Kumho OE for B-Class

Kumho reports that in October it began delivering its Ecsta HM KH31 for original equipment fitment on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The compact Mercedes-Benz receives size 195/65R15 91H tyres produced at Kumho’s Tianjin factory in China. The company describes the Ecsta HM KH31’s homologation for the B-Class as evidence that the 2007-established Kumho Tires (Tianjin) Co. plant – which operates its own research and development centre and works closely with the Kumho Tire Europe Technical Centre – produces to “high European standards”.

At present, Kumho manufactures tyres in eight factories around the word: Three of these are located in Korea (Gwangju, Pyeongtaek and Gokseong), four in China (Changchun, Nanjing TBR Plant, Nanjing PCR Plant and Tianjin) and one in Vietnam.