[THE INVESTOR] Hankook Tire said on Dec. 19 it will supply tires to Ford Motor’s 2019 Ford Ranger midsize pickup truck.
In October, Hankook Tire began to supply the high-performance Dynapro AT-m tires for the 2019 Ford Ranger in the form of original equipment tires, the company said in a statement.
The company didn‘t give an exact timeframe for the supply deal.
The tire maker has supplied tires to Ford vehicles, including the large F-150 pickup truck and the Econoline van, since 1999.
To enhance its global brand image, the tire maker has shipped products to nearly 50 foreign carmakers, including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
Last year, Hankook Tire sold 99 million tires produced at its eight plants -- two in Korea, three in China, one in Hungary, one in Indonesia and one in the United States.
By Song Seung-hyun and newswires (ssh@heraldcorp.com)