Yokohama Rubber Company
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The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (横浜ゴム株式会社, Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a tire and rim manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan.[1] The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire Corporation.
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Native name | 横浜ゴム株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki-gaisha |
Company type | Public K.K. |
TYO: 5101 | |
Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | October 13, 1917; 106 years ago (1917-10-13) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Masataka Yamaishi [jp] (President, Chairman of the Board) |
Products | |
Brands | Advan |
Revenue | US$5.93 billion (2022) |
US$483.69 million (2022) | |
US$325.38 million (2022) | |
Number of employees | 27,222 (as of December 2021) |
Website | www.y-yokohama.com |
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The company has two manufacturing facilities in the United States: one in Salem, Virginia, and another in West Point, Mississippi.[2]