Hankook Tyre Range

Hankook Tire is one of the world's largest and fastest growing tyre manufacturer for innovative, high-quality and high-performance radial tyres for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/rallies).

The company invests some five percent of its revenues in R&D every year. In five Research and Development centres worldwide, located in Korea, Germany, USA, China and Japan, the company develops the very latest in market-specific, customised and innovative tyre solutions. More than 2,000 employees produce more than 34,000 tyres a day (this amounts to more than twelve million tyres a year) for passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks.

Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main. Operating further European branches in Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, Sweden and Poland. Hankook Tire employs approximately 18,000 employees worldwide and are selling their products in more than 180 countries.

DTM : Duetsche Tourenwagen Masters

Hankook are the exclusive tyre supplier to the international touring car racing series DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters). The prestigious touring car series is the home to the thunderous 470bhp machines from major manufacturers, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and as of 2012, BMW.

Triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx joins reigning champion Martin Tomczyk and 2011 DTM runner-up Bruno Spengler in BMW's line-up. Meanwhile 2005 DTM champion and McLaren F1 test driver Gary Paffett heads up the Mercedes-Benz squad. The field also includes two former F1 winners: Ralf Schumacher and BBC F1 commentator David Coulthard, both driving for Mercedes.

For more information you can visit the website at
www.dtm.com

Volkswagen Racing Cup

Hankook are the exclusive tyre supplier to the Volkswagen Racing Cup, one of the most exciting saloon car championship in the UK. Launched in 2000, the VW Racing Cup is open to any model of racing Volkswagen, attracting drivers of the Beetle RSi, Corrado, Vento and Golf VR6, Golf GTI of every generation, Jetta, Scirocco, Polo, Lupo and Bora models.

Engine usage has been as varied as car choice, with turbocharged and even turbodiesel power joining the established four and six cylinder engines. This variety of machinery, representing Volkswagens of all ages, has made for one of the most colourful and diverse grids in motorsport.

For more information you can visit the website at:
www.vw-cup.co.uk

Hankook become an Official Sponsor of the UEFA Europa League

Hankook is delighted to announce they will become an Official Sponsor to the UEFA Europa League for the period 2012 – 2015.

The new partnership demonstrates another milestone in the company’s European marketing approach to sustainably increase brand awareness in the company’s biggest regional enterprise and reinforces Hankook’s long-standing engagement in European soccer.

Hankook will benefit from extensive brand exposure such as perimeter board advertising in the stadiums, media backdrops during flash interviews as well as during official UEFA press conferences.

For more information you can visit the website at:
www.hankook.ie