Falken Tyre Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, announced that it is providing super-ultra high-performance (SUHP) tires, the AZENIS RS820 for Audi’s new S3. The tire draws on the latest compound and construction technologies derived from Falken’s motorsport developments. Falken supplies the 235/

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that its GRANDTREK AT23 and GRANDTREK PT22 tires have been adopted for original equipment use on the Land Cruiser 250 for the Japanese domestic market.
The tires boast high-performance in both on- and off-road conditions by leveraging new tread rubber which

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Murata Manufacturing) and Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that they have been jointly developing a tire wear detection system. Both companies started the development of a system that visualizes the wear condition of tires and sends numerical data feedback t

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced the establishment of a Sulfur Battery Business Creation Study Group with ADEKA Corporation. The study group of which the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) is a representative organizer, will be established with the aim o

Falken Tire Europe announced that Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) has developed a new wheel detachment function as part of its SENSING CORE intelligent tire technology to reduce the risk of accidents caused by loose wheel nuts.
The new function will be fitted to a car as standard equipment by an OE

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has developed Tire Aerodynamic Simulation, a new simulation technology used in the process of tire development. To reduce the fuel (electricity) consumption of electric vehicles (EVs), it is very important to minimize tire rolling resistance as well

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has invested in Viaduct Inc. (Viaduct), a U.S.-based company that provides total fleet management services.
Viaduct is a venture company established in 2018 that provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based vehicle failure prediction solution service

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that its Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX GT600 tire has been adopted for the Nissan Skyline Nismo as original equipment. The SP SPORT MAXX GT600 was developed to extract maximum performance of the Skyline Nismo, and it will be also adopted for the Skyline Nismo Limite

The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, South Africa announced that Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. will invest ZAR 1.7 billion into the Ladysmith plant of Dunlop to boost local production of tires and strengthen the output of the factory. The new investment will help to modernize the plant and create ne

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has started joint verification tests with Viaduct Inc. (Viaduct), a U.S. based venture company, to accelerate the realization of a total fleet management service. In this testing, Sumitomo Rubber’s Sensing Core, its proprietary sensor-less sensing t