2019-Giti Corporate
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uilding & Support • B Better Commu Service nities us on Foc • A ports tors Mo bal Glo ium rem n P t i en m ve ol nv • I g in tur c fa u n a M n e re G d n a al b o Gl Company & Brand Overview A B A Singapore Based Global Tire Company C E D A: Taking on the 24 Hours Nürburgring Race B: Giti Booth at CV Show in Europe C: Inside Giti Tire's newest plant in Chester, South Carolina, USA D: Display for the 'More sMiles with Giti' branding campaign E: Giti Tire's German Office Giti Tire has been in the tire business for more than 65 years. The company has become one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers, serving customers in more than 130 countries. 2018 Revenue USD 3.2 Billion R&D and Testing Centers 5 4 R&D in Germany, USA, China, Indonesia, and 1 testing center in UK Manufacturing Plants 8 6 in China, 1 in Indonesia 1 in the US Offices 12 Singapore, China, Indonesia, U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, France, Dubai, Malaysia, Italy, and Brazil More than Employees 35,000 Worldwide More than Points of Sale 70,000 In more than 130 countries 1 Recent Highlighted Growth and Developments 01 03 Expanded Global and State of the Art New Tires Green Manufacturing The fully integrated Global One Gradual ramping up of the R&D technology platform enables new US factory and expanding Giti engineers operating across Indonesian production center has North America, Europe, China, and increased Giti's overall capacity, Indonesia to provide our everyday with a continuous focus on drivers with better, safer and more automation for higher productivity durable state of the art tires. and green manufacturing technology for environmental protection. 04 Exciting Motorsports Developments Giti was recently nominated as the sole 02 and official tire supplier to the high profile Formula 3 Asian Series. Other success Further Giti Brand being the official tire for the Macau Lotus Expansion Cup and Formula V1 race series, while The Giti flagship brand continued gaining recognition for tire performance its expansions to new markets, now in BTRA European Truck Racing. Giti has covering all continents and regions. also shined in the 24 Hours Nürburgring This includes the introduction of race, including placing 1st and 2nd in their Giti Brand Commercial Truck and class in the 2019 race. Bus tires to the US market, as well as growth in Europe and brand launches in Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and elsewhere. 2 05 Expanded Retail and Service Focus 07 With a growing focus on the retail OEM Partnerships with and fleet service levels, a wide Global Leaders range of new tools, programs, Giti Tire has recently earned a and support offerings have been number of OEM fitments, including introduced. This includes further using its US-made Giti brand tires investment in the company’s on new Volkswagon Tiguan SUVs. Speedwork chain in China, as well This goes in addition to recent as in its Giti branded and other European partnerships with fitments retail outlets around the world. to the Renault Dacia Duster, Sandero, Logan and MCV, as well as to Seat Ibiza from the VW Group. 06 Greater Brand Exposure Education and the Through Innovative Community Campaigns A continued focus on the 08 The global ‘More sMiles with Giti’ community, education, and the campaign and Giti Anniversary environment is demonstrated month were recently introduced, through a range of activities. bringing together employees, These includes working with distributors, and end-users around new environmental projects, the world. Many exciting digital and as well as with universities and off-line brand activities were also elementary schools to improve conducted, taking Giti’s exposure the society and develop the to new levels. leaders of tomorrow. 3 Comprehensive Tire Range Daily Driving Commercial Driving B Bus D Dump Truck T Long Haul Truck Motorsport Circuit Races Specialty Races Specialty Agriculture OTR & Industrial Motorcycle 4 Global OEM Customers Supplying over 260 passenger car vehicle models worldwide Supplying more than 400 truck and bus models worldwide Notable Recent Awards • Supplier of the Year Award • Hardlines Supplier of and Best Tire Supplier the Year and Automotive • Quality Excellence Award Supplier of the Year • Supplier of the Year Award • Win-win Cooperation Award and Best Tire Supplier • Excellent Supplier • Excellent Supplier Award 5 Giti Manufacturing: Global and Green US manufacturing plant High-tech new tire production facility 3 Manufacturing Countries, 1 Truly Global Tire Company Giti Tire’s newly opened US manufacturing center joins the companies’ other factories in China and Indonesia. All centers include top technology, quality control, and teams to ensure safety and quality of tires. In total, combined production capacity exceeds 100 million tires per year. United States Giti has been continuously ramping up its full and high-tech new tire production facility. Located in South Carolina, this cutting-edge passenger car tire factory includes South modern automation and production Carolina tools, and includes a fully-integrated R&D Center. Location: United States No. of Facilities: 1 (Chester, South Carolina) Employees: Aprox. 