{
  "id": 8173605,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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 has extended its original equipment (OE) tire supply agreement with German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull for a period of four years, from July 2026 to June 2030. This partnership, which began in 2013, allows Hankook to provide truck and bus radial (TBR) tires for Schmitz Cargobull's new trailers across Europe. Schmitz Cargobull is Europe's largest trailer manufacturer, with production facilities in the UK, Spain, Lithuania, Romania, and Turkey. The company specializes in refrigerated semi-trailers, dump trailers, and other commercial vehicle equipment, serving as a major supplier to the European logistics industry. The tires supplied under this agreement will be manufactured using Hankook's Smartec platform, its top-tier TBR technology line, which includes various products.",
  "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…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:27:03.000Z"
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  "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."
}