Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company Explained

Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd. is China's largest manufacturer of automotive tyres.^[1] The company began as Hangzhou Rubber Factory in 1958. In 2011 it was the tenth largest tyre maker in the world, with $4.26 billion worth of sales.^[2]

Hangzhou Zhongce manufactures a variety of tyres for cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, tractors, ATVs and other vehicles. Tyre brands produced by the company includeChaoyang,^[3] Goodride,^[4] Westlake,^[5] Arisun^[6] and Trazano.^[7]

In 2015, Zenises announced the launch of its new Westlake retail network in Spain and Portugal.^[8]

External links

• English language website
• Hangzhou Rubber Factory Timeline
• Goodride US site
• Goodride UK site
• Westlake Australia site
• Russia site
• Polish site
• https://web.archive.org/web/20191016181056/http://zc-rubber.com/index.php/brand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hangzhou Zhongce largest tyremaker in China. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609035008/http://www.tyrepress.com/news/51/china/25228.html. 2013-06-09.
2. Web site: Hangzhou Zhongce 10th among Top 75 tire makers. 21 September 2012 .
3. Web site: Chaoyang brand [...] stands front on the list of the rubber industry].
4. Web site: Goodride sponsors AirAsia Renault Clio Cup rookie Rob Smith. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120624144050/http://www.tyrepress.com/News/MOTORSPORT/goodride_sponsors_airasia_renault_clio_cup_rookie_rob_smith.html. 2012-06-24.
5. Web site: Westlake Tyres. "Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. (manufacturer of Westlake Tyres) was founded in 1958".
6. Web site: zc rubber. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016181056/http://zc-rubber.com/index.php/brand. dead. 2019-10-16.
7. Web site: zc rubber. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016181056/http://zc-rubber.com/index.php/brand. dead. 2019-10-16.
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-31 . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329122454/http://westlake-news.com/img/090_WL_Spain_Portugal_Network_OK.PDF . dead .