Toyo to Cease Supplying US Market from China

Following the Obama administration’s decision on Chinese tyre imports, Toyo Tire & Rubber has announced it will soon stop producing passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyres for the US market in China. "Most of those tyres will soon be manufactured at our plants in Japan," the company said in a statement. "Our number one priority is customer satisfaction, and we are making every effort to minimise disruption in supplies to our dealers by expediting these production changes."

In August Toyo testified before the US Trade Representative (USTR) that the tariffs imposed by the US International Trade Commission (would make it impossible for the company to import any tyres from its Cheng Shin-Toyo Tire & Rubber (China) plant in Kunshan, China.