JK Tyre

JK Tyre
Public
(BSE: 530007)
Industry Tyres, Tubes, Mudflaps
Founded 1974
Founder Lala Juggilal Singhania
Lala Kamlapat Singhania
Hari Shankar Singhania
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Key people
Raghupati Singhania, Chairman
Vivek Kamra, President
Revenue Increase 6015 crore (US$890 million) (FY 2012–13)[1]
Increase1.06 billion (US$16 million) (FY 2012–13)[1]
Number of employees
~5,010 (as on 3 Sept 2013)
Website www.jktyre.com

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is an Automotive Tyre, Tubes and flaps manufacturing company based in Delhi, India. The name JK is derived from the initials of Kamlapatji (1884–1937) and his father Seth Juggilal (1857–1922).[2] The company is the market leader in Truck/Bus Radial tire in India and is the only tyre manufacturer offering the entire range of 4 wheeler radials for Trucks, Buses and Cars.[3] JK Tyre has a worldwide customer base in over 80 countries across all 6 continents. It is a part of J. K. Organisation group of Companies. JK Tyre acquired Mexican tyre major – Tornel in 2008.[4] With state-of-the-art modern production facilities in all 9 plants, total production capacity is almost 20 million tyres p.a.

Locations

The Company is headquartered in New Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Registered office is in Kankroli, Rajasthan. Manufacturing plants are located at six centers in India, located at -

JK Tyre has also enhanced its global reach by taking over Tornel, a Mexican company, which has 3 plants in Mexico.[5][6]

Research & Development

It has an R&D division, Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer And Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI) with headquarters at Kankroli under the directorship of renowned scientist, Dr. Mukhopadhyay. It has two more branches: one in Faridabad and one in Chennai. It is known for its state-of-the-art Finite Element Method, NVH and tyre-testing capabilities. This R&D facility is one of its kind in Asia. HASETRI is India's first and foremost independent Research and Testing Center, which fulfills the Nation's need for developing newer and better technologies for Elastomer and Tyres. It is recognized under SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India. It is also acknowledged by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and other universities for registration leading to higher studies. Apart from the R&D facility there is also a Product Development Cell present in the Faridabad facility. The Chennai operation is a joint initiative of IIT Chennai and JK tyres.

History

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JK Tyre National Racing Championship

The JK Tyre National Racing Championship also known as JK-NRC is a track racing championship series consisting of several single make series events of open wheel single seater formula cars and saloon cars in India. This championship series is also considered to be the stepping stone for Indian Racing drivers who want to break into international motorsports. Several drivers including Narain Karthikeyan, Karun Chandhok and Armaan Ebrahim have gone on to take part in international events including Formula One and A1 Grand Prix and other premier racing series around the world.[8][9]

Achievements and Awards

Related

References

  1. 1 2 "BSE Plus". Bseindia.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. Mahapatro, B. B. (1993). Industrial Wage Regulation in Orissa. Mittal Publications. p. 108. ISBN 978-81-7099-474-9.
  3. JK Tyre (1 April 2011), JK Tyre Heritage, retrieved 9 March 2013
  4. JK Tyre (1 April 2011), JK Tyre International Sales Footprint, retrieved 9 March 2013
  5. http://www.jktyre.com/AboutJKTyre/Manu_Facilities.aspx Manufacturing Plants JK Tyre
  6. Reuters (1 April 2011), Profile of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd (JKIN.BO), retrieved 9 March 2013
  7. Company History - JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
  8. JK Tyre Motorsports - Total Control Zone Overview.
  9. Event Calendar - The federation of Motorsports Club of India
  10. JK Tyre (3 October 2013), JK Tyre Accolades Footprint, retrieved 9 March 2013

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