{{Short description|Tire company}} {{Use British English|date=August 2025}}
{{Independent sources|date=October 2025}}{{Infobox company | name = Giti Tire | logo = Giti Tire logo.svg | area_served = 130 countries | key_people = Executive Chairman, Enki Tan <br /> Managing Director, Lei Huaichin | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | industry = [[Tire]] [[manufacturing]] | founded = {{start date and age|1951}} | revenue = US$3.2 billion (2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Financial Performance|url=http://www.corp.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=370|accessdate=19 January 2020}}</ref> | num_employees = Over 32,000 Worldwide | parent = Giti Group | website = {{URL|https://www.giti.com}} | hq_location_country = [[Singapore]] }}
'''Giti Tire''' (pronunciation: {{respell|JEE|tee}}) is an Indonesian tire company, headquartered in Singapore, with more than 32,000 employees globally. The company has eight manufacturing facilities, with distribution to more than 130 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1|title=Manufacturing Facilities|accessdate=31 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111228/http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref> Giti Tire manufactures a variety of brands of passenger car, truck/bus, and off-road tires for global markets, including the brands Giti, GT Radial, Primewell, Runway, and Dextero.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brand Listing |url=http://www.corp.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=368 |accessdate=16 Aug 2017}}</ref> The company has regional offices in United States, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Indonesia, China, UAE, Malaysia, and Singapore.
In 2022, Giti was ranked as the tenth-largest tire manufacturing company in the world, based on revenue.<ref>{{cite news |title=BRAND FINANCE |url=https://brandirectory.com/rankings/tyres |accessdate=14 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wibisono |first=Ardian |title=Singapore-Based Giti Tire Bets On EV Wheels To Accelerate Growth |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ardianwibisono/2025/12/10/singapore-based-giti-tire-bets-on-ev-wheels-to-accelerate-growth/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
Giti Tire has its roots in Gajah Tunggal, which was founded as "Fotaixing" in 1951 in Jakarta by members of the Lim family, a Chinese Indonesian business family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1&id=450|title=Giti Tire - Milestones|website=www.giti.com|access-date=2016-05-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507032243/http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1&id=450|archivedate=2016-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Iain |date=2023-07-16 |title=Giti Tire |url=https://manufacturing-today.com/news/six-years-after-establishment-giti-tires-first-us-plant-is-thriving-but-whats-next/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Manufacturing Today |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1961, the company was renamed PT Gajah Tunggal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile of Lim Dexiang and Family - Through the Years of Giti Group and Putian City |url=https://www.giti.com/news/details/u/profile-of-lim-dexiang-through-the-years-of-giti-group-and-putian-city |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=www.giti.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The company entered China in 1993 and established a joint venture with [[Anhui]] Tire Factory, an independent third party, for the production of bias tires. In 1998, Giti established proprietary sales and distribution centres in various locations, completing manufacturing facilities in Fujian two years later to serve new passenger car tire (PCR) production. Since then, the company has expanded further internationally, opening offices and distribution centres around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1&id=450|title=Milestones|accessdate=14 August 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601131302/http://www.giti.com/corp/corporate.asp?referenceid=16&menuid=369&language=1&id=450|archivedate=1 June 2013}}</ref> In 2010, the company adopted a new [[Lippincott (brand consultancy)|Lippincott]]-designed logo featuring an elephant.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gardner |first1=Bill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4qZb5_XSTAUC&dq=giti+group+tire&pg=PA48 |title=LogoLounge 7: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers |last2=Hellman |first2=Anne |date=August 2012 |publisher=Rockport Publishers |isbn=978-1-59253-727-3 |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2014, the company announced plans to build a US$560 million production plant in [[Richburg, South Carolina]] (in the [[Charlotte metropolitan area]]), USA, its first factory outside Asia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giti Tire To Bring 1,700 Jobs To Chester County|url=http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/news/sc-news/Giti-Tire-To-Bring-1700-Jobs-To-Chester-County-263290871.html|accessdate=2 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016003023/http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/news/sc-news/Giti-Tire-To-Bring-1700-Jobs-To-Chester-County-263290871.html|archivedate=16 October 2014}}</ref> The plant opened in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2018-09-01 | url=http://www.corp.giti.com/corp/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6098 | title=Giti Tire Celebrates New United States Factory | website=Giti}}</ref>
As of 2026, Giti Tire reportedly operates research and development centres in the US, Germany, the UK, Indonesia, and China.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.giti.co.id/en/about |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Giti Tire Global Trading |language=en}}</ref> Giti Tires reported in 2026 that its five manufacturing facilities have the capacity to produce over 100 million tires annually.<ref name=":1" />
==Motorsports==
Giti sponsors motorsports drivers and events under the Giti and GT Radial brands. Included among these are being the tire sponsor for many Motorsports events in Asia and Europe, including the [[F3 Asian Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorsports|url=http://www.f3asia.com/PARTNERS/34.html|accessdate=19 Jan 2020}}</ref> Other events that Giti Tires have been affiliated with or provided sponsorship for have included the VW Beetle Fun Cup<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giti secure first podium finish at the VW Fun Cup {{!}} Protyre |url=https://www.protyre.co.uk/news/july-2018/giti-tire-secures-first-vw-fun-cup-uk-podium-finish |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.protyre.co.uk}}</ref> and [[Truck racing|British Truck Racing Championship]] in the UK,<ref>{{cite web|title=Giti Tire to continue keeping the BTRC wheels turning in 2023|url=https://btrc.co/giti-tire-to-continue-keeping-the-btrc-wheels-turning-in-2023/|accessdate=29 Mar 2023}}</ref> the [[Formula Regional Middle East Championship]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giti supplies tires for 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship |url=https://www.pmw-magazine.com/news/tires/giti-supplies-tires-for-2024-formula-regional-middle-east-championship.html |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.pmw-magazine.com}}</ref> and [[Nobuhiro Tajima]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tflcar.com/2013/07/nobuhiro-monster-tajima-gets-10th-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb-win-and-sets-electric-record/|title=Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima gets 10th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Win and Sets Electric Record|date=July 2013 |publisher=The Fast Lane Car|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref>
In 2017, Giti Tire debuted at the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] Race in Germany, qualifying 1st in the SP8 class, and placing 2nd in its class after a final race mechanical issue on the transmission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorsports|date=9 June 2017 |url=http://www.tyrepress.com/2017/06/dorr-motorsport-and-giti-tire-achieve-unexpected-2nd-in-class-at-nurburgring-24h/|accessdate=16 Aug 2017}}</ref> In 2019, the company recorded its strongest result to date, with a first and second-place finish in the SP8 class at the 24 Hours Nürburgring. In addition, Giti's Angels' team of all-female drivers, technicians, and coaches achieved a first-class finish in their group at the final VLN race in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorsports|url=https://www.corp.giti.com/corp/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6210/|accessdate=19 Jan 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Automotive companies established in 1951]] [[Category:1951 establishments in Singapore]] [[Category:Tyre manufacturers of Singapore]] [[Category:Singaporean brands]]