Kumho Tire

Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryAutomotive, Aerospace
Founded1960 (1960) (as Samyang Tire)
FounderPark In-chon
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Il Taik Jung (President & CEO)
ProductsTires
Revenue ₩2.55 trillion (2018)
₩78.8 billion (2018)
₩182.6 billion (2018)
Number of employees
10,311
Korean name
Hangul
금호타이어
Hanja
錦湖타이어
RRGeumho taieo
MRKŭmho t'aiŏ
Websitehttp://www.kumhotire.com/

Kumho Tire (formerly known as Samyang Tire) is a South Korean tire manufacturer. Kumho Tire was previously operated as a business unit of the Kumho Asiana Group. Since 2018, its major shareholder has been Chinese tire conglomerate Doublestar.