Many Chinese Electric Car Manufacturers, Hankook Seeks an Opening

KatadataOTO – The Indonesian electric car market is flooded with many electrification products. On average, these manufacturers come from China.

This creates opportunities for some parties. As is being experienced by Hankook Tire Sales Indonesia.

“Indeed, that is also one of the momentums, because globally we have taken the initiative to promote the Ion product,” said Apriyanto Yuwono, National Sales Manager of Hankook Tire and Technology Indonesia in Jakarta, Thursday (16/10).

It was further mentioned that many Chinese electric car manufacturers already know that Hankook has special tires for Electric Vehicles (EV).

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Therefore, the South Korean tire manufacturer is currently making several approaches to a number of brands.

“Currently, we are already dealing with several new car brands, especially from China,” he continued.

Hankook continues to move quickly to seize many opportunities. So that their products can be relied upon by Chinese electric car manufacturers.

It should be noted, Hankook already supplies tires for BYD to Aletra. So they will be more aggressive in collaborating with EV manufacturers.

In addition, Apriyanto said that Hankook is also trying to meet the needs of electric car users.

For example, by presenting a variety of special EV tires. So the public has many options when they want to perform maintenance.

“We are also starting to enter aftersales at the dealer level. So the hope is that in the future they will already be using our products and know their quality,” concluded Apriyanto.

Electric Car Tire Users are Growing

For your information, Apriyanto previously explained that the domestic electric car tire market continues to grow.

"As for the sales portion, it is currently very small for us. But in terms of growth, we are experiencing a significant increase," he said.

He revealed that sales of Hankook electric car tires have increased by up to 300 percent compared to last year.

Unfortunately, Apriyanto was still reluctant to elaborate on the figures they have achieved in 2024 and 2025.

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Nevertheless, the achievement above is a positive note. Because the economic conditions in Indonesia are not doing well.

As a reminder, Hankook already offers special tires for its electrification line. Such as the Ventus S1 Evo 3 EV, Ion GT, Ion ST, Ion Evo, and Ion Evo AS.

The sizes offered are also diverse. Starting from 16 inches to 22 inches, just adjust according to your needs.