{
  "id": 8168458,
  "title": "Hankook Tire extends OE supply deal with Europe's Schmitz Cargobull",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hankook-tire-extends-oe-supply-deal-with-europes-schmitz-cargobull",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260918/hankook-tire-extends-oe-supply-deal-with-europes-schmitz-cargobull"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hankook Tire & Technology has extended a four-year agreement to provide original equipment tires to German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. This deal, which runs from July 2026 to June 2030, marks the continuation of a partnership that began over a decade ago in 2013. Under the new agreement, Hankook will supply truck and bus radial tires for Schmitz Cargobull's new trailers across Europe. Schmitz Cargobull, headquartered in Germany, is Europe's largest trailer manufacturer, with production facilities spread across the continent, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Lithuania, Romania, and Turkey. The company manufactures refrigerated semi-trailers, dump trailers, and other commercial vehicle equipment, serving as a significant supplier to Europe's logistics industry. The tires supplied under this deal will utilize Hankook's top-tier TBR technology platform, Smartec.",
  "summary": "Hankook Tire & Technology said it has signed a four-year deal to keep supplying original equipment (OE) tires — tires installed on vehicles at the factory, before they reach dealers — to German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull, extending a partnership that dates back more than a decade. Under the agreement, which runs from July 2026 through June 2030, Hankook will supply truck and bus…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hankook Tire extends four-year OE supply deal with Schmitz Cargobull.",
    "Agreement runs from July 2026 to June 2030.",
    "Hankook to supply truck and bus radial tires for Schmitz Cargobull's new trailers."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hankook Tire's extended supply deal with Schmitz Cargobull solidifies its position as a key tire supplier to Europe's logistics industry, leveraging its Smartec technology platform.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hankook Tire extends OE supply deal with Europe's Schmitz Cargobull",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hankook-tire-extends-oe-supply-deal-with-europes-schmitz-cargobull-8173605",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:57:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}