1,000 Production Capacity: 5 million tires in 1st phase (in progress) Factory Area: over 4,500,000m2 6 Giti Manufacturing: China With more than 25 years of experience Global and Green and ability to produce all types of tires, Giti’s six facilities in China have been recognized for their exceptional quality, consistency, and environmental efforts. Hualin Hefei Yinchuan Putian Location: China No. of facilities: 6 in 4 locations (Hefei, Putian, Yinchuan and Hualin) Employees: Approximately 12,000 Production Capacity: Apx.150,000 tires/day Factory Area: Over 3,000,000 m2 Indonesia The production facility in Indonesia have recently been expanded to include a TBR tire factory and proving ground, allowing improved supply to the important Southeast Asia market, as well as other places in the world. Tangerang Location: Indonesia No. of Facilities: 1 (Tangerang) Employees: More than 17,000 Production Capacity: 164,500 tires/day (includes motorcycle tires) 7 Growing, Innovating, and Realigning R&D for Strategic Relevance Giti Tire Global One R&D continues to The diverse Global One R&D Team grow and synchronize its technology meanwhile, continue to integrate and resources with the fast evolving grow its competencies through joint automotive trends for its product development projects, utilizing its global performances to remain relevant to the technology platform for database, tire market. With its technology centers design tools, and tire performance strategically located in North America, simulations to provide timely regional Europe, China, and Indonesia, product solution deployment. it is also able to respond Besides continuously effectively to specific local strengthening its core needs in a timely manner tire technology, which to ensure prompt includes materials availability and suitability innovation and big data of its new products for driven tire performance the respective regions. simulation testing and With its technology compound processing, focused on Tire Safety, Giti Global One R&D is Pro Environment, Fuel also progressing towards Efficiency, and Drivers’ solution deployment for tire- Comfort, the Global One R&D vehicle data connectivity and enables a constant release of for electric cars, where motor new products with improved handling drives and control characteristics and shorter braking in wet and dry, require specific tire design, construction, lower rolling resistance, and lower road reinforcement materials, and rubber noise, with performance levels meeting compounds approach unlike traditional stringent OEM requirements and regional automobiles. legislations, including for the EU. Giti Global One R&D Network United Kingdom Germany China United States Indonesia 8 Motorsports and Tire Technology Challenging Motorsports Extremes continues to be an important R&D platform, where passionate engineers work in relentless pursuit of winning solutions for tomorrow’s races. And the finesse of these tire technologies are constantly transformed into better and safer tires for Giti customers’ daily driving. 9 GITI MOTORSPORTS CIRCUIT RACES FORMULA RACING Official tire for Formula 3 Asian Series, and Asia Formula Renault ENDURANCE RACING Giti has achieved strong results in three years at the world famous 24 Hours Nürburgring, as well as its GTC championship at the Sepang 12 Hours Endurance Race. TRUCK RACING Giti has put its commercial vehicle tires to the test through truck motorsports in the UK, Germany, and Australia. SPECIALTY RACES DESERT AND OUTBACK RALLY Giti Tire’s popularity is growing in off-road rally championships. RACE TO THE CLOUDS PPIHC Hall of Fame Veteran Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima broke records driving on Giti Tires Legendary Race to the Clouds 10 Giti Named as Official Tire to Formula 3 Asian Series Giti’s race-proven tire performance and quality over the last decade saw its appointment as the sole and official tire supplier to the Formula 3 Asian Series, which completed its inaugural five round series in 2018. This new Formula 3 Asian Series Championship uses an advanced FIA certified single frame and engine configuration for maximum performance, by racing talents to bring out their best when combined with the race proven GitiCompete GTR1 tire, recognized for its consistent performance and quality. With its appointment as the exclusive tire supplier to the series, Giti takes great pride in supporting this FIA driver development initiative to grow the next generation of high potential drivers aspiring to join prestigious championships including Formula 2 and Formula 1 11 Giti Tire's Audi Team Places 1st and 2nd in Class at 24-Hour Nürburgring Challenge! Giti Tire’s third appearance at the ADAC Total 24 Hours Nürburgring turned out to be a huge success, with its high- powered Audi duo overtaking its competitive SP8 class for a #1/#2 finish.