Yokohama Weighs Raising India Passenger-Tyre Capacity to 6.3 Million

Yokohama India is assessing whether to raise annual passenger-tyre manufacturing capacity from about 4.5 million to 6.3 million tyres. The company’s India vice chairman said market conditions and further carmaker supply programmes would shape the decision. Yokohama has yet to set an investment amount or commissioning date.

How much capacity could the expansion add?

The potential increase is 1.8 million tyres a year, or about 40% above the current capacity. That percentage compares the two annual capacity figures. Actual production would depend on how much of the plan goes ahead and how fully Yokohama uses the added capacity.

Why carmaker contracts matter

Original-equipment supply means fitting tyres to new vehicles at the factory. Replacement demand comes from owners changing tyres already in service. New factory-fit programmes would give Yokohama another source of demand alongside replacement sales when it decides how much capacity to add.

Yokohama already supplies Maruti Suzuki in India. The capacity figures describe the scale under consideration. An investment decision, a named new supply programme or a commissioning schedule would establish how the plan is progressing.