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Hankook Tire & Technology
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Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (), also known simply as Hankook ( , ), is a South Korean tire company based in Seoul. It is the seventh-largest tire company in the world. It is a part of Hankook & Company.
Key facts
- Company.logo
- Logo Hankook Tire 2025.svg
- Company.native_name
- 한국타이어앤테크놀로지 주식회사
- Company.native_name_lang
- ko
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.industry
- Auto and truck parts
- Company.foundation
- (as Chosun Tire Company)
- Company.founder
- Cho Hong-jai
- Company.location
- Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, South Korea
- Company.key_people
- Cho Hyun-bum (CEO)
- Company.num_employees
- 21,000 Worldwide
- Company.brands
- Hankook Optimo Laufenn
- Company.revenue
- KRW 8,394 billion (2022)
- Company.net_income
- KRW 705 billion (2022)
- Company.parent
- Hankook & Company
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1941
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.497177.b · ISNI 0000 0004 0632 505X
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Official name
- Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
- Founded by
- Bridgestone
- Headquarters
- Seongnam
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Employees
- 21000
- Stock exchange
- Korean Stock Exchange
- Official website
- www.hankooktire.com/global
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- Revised Romanization
- Hanguk Taieo
- Commons category
- Hankook Tire
- inception
- 1941-01-01
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Han'guk T'aiŏ
- social media followers
- 16989
- native label
- 한국 타이어
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Facts and figures
- Global offices
- Motorsports involvement
- Sponsorships
- Awards
- References
- External links
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (), also known simply as Hankook ( , ), is a South Korean tire company based in Seoul. It is the seventh-largest tire company in the world. It is a part of Hankook & Company.
==History== Hankook Tire was established in 1941 as "Chosun Tire Company" () and was renamed to "Hankook Tire Manufacturing" in 1968. Hankook literally means "Korea". Chosun means beautiful morning.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hankook Tire & Technology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.