HOUSTON Indian tire maker JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., which opened a U.S. sales company in
June 2020 in Houston, is broadening its product portfolio for the U.S. market into radial truck tires with the launch of a range of Jetway and Jetsteel products.
For JK Tyre the No. 23 tire maker worldwide with fiscal 2020 sales of $1.22 billion the strategic move into the U.S. market is in line to accelerate its global expansion efforts, especially a in a country where our products have been appreciated in the past as well. The United States is a very important market for us, and we have witnessed steady growth since the inception of JK Tyre s arm in the U.S., Anshuman Singhania, managing director, said.
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Tata Nexon EV wins Green Car Award by ICOTY: From the event
In a glittering ceremony held in New Delhi, the first ever Green Car Award by ICOTY was won by the Tata Nexon EV.
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The Tata Nexon EV won the first ever Green Car Award by ICOTY.
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The first ever Green Car Award by ICOTY was won by the Tata Nexon EV.
Since its inception in 2005, the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award is the most prestigious accolade sought by every car manufacturer in India. In 2021, a glittering ceremony attended by select stalwarts of the Indian automotive industry attended the 16th edition of the ICOTY awards held at the Andaz Hotel at the Aerocity in New Delhi. Held under strict social distancing and sanitization guidelines given the circumstances, the attendance was kept very exclusive. JK Tyre who has been a staunch partner to the ICOTY awards since their inception continued to support the award even this year. The ICOTY jury panel’s voting process was supporte
JK Tyre ties up with CarDekho, AutoBrix for doorstep services
Under the initiative, JK Tyre will use its existing channel network to extend its products and services to consumer s doorstep with CarDekho s automobile platform
PTI | March 4, 2021 | Updated 19:27 IST
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JK Tyre & Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has entered into a strategic partnership with CarDekho and AutoBrix for online to offline doorstep tyre delivery-cum-fitment service. Under the initiative, JK Tyre will use its existing channel network to extend its products and services to consumer s doorstep with CarDekho s automobile platform providing the online channel to purchase car tyres from JK Tyre and AutoBrix India enabling tyre delivery and fitment at customer s doorstep, the company said in a statement.
JK Tyre s Director - R&D, Dr. R Mukhopadhyay conferred with Distinguished Alumnus Award 2020 by Indian Institute of Technology
Posted On: 2021-03-02 06:12:54 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
Dr. R Mukhopadhyay, Director (R&D), JK Tyre; Director & CE of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysore, and Chairman of Indian Rubber Institute received the coveted Distinguished Alumnus Award 2020 during the 66th Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
The honor is in recognition of Dr. Mukhopadhyay s professional achievements, determination, and contribution as an alumnus of IIT.
The award was presented by Prof. Virendra Kumar Tiwari, Director of IIT Kharagpur at a glittering ceremony during the institute s convocation day in Kharagpur, West Bengal.