Yokohama Rubber targets BYD, other China automakers with lower-cost tire plant

Japanese manufacturer used locally made machinery for faster, cheaper production A passenger vehicle tire in production at Yokohama Rubber's new Chinese plant in Hangzhou. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe) HANGZHOU, China — Yokohama Rubber has stepped on the accelerator in its effort to secure a bigger role in Chinese automakers' supply chains as Japanese car sales in China decline.

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