{"id":9995,"date":"2014-12-01T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T11:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=9995"},"modified":"2014-12-01T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T11:42:44","slug":"major-boost-for-kumhos-european-oe-tyre-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/major-boost-for-kumhos-european-oe-tyre-supply\/9995","title":{"rendered":"Major boost for Kumho\u2019s European OE tyre supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kumho Tire Co. has announced that it is supplying its high performance tyres as original equipment for the BMW 3 Series range.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The ECSTA HM KH31 has been approved by the BMW Group for fitment to certain models in the 3 Series range and deliveries of this product in size 225\/55R16 are now being made to BMW\u2019s Munich and Regensburg factories.<\/p>\n<p>The ECSTA HM has been a key pattern in Kumho\u2019s European line-up in recent years, and was highly recommended by the well-respected German motoring publication Auto Bild, when it tested the products of no less than 14 global tyre manufacturers. The tyre\u2019s UHP tread technology ensures responsive handling as well as excellent stability and wet weather traction.<\/p>\n<p>Kumho\u2019s relationship with the BMW Group began in earnest in 2012, with the supply of the company\u2019s V70A tyre in 215\/40 ZR17 83W size for OE fitment to the MINI John Cooper Works GP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKumho\u2019s recent uplift in sales of OE tyres has been made possible by the company\u2019s world-leading technology. We expect this achievement to significantly enhance our brand recognition in the international arena,\u201d said Taek-Gyun Jeong, Managing Director of OE development at Kumho Tire. \u201cWe will continue to strengthen this technological prowess and brand power in order to further increase sales of OE products to premium car manufacturers, and generally accelerate our presence in the global market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9997\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kumho.jpg\" alt=\"Kumho\" width=\"615\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kumho.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Kumho-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumho Tire Co. has announced that it is supplying its high performance tyres as original equipment for the BMW 3 Series range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[649,136,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brands","category-kumho","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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