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1917 – Established in Yokohama as 橫濱護謨製造株式會社 (Yokohama Rubber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), a joint venture between 橫濱電線製造 (Yokohama Electric Cable Manufacturing Company, currently Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) and BF Goodrich Company.
1920 – Built a factory in Hiranuma, Yokohama. Installed US-made refining equipment and manufacturing equipment. Started manufacturing rubber belts, tires, hoses, etc. (At this time, tires of this company are sold in Japan under the "Goodrich" brand)
1929 – Built a new Yokohama Factory in Heian-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.
1937 – Changed the tire brand to "Yokohama".
1942 – Built a rubber factory in Singapore.
1943 – Built a factory in Mie prefecture.
1946 – Built a factory in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture.
1950 – Stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.
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1963 – Company name changed from 横浜護謨製造株式会社 (Yokohama Rubber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) to 横浜ゴム株式会社(Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited).
1964 – Built a factory in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture.
1969 – Established Yokohama Tire Corporation in the United States.
1974 – Launched the Yokohama Wheel brand.
1981 - BFGoodrich sells all shares in Yokohama.
1983 - Launched Performance Y logo for the Yokohama Performance Radials and PRGR ranges; later became corporate logo.
1983 - Launched the PRGR brand of golf equipment.
2007 – Established Yokohama India.
2016 - Yokohama Rubber acquired farm tire maker Alliance Tire Group for $1.18 billion.
On March 25, 2022, Yokohama Rubber announced it would be acquiring Trelleborg Wheel Systems from Trelleborg for 2.1 billion euro ($2.31 billion), its largest acquisition to date.
On December 26, 2025, a former employee stabbed eight of his co-workers and injured seven others from a chemical spray in the Mishima factory.
From Wikipedia’s article on Yokohama Rubber Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5