Kenda Tires (Kenda Rubber Industrial Company) (Chinese: 建大工業股份有限公司; pinyin: Jiàndà Gōngyè Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a manufacturer of pneumatic tires in Taiwan since 1962 with manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, mainland China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They make tires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment.[1][2]
Native name | 建大工業股份有限公司 |
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Industry | tire bicycle tire motorcycle tire |
Founded | 1962Yuanlin | in
Headquarters | Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan |
Products | Tires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment |
Website | www.kendatire.com |
Kenda was the 27th largest tire maker in the world in 2010. In 2011, Kenda decided to sell the 50-percent share that it has in the $200 million joint venture that it started with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in China in 2003.[3]
In 2017, Kenda expanded into Europe with its acquisition of Starco Europe A/S, a Danish supplier of wheels with $129.4 million in sales in 2017.[4]
Kenda is a sponsor of the Giant Asia Racing Team, a UCI Continental cycling team, and a national sponsor to National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS 150.[5]
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edit- ^ Chilly White (16 February 2010). "Kenda K781 Triple Tire Review". Motorcycle USA, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Gear Review: Kenda Tires". Mountain Bike Tales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Kenda eyes additional capacity after selling Cooper JV stake". Tire Business. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Raleigh, Patrick (3 October 2017). "Kenda Tires acquires Starco".
- ^ "Bike MS 150 Sponsors & Offers". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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