Tongli Tyre Co., Ltd.

Who owns Tongli Tyre?

Tongli Tyre is a subsidiary of Hixih Rubber Industry Group, jointly capitalized with Jining Chengfa Industry Management Co. It operates within the Hixih Industrial Park in Yanzhou District, Jining.

What brands does Tongli Tyre make?

The company produces truck and bus radial tires under the RoadOne, Hixih, and Protyre brands.

Is Tongli Tyre related to Pirelli?

Hixih Group formed a joint venture with Pirelli in 2005 that supplies European truck tire technology to the RoadOne program. Pirelli does not own the brand.

Where are Tongli tires made?

At the company's plant inside the Hixih Industrial Park in Yanzhou District, Jining City, Shandong Province, China.

When was Tongli Tyre established?

Hixih Group established Tongli Tyre Co., Ltd. in 2014 to operate the RoadOne brand, which the group had registered in 2003. The entity now also uses the name Shandong Lutong Tyre.

Where are RoadOne tires sold?

RoadOne tires sell in more than 100 countries, with particular strength in China, Pakistan, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

The RoadOne trademark predates the company itself. Hixih Group registered the brand in 2003 and began shipping RoadOne tires into domestic and export markets in 2004, launching a dedicated TBR project with an annual capacity target of 12 million units.

A 2005 joint venture between Hixih and Pirelli brought European truck tire technology into the program, giving RoadOne product engineering that most local competitors lacked. In 2014 Hixih invested to create Tongli Tyre Co., Ltd. as the dedicated operating company for mid to high end truck and bus tires, moving RoadOne production into the new entity.

Export markets became the growth engine. RoadOne tires built a following in Pakistan, where the brand pushed toward replacement market leadership on the strength of durability under poor road conditions, and distribution spread through the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. By 2017 annual RoadOne orders passed 1.06 million sets, and the brand claimed sales in more than 100 countries.

The company later reorganized as Shandong Lutong Tyre with registered capital of RMB 1.026 billion, jointly held by Hixih Rubber Industry Group and Jining Chengfa Industry Management. Its stated annual capacity of about 2 million radial load tires makes it a mid sized TBR producer by Chinese industry standards.