Kumho Tyre Australia has answered the growing demand for electric vehicles with a range of tyres that have been particularly engineered to meet the special demands EVs place on their tyres. The recent spike in oil prices has placed a new emphasis on consumer demand for EVs, and Kumho is well prepared for a greater take-up of the new technology of zero emission and low emission vehicles. The EV specific range spans six models offering EV, Hybrid (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) owners a wide array of tyre types and sizes to meet their exact needs. Kumho's EV focused tyre range includes the improved highway performance HP71 EV, the performance sports PS71 EV, the versatile HS63 EV, and the touring and the comfort focused TA91 EV.  At the top of Kumho's latest EV tyre range is the new PS71 EV which brings the proven performance of the popular PS71 pattern with specialised enhancements for EV driving dynamics.

Kumho Tyre has again won the coveted International Forum Design Award for 2026 (iF Design Award). The iF Design Award is organised by the IF International Forum Design in Germany and is recognised as one of the world’s top three design awards alongside the German Red Dot Design Award and the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the United States.

Kumho Tyre has started 2026 with what it is declaring as its best and most comprehensive spread of adventure-ready Road Venture tyres ever, enabling vehicles and drivers to handle anything that the harsh Australian environment and conditions can throw at them. Kumho Tyre’s updated Road Venture family of tyres is now complete with the recent launch of its new RT ‘Rugged-Terrain’ , joining the already established AT52 ‘All-Terrain’ and MT71 Mud-Terrain tyres, to deliver the best range of performance, whether on the tar, dirt roads, rocks, mud or the desert sands.

Kumho Tyre has won a major global award for its efforts and outstanding performance in Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) evaluations across 2025 by global sustainability ratings organisation EcoVadis . It is the second year in succession that Kumho was awarded for its strength in sustainability management, after having also earned the Gold Medal honour in 2024.

Global tyre maker, Kumho Tyre has announced the construction of a new European tyre manufacturing plant as part of the company’s strategy to expand its global production footprint and accelerate growth across the European market. The new European facility will be built at Opole in Poland and is scheduled to begin initial operations by August 2028, pending investment and regulatory approval. The first phase will support an annual production capacity of six million tires, with expansions planned according to market demand at a total investment of $AUD884 million (US$587 million). Kumho evaluated several European countries, including Poland, as potential locations for the new plant, assessing factors such as site suitability, sales growth potential, investment stability, profitability, and available incentives.

Kumho Tyre Australia has announced it will be recommitting to Hockey Australia as an official national partner, signing a new one-year deal running through the end of 2026. The agreement extends and strengthens the existing partnership after the previous renewal in 2023. Kumho Tyre will continue to support hockey at all levels - from grassroots clubs and community competitions to elite national teams such as the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos - providing valuable backing for domestic growth and international success.

Off road adventurer and YouTube influencer, Denny Danis has just completed a 10,000 kilometre torture test with Kumho’s brand new RT tyres , taking on Cape York and some of the harshest and toughest 4WD tracks in the country. Danis equipped his Toyota LandCruiser 79 for the adventure which saw him and his family complete the entire trip without a puncture or any issues. He has recorded the trip for his YouTube channel which has one of the biggest audiences for any 4WD videographer on the social media platform.

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The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Head Coach and star players were some of the first people to put the new Kumho Road Venture RT tyres to the test and believe the similarities between how they need to perform on the field is comparative to how the new RT performs on all surfaces.