traded as 073240 ks lse khtc 1 industry automotive aerospace 1 founded 1960 1 founder park in chon headquarters gwangju south korea area served worldwide key people kim chang kyu president & ceo park sam koo chairman products tires 1 revenue us 3.57 billion 2013 2 net income us 104.87 million 2013 2 number of employees 5 010 2013 2 parent kumho asiana group website http www.kumhotire.com kumho tire hangul hanja revised romanization geumho taieo mccune reischauer k mho t ai kumho tire co. inc. lse khtc formerly known as samyang tire is a south korean tire company . headquartered in gwangju south korea it is a subsidiary of the kumho asiana group along with asiana airlines south korea s second largest airline . contents 1 etymology 2 operations 3 sponsorships 4 associates 5 see also 6 references 7 external links etymology edit kumho means bright lake in the korean language . in the european union kumho tire is known as kumho tyre . operations edit an industrial conglomerate chaebol kumho tire manufactures a full range of tire under the kumho and marshal brands . kumho tire runs three manufacturing facilities in south korea the pyeongtaek plant the gokseong plant and the gwangju plant which includes the kumho research and development center mentioned below . there are a further three plants in china the tianjin plant the gaoxin plant in nanjing and the changchun plant . there is also one plant in vietnam in the binh duong province . 3 kumho tire exports tires worldwide and has a global network of sales organizations . it has three centers for research and development with the largest in gwangju south korea . the other two centers are in akron ohio and birmingham england . these service the us and european tire markets respectively . other research centers are located in buchholz germany and tianjin china . kumho tyre uk ltd a subsidiary of kumho tire co. inc. was created in 1977 . administrative functions are based in sutton surrey and the marketing department is operated from birmingham . in 2011 china central television cctv disclosed that there were serious irregularities in the tire production process of kumho tire . it reuses a lot of mixing in the production process is not in accordance with its standard to produce . march 21 2011 afternoon the president of kumho tire kim jong ho and president of kumho tire china li hanxie released the official statement of apology through cctv and announced the recall of all the illegal products . 4 sponsorships edit in 2007 kumho became a platinum partner of the manchester united football club . the company is classed as an official club sponsor . in partnership with manchester united kumho launched a play safer 5 campaign designed to increase youth road safety awareness . 6 the company also sponsors other motoring events such as european formula 3 racing . 7 on february 13 2014 darren rovell of espn announced on his twitter page that kumho was named the official tire of the nba . kumho tire is one of the sponsors of the la liga . associates edit daehan tire since 1991 . see also edit korea portal companies portal kumho bmw championship kumho tire co. v. carmichael list of korean companies list of korea related topics references edit a b c d company profile for kumho tire co inc 073240 . bloomberg . retrieved 26 september 2012 . a b c http www.markets.ft.com research markets tearsheets business profile s a073240 ksc http www.kumhotire.com company info info position02.jsp http finance.qq.com a 20110321 006013.htm pgv ref aio http www.blackcircles.com news 2010 may kumho tyres and man utd team up to help children cross the road http www.thedrum.co.uk news 2010 05 04 13712 manchester united kumho tyres and the foundry help kids cross better http www.kumhotyre.co.uk motorsport.php external links edit official website v t e kumho asiana group subsidiaries current kumho tires asiana idt asiana airlines kumho express asiana aas airport services asiana abacus kumho petrochemical kumho p & b chemical kumho polychem kumho mitsui chemical kumho engineering and construction kumho daewoo e & c kumho resort asiana leisure kumho kift kumho life kumho investment bank incheon airport energy kumho trading corporation kumho asiana cultural foundation kumho art hall marshal tyres seoul express bus terminal usquare media prima berhad former kumho rent a car other kumho art museum kumho tire co. v. carmichael park in chon category commons v t e automotive industry in south korea companies components daehan tire freenex geunyoung industry hankook tire hyundai enercell hyundai hysco hyundai ihl hyundai mobis hyundai steel hyundai wia jung a hydraulic kcc koreatomy kumho tire kyeyang electric lg chem mando corporation nexen tire posco sl corporation sungwoo yeongkwang services daewoo motor sales hyundai glovis kt kumho rent a car vehicles current ct & t united daelim group daelim motor company daewoo bus doosan group gm korea alpheon hyundai motor group genesis motors hyundai motor company hyundai mobis hyundai rotem kia motors kia defense pyeonghwa motors proto motors renault samsung motors kr motors ssangyong motor tata daewoo defunct asia motors daewoo motors saehan motors samsung commercial vehicles shinjin motors sibal other bullsone gs caltex hyundai oilbank s oil sk energy other korea automobile importers & distributors association korea automobile manufacturers association seoul motor show category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kumho tire & oldid 710092084 categories tire manufacturerschaebolcompanies based in gwangjucompanies established in 1960automotive components companies of south koreasouth korean brandshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing korean language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent 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