| Kenda Tires (Kenda Rubber Industrial Company) | |
| Native Name: | 建大工業股份有限公司 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Industry: | tire bicycle tire motorcycle tire |
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| Founded: | in Yuanlin |
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| Hq Location: | Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan |
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| Products: | Tires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment |
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Kenda Tires (Kenda Rubber Industrial Company) is a manufacturer of pneumatic tires in Taiwan since 1962 with manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, mainland China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They make tires for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, trailers, automobiles, and industrial equipment.[1] [2]
Kenda was the 27th largest tire maker in the world in 2010. In 2011, Kenda decided to sell the 50-percent share that it has in the $200 million joint venture that it started with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in China in 2003.[3]
In 2017, Kenda expanded into Europe with its acquisition of Starco Europe A/S, a Danish supplier of wheels with $129.4 million in sales in 2017.[4]
Kenda is a sponsor of the Giant Asia Racing Team, a UCI Continental cycling team, and a national sponsor to National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS 150.[5]