JK Car Tyres

Origin and Expansion 

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is one of India’s foremost tyre manufacturers and is also amongst the top 25 tyre manufacturers in the world. The Company produced its first radial tyre in 1977 and is currently the market leader in Truck Bus Radial segment. In 2019, the Company achieved a remarkable feat by entering the coveted Limca Book of Records with the country’s largest off-the-road tyre - VEM 045. 

The tyre maker is headquartered in the capital of India, Delhi and has its registered office in Kankroli, which is a city in the state of Rajasthan. This firm has got its name from the initials of its founders, who were Seth Juggilal and his son Kamlapatji, who started the JK Organization.

JK Tyre launched India’s first ever ‘Smart Tyre’ technology-and introduced Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) by offering TREEL Sensors, which monitors the tyre’s vital statistics, including pressure and temperature. 

JK Tyre started manufacturing tyres in 1977 with a capacity of 0.5 million tyres per annum and has grown multi-fold over the years. Currently, it has a capacity of more than 16.6 million tyres per annum from its 12 plants in India and Mexico. With the commissioning of the Greenfield Project in Chennai, the capacity across 12 plants has crossed the milestone of 20 million tyres per annum.

Achievements

• Chosen as Super Brand for the year 2019, 7th time in a row
• Featured in Limca Book of Record for manufacturing India’s Largest Off-the Road Tyre
• Featured among India’s Best Companies to Work For in 2019 by Great Place to Work
• JK Tyre recently was awarded the most coveted Safety award in the world -the Sword of Honour for Safety across its plants by the British Safety Council, UK.

Passenger Car Tyre

The company offers a large choice of car tyres to select from. The list of these popular tyre models are as follows: JK Ultima, JK Vectra, JK Ultima Sport, JK Brute 4x4, JK UX ROYALE, JK UX1, JK Elanzo Touring, JK Taximax, JK Ranger H/T etc. JK car tyres prices are quite reasonable and competitive when compared with other contenders in the market.

Manufacturing facilities in India

• Mysore, Karnataka -3 Plants
• Banmore, Madhya Pradesh
• Kankroli, Rajasthan
• Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Haridwar, Uttarakhand - 3 Plants

JK Tyre has also enhanced its global reach by taking over Tornel, a renowned Mexican company, which has 3 plants in Mexico. All of these plants are equipped with the world’s most advanced manufacturing and testing machines.

JK Tyre Sales Network

JK Tyre is present in 105 countries with over 180 Global distributors. The Company has 12 globally-benchmarked ‘sustainable’ manufacturing facilities - 9 in India and 3 in Mexico – that collectively produce around 35 million tyres annually. The Company also has a h3 network of over 4000 dealers and 500+ dedicated Brand shops called as Steel Wheels and Xpress Wheels