{{Short description|Taiwanese tires and rubber manufacturer}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox company | name = Nankang-Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd | logo = Nankang Rubber Tire logo.svg | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{twse|2101}} | founded = {{start date and age|1959|2|25}} | hq_location_city = [[Taipei]] | hq_location_country = [[Taiwan]] | key_people = Wenxiong Weng (Chairman of the Board) | industry = Manufacturing and sales | products = [[Tires]] and other rubber products | revenue = [[U.S. Dollars|$]]279.6 million (2005) | num_employees = 1,220 (2007) | website = http://www.nankang.com.tw/index.php }}
'''Nankang Rubber Tire Corp, Ltd''' ({{zh|c=南港輪胎股份有限公司|p=Nángǎng Lúntāi Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī}}) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of automobile [[tires]] and other [[synthetic rubber]] products. The company's products include automotive tires,{{clarify|date=September 2012}} and tires for light trucks, sedan cars, sport utility vehicles and snowfield-use vehicles. During the year ended 31 December 2006, the company obtained approximately 99% of its total revenue from the automobile tires business. In 2006, the company obtained approximately 35% and 32% of its total revenue from the Americas and Europe, respectively.<ref>[http://www.crmz.com/Report/ReportPreview.asp?BusinessId=8981189 Commercial Credit Report for Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan) - Report Preview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Tires== ===History=== Nankang Rubber Tire Corporation Ltd is the largest established tire manufacturer in Taiwan, having been started in 1940 by a group of engineers.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} Based originally upon the principles of Japanese manufacturing technologies, the company has grown substantially. Its two Taiwanese plants ([[Nangang District, Taipei|Nankang]] and [[Xinfeng, Hsinchu|Hsinfung]]) continue to manufacture the bulk of Nankang's product. September 2003 marked the commencement of production at Nankang's Jiangsu facility in China. This expansion ensures [[economies of scale]] for the future development of Nankang's product range.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nankangtyres.com.au/aboutus.php | title=Best Tyres in Australia - Tyres in Australia }}</ref> It manufactures tires for brands such as Geostar, Milestar, and Provato.
==Global markets== Today, Nankang tires are exported from Taiwan to over 100 markets worldwide. Tires are supplied to more than 300 distributors throughout Europe, North America, Central and South America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.
==See also== * [[List of companies of Taiwan]] * [[List of tire companies]]
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==External links== * [http://www.nankang.com.tw Official global website] * [http://www.nankangtyres.com.au AU website] * [http://www.nankang-tire.com.cn China] * [http://www.tyretest.com/pkw_winterreifen/nankang/ Tyre test results] * [http://nankang.pl/ PL website] * [http://www.nankang.ru Russian Representative] {{Taiwanese tire manufacturers}}
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