China's tire industry has developed for nearly 100 years from its inception to the present, from national planning and construction to private enterprises blooming everywhere, how many tire manufacturing plants have been ups and downs, and by 2024, how many century-old enterprises have been bred in China's tire industry? And how many brands have withstood the scrutiny of the market and the test of history?
On seniority, China's half-century-old brand
In this regard, the rut has made statistics on the "birth and age" of the existing tire companies, and also looked back at the factories that were once dominant...
If you talk about seniority, Shuangxing as a century-old brand naturally ranked first, but before 2008, Shuangxing's main business was mainly shoes and clothing, in 2008, after the comprehensive restructuring of the footwear and clothing industry separated from the group, Shuangxing fully transferred to the tire industry.
As a tire brand, Shuangqian has a history of 95 years and should be the most historic tire brand in China. Shuangqian factory was established in the 20s of the last century, and the first tire production in China, Shanghai Great China Rubber Factory and Shanghai Zhengtai Rubber Factory established the "Shanghai Tire Rubber (Group) Company".
Zhongce Rubber, a small factory built on the edge of the Qiantang River, although it is not the most qualified, but since its establishment 66 years ago, it has led the development of the tide industry, grown all the way, and the Chaoyang brand has been selling well in the world, and now it has ranked first in China for 12 consecutive years, leading the national tires to enter the top ten in the world.
As the first tire company in the southwest of the mainland, Guizhou Tire has been going through trials and hardships for 66 years, just to "make transportation on wheels safer", as the global tire industry has entered the era of high concentration competition, Guizhou Tire has opened "reverse growth" in recent years, and moved forward with high quality and service...
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, tire factories sprung up, including the first rubber factory in the Central Plains - Henan Tire Factory, which is also today's Fengshen Tire. Henan Tire Factory has witnessed the development and prosperity of China's giant tires for half a century, and the restructured Fengshen tires are still in their prime.
Zhengxin Rubber was founded in Taiwan, China in 1967, entered the mainland in 1989, founded and established Zhengxin Xiamen Group, and constantly practice "keeping the right innovation", currently Zhengxin Tire has 5 major R&D centers, 17 production bases, and more than 30,000 employees in the world.
More old tires, the highlights fade
The above tire companies have half a century of historical accumulation, but also maintain a healthy development, but in contrast, these factories have worked hard to develop to the forefront of the world, and some tire factories have been popular all over the country, and finally ended in bankruptcy.
Looking back on the 100-year history of Chinese tires, we see that the 90-year highlight of Huanghai Rubber has faded, and in 2023, the equipment of this "national brand" tire factory has been auctioned and officially withdrawn from the historical stage.
Hualin Rubber witnessed the highlight moment of Chinese tires - it was supervised by two presidents, but then suffered continuous losses and finally fell into Giti. Liaoning Tire Factory was first established in August 1932, under the wave of state-owned enterprise reform, Liaoning Tire Factory fell to the bottom, and now it is taken over by Langma Tire.
There are also Yinchuan Tire Factory, Chongqing Tire Factory, Taiyuan Rubber Factory, Guilin Tire Factory, Yunnan Tire Factory...... The times are advancing, state-owned tire factories are gradually exposed to disadvantages under the market economy, joint-stock reform and privatization development has become the only way, and the more stable core leader or successor also determines the long-term development of tire enterprises.
Nowadays, the development of China's tire enterprises is always facing the survival of the fittest in the external environment, Europe, America, Japan and South Korea tires are only a few dozen, China's large and small tire factories are up to 300, in the country's new and old kinetic energy conversion and high-quality development trend, the turbulent integration of the tire industry is far from over, who is the winner we wait and see!