Location: Itami, Hyogo, Japan
Founded: 1949
Employees: 200
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The company started in 1945. In 1966, the company expanded to the United States as Toyo Tire USA Corporation. In 1999, Nitto Tire North America was established.
Nitto Tires is a Japanese Tire Manufacturing company founded in 1949. Nitto Tires primarily produced bias truck tires and passenger units and in the 1960s started to export tires to the middle east and the United States. Major financial difficulties caused the company to undergo difficult times and it was acquired by Toyo Tires in 1979. In 1993 Nitto Tires expanded into the production of high performance tires for Japanese import performance cars that began to appreciate an uptick in popularity in the United States.
Manufacturing and marketing of car tires, industrial rubber and synthetic resin products, soft and rigid polyurethane products, waterproof sheets, anti-vibration rubber for automotive parts, seat cushions, and sporting goods.