Maxxis Rubber India, a sub-company of Maxxis Group, the largest two-wheeler tyre manufacturer in the world, has inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The plant with an investment of over Rs 2,640 crore is spread across a massive 106 acres. The facility is currently dedicated to manufacturing of Two-Wheeler tyres and tubes and will have a capacity to produce around 20,000 tyres and 40,000 tubes per day. With this size and capacity, the company is targeting a market share of at least 15% of India’s tyre market within 5 years. Maxxis currently serves as an OEM tyre supplier to Honda (Two-wheelers), Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra, Tata and Jeep in India.
Apart from catering to the domestic tyre market, the product portfolio from the facility will be exported to South Asia, and will further expand to Africa and Middle East countries in the coming years. Maxxis’s global product portfolio includes tyres for passenger cars, two-wheelers, light trucks, trucks, buses, ATV’s and agricultural & industrial vehicles. Globally, Maxxis’s high standards for quality, efficiency and innovation have been acknowledged with numerous honours and awards. The group has its presence in 6 continents with 21 manufacturing plants and five R&D Centres worldwide and develops its diversified tyre products for customers across 180 countries.
