{"id":41465,"date":"2026-04-01T11:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=41465"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:10:35","slug":"hankook-receives-fords-2025-qr-zero-award-for-quality-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/hankook-receives-fords-2025-qr-zero-award-for-quality-excellence\/41465","title":{"rendered":"Hankook receives Ford\u2019s 2025 QR Zero Award for quality excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hankook Tire has received the \u20182025 QR Zero Award\u2019 from Ford, presented exclusively to global partners that have demonstrated &#8220;flawless performance over the past year based on outstanding quality competitiveness&#8221;, including achieving zero quality rejections in parts supply and zero warranty claims.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hankook Tire\u2019s Geumsan plant in South Korea, as the award recipient, currently supplies original equipment tyres for Ford\u2019s globally best-selling pickup truck, the F-150.<\/p>\n<p>By demonstrating &#8220;top-tier technological capabilities and flawless quality competitiveness&#8221;, the plant became the first among Hankook Tire\u2019s eight global manufacturing facilities to receive the QR Zero Award.<\/p>\n<p>Since establishing a partnership with Ford in 1999 as the first tyre company in Asia to do so, Hankook Tire says it has built &#8220;a strong and enduring relationship of trust&#8221;, supplying OE tyres for the F-150 since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Based on this long-standing collaboration, Hankook Tire has supplied tyres for a wide range of Ford\u2019s key models\u2014including the Mustang, Explorer, Ranger, Focus, and Mondeo. 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