Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. () is a Taiwanese and the ninth largest
tire company
This is a list of all the tire
A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a Rim (wheel), wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to p ...
in the world. Established in 1967, in
Yuanlin City,
Changhua County
Changhua County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth small ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, by
Luo Jye
Luo Jye (; 1925 – 15 March 2019) was a Taiwanese billionaire, founder of Cheng Shin Rubber, the world's ninth largest tire manufacturer. At the time of his death, he was the sixth richest person in Taiwan.
Early life
Luo Jye was born in 1925 ...
. Maxxis Tyres and CST tires are wholly owned subsidiaries of Cheng Shin.
![Maxxis tires in bike](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Maxxis_tires_in_bike.jpg)
The company began as a producer of bicycle tyres and has since expanded into other types of tyres, including for motor vehicles. In 2015 Cheng Shin had worldwide revenue of over $3.85 billion.
See also
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List of companies of Taiwan
References
1967 establishments in Taiwan
Automotive companies established in 1967
Cycle parts manufacturers
Taiwanese brands
Tire manufacturers of Taiwan
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