Hankook to become Original Equipment Supplier for Scania

Tyre maker Hankook is to be the OE supplier for various Scania heavy-goods trucks and buses in the future. Scania, based in Södertälje in Sweden, is a part of Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH - one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications. Scania is also leading provider of industrial and marine engines. Service-related products account for a growing proportion of the company’s operations, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Scania also offers financial services. From November 2016, Hankook will supply tyres to the production locations of the commercial vehicle manufacturer in Sweden. The equipment provided will include the truck tyre line e-cube MAX for long-haul traffic, as well as the SmartFlex, an all-year tyre for medium-haul applications suitable for the recently optimized Scania Euro 6 model among others. From 2017 onwards, the truck tyre line for construction site use SmartWork will also be added.

Hanover/Neu-Isenburg, Germany, 21 September, 2016 – Premium tyre maker Hankook is to be the Original Equipment Manufacturer to Scania, among others, in the future. Scania is part of the Volkswagen Group, one of Hankook’s largest OE customers world-wide. Hankook’s OE business with truck tyres for Scania will focus on Europe and will initially cover 18 dimensions in the 22.5 inch range. The new OE cooperation with Scania is Hankook’s second within the Volkswagen Group in the heavy commercial vehicles segment; Hankook has already been supplying various models within this segment to the MAN Truck & Bus GmbH since 2014.

“The cooperation with Scania in the original equipment segment is real proof of the quality of our products, since the e-cube MAX, SmartFlex and SmartWork lines were all able to meet the stringent specifications of the Scania engineers particularly in terms of performance, efficiency and sustainability,” says Ho-Youl Pae, COO for Europe at Hankook.

Plans include the equipment of all Scania truck and bus model ranges being produced in Europe. Tyres to be used include the e-cube MAX line for international long-haul traffic, a series which has been optimized for rolling resistance, and the new SmartFlex all-year tyre range, designed for flexible use between long-haul and delivery traffic. Construction site and offroad treads from the SmartWork series will also be introduced. Specially adapted for use on vehicles of the EURO 6 emissions class, the designated treads for the steering and drive axle score particularly well for environmental friendliness and service life – important aspects of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) in the commercial vehicles OE business.

From left to right: Hankook OE Account Manager Europe, Stephan Brückner; Scania Executive Vice President Purchasing, Anders Williamsson, Hankook OE Account Director Europe, Ryu Jae Seock; Hankook Vice President European Technical Center, Klaus Krause

About Hankook Tire

Hankook Tire manufactures globally innovative, award-winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/street circuits/rallies).

Aspiring to bring consumers the utmost excellence in product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, Hankook Tire continuously invests in research and development maintaining five R&D centres and eight production facilities around the world. Bespoke tyre solutions for the European markets as well as European Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers, are developed in the company’s regional Technical Centre in Hanover/Germany. Production for the European region is taking place in the state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Rácalmás/Hungary which was inaugurated in June 2007 and is continuously being expanded.

Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The manufacturer operates further branches in several European countries and sells its products through regional distributors in other local markets. Hankook Tire employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and sells products in over 160 countries. The company has been the technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier of the Generation 3 for the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship since 2023. Internationally leading car manufacturers rely on tyres made by Hankook for their original equipment. Approximately 38 percent of the company's global sales are generated within the European region.

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