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Article: JK Tyre to expand.(News)
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- Tire Business
- Article date:
- August 31, 2009
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Byline: William Schertz
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. is moving forward with plans to expand distribution of its tires in the U.S. and Canada, but the companywhich acquired Mexico City-based Compania Hulera Tornel S.A. de C.V. in May 2008has yet to disclose specifics of its new distribution partners.
JK Tyre has had a presence in North America since 1986, supplying bias-ply tires from India to the U.S. It also has supplied radial truck tires to the U.S. and Canada since 1999, according to Raghupati Singhania, vice chairman and managing director of JK Tyre.
He said the company will be ready to launch JK- and Tornel-brand radial passenger and light ...