Hankook begins its 2026 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) campaign as the championship’s exclusive rally tyre supplier at Rallye Monte-Carlo. The season-opening round will take place from 22nd-25th January across Monaco and France.
The 2026 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix has wrapped up, as Round 2 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Season 12 concluded at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. As the championship’s exclusive tyre partner and title sponsor of the event, Hankook supported the grid at one of Formula E’s most celebrated venues.
Hankook has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rotoboost, a Finnish company specialising in thermocatalytic decomposition of methane gas. The collaboration aims to jointly develop low-carbon footprint materials for tyre applications, aligning with global net-zero emissions and circular economy sustainability goals.
The Essen Motor Show preview day saw the unveiling of the Hankook-shod Ford Mustang GT Fastback 2026 Tune It! Safe! campaign vehicle in the authentic livery of the German police services.
New for 2025, Hankook Tyre will showcase its portfolio of Hankook and Laufenn commercial vehicle tyres on stand B20 at the debut RTX Scotland trade show taking place at the SEC in Glasgow on 19th-20th November.
The all-season tyres from the Hankook Kinergy 4S series scored top marks in the comparison tests by Auto Bild sportscars, Auto Bild Allrad and Auto Bild, with the Kinergy 4S 2 achieving the rating “exemplary” and “very good” for the sizes 225/45 R18 and 215/55 R17, and the Kinergy 4S 2 X achieving the mark
Hankook Tyre UK has been awarded the accolade of ‘Tyre Industry Environmental and Sustainable Solution of the Year’, at the 2025 National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) industry awards ceremony held recently in the UK.
Hankook has secured a top five ranking in two tyre tests. The ADAC rated the Winter i*cept evo 3 one of the top five tyres for the cold season. In the Auto Bild test for all-season tyres of the same size, the Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 was the only candidate to perform well in all
Hankook is presenting two new concepts at its in-house ‘Design Innovation Day’ this year. The Sustainable Concept Tyre is produced layer by layer in a 3D printer. It uses recycled and renewable raw materials and features an organic tread design with forms based on natural efficiency principles.
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