Yokohama stages groundbreaking for Mexican tire plant project

Santa Ana, California –  Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has held a groundbreaking event ahead of the start of construction work on its new consumer/light truck tire plant in Mexico, YRC announced 17 April.

The event at the Alianza Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, on 15 April, was attended by state and local officials, as well as senior management from the tire manufacturing group.

Attendees included YRC chairman and CEO Masataka Yamishi, Yokohama Corp. North America CEO Shinichi Takimoto; and Yokohama Tire Corp. president and CEO Jeff Barna.

State and local officials in attendance included Manolo Jimenez, governor of the state of Coahuila and Jose Maria Frausto Siller, the mayor of the city of Saltillo.

“With the establishment of this factory, we are not only bringing our products closer to our local customers, but also enhancing the quality and accessibility of our offerings,” Barna said at the project launch.

Located on a 150-acre site, the facility is set to begin production in early 2027 “with a planned annual output of 5 million tires.”