ZC Rubber will increase production of passenger tires by 25% in 2017

Chinese tire manufacturer Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) is going to increase its production of passenger tires by 25% this year, and cargo radial tires - by 10%.

This management ZC Rubber said at a recent meeting with the dealers in Dubai.

In addition to production growth, ZC Rubber is about to begin the process of creating a network of branded retail tire sales and service centers in Asia. The plans of the company, as its vice president Ge Guorong (Ge Guorong), also includes the creation of a cloud platform for monitoring the state of tires and managing their life cycle.

In 2017, ZC Rubber plans to produce 33.9 million passenger tires and 16.8 million truck tires.

ZC Rubber owns factories in Hangzhou and Anji, China, as well as an enterprise in Rayong, Thailand. The company produces tires under the brands Arisun, Chaoyang, Goodride, Trazano and Westlake.

As for the retail market, the company's plans are focused on its own Auto Space brand: the first foreign network center was opened in Thailand in 2016, and now ZC Rubber is actively planning to expand this tire sales, repair and related service network.