Yokohama Rubber Company
Native name | 横浜ゴム株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public K.K. |
| TYO: 5101 | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | October 13, 1917 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Masataka Yamaishi (President, Chairman of the Board) |
| Products | Tires, wheel, golf equipment |
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| Revenue | US$5.93 billion (2022) |
| US$483.69 million (2022) | |
| US$325.38 million (2022) | |
Number of employees | 27,222 (as of December 2021) |
| Website | www.y-yokohama.com |
The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (横浜ゴム株式会社, Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan. The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and BFGoodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States as Yokohama Tire Corporation. It primarily produces tires, rims and golf equipment.
The company has two manufacturing facilities in the United States: one in Salem, Virginia, and another in West Point, Mississippi.