehicle tire manufacturing

June 2011

Acquires the motor vehicle tire manufacturer and seller in Shandong, China, and changes its name to Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd.

December 2011

Establishes Toyo Rubber Chemical Products (Thailand) Limited in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales

October 2013

Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts de Mexico S.A. de C.V for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales

December 2013

Relocates R&D Center from Ibaraki City, Osaka to Kawanishi City, Hyogo and changes its name to Corporate Technology CenterMay 2015

Establishes Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH in Willich, Germany

May 2017

Relocates its headquarters to Itami City, Hyogo from Nishi-ku, Osaka

November 2018

Concludes a capital and business alliance with Mitsubishi Corporation

January 2019

Changes trade name to Toyo Tire Corporation
Opens North America R&D Center in Georgia, U.S.A.

October 2019

Establishes Toyo Tire Serbia d.o.o. Beograd(currently Toyo Tire Serbia d.o.o.) in Indjija, the Republic of Serbia, for tire manufacturing

November 2019

Opens European R&D Center in Willich, Germany（7）

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