The JK Group is looking at doubling revenue to $8 billion by 2020, which it hopes to achieve primarily driven by growth in the automotive tyres & tubes, auto components, defense & aerospace, papermaking and other space. JK Tyre, a flagship company of JK Group, is also playing a major role in Group’s growth, Dr Raghupati Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, proudly says
JK Tyre recently rolled out its 10 millionth truck-bus radial from your Mysuru plant – the first tyre maker in India to do so. How significant is this mile stone in the company’s future plans?
JK Tyre pioneered radial technology for Passenger Car Tyres in India way back in 1977. In 1999, the company, yet again revolutionised the tyre Industry by introducing Truck/Bus All Steel Radial Tyres in India, for Commercial Tyre segments. Since then, JK Tyre has been a leader of Radials in the domestic market and is the No. 1 player in this segment. We are a preferred partner to the large number of leading Commercial Vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturers including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Eicher, Bharat Benz, AMW, Volvo, etc. JK Tyre and Industries Ltd is the only tyre company in India, having three plants of truck and bus radial tyres in India. These plants are strategically located at Mysore, Karnataka Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Laksar Uttarakhand with a capacity of 3.5 million Truck/Bus tyres per annum. JK Tyre is also the first company in India to export all steel truck radials (both – tube and tubeless radials) to more than 100 countries across six continents – including to the sophisticated markets like, Americas, Africa, Australia, Middle East and South East Asia . We have in place aggressive marketing plans to further widen our presence across the globe.
JK Tyre, understands the Truck Radial market and customer needs better than other tyre manufacturer in India. We have made huge investments to develop infrastructure, educate end users and channel partners, and have driven the Commercial Radial Tyre revolution in India. When we started this journey, we developed Truck Radial
Tyre Care Centres strategically located along highways to provide basic tyre care facilities which were then hard to come by.
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