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Who owns Falken Tires?

Falken Tire Corporation has participated in many motorsport activities, including the Tudor United SportsCar Championship IMSA, the former American Le Mans Series ALMS, the British Drift Championship, the Irish Drift Championship, the Drift Allstars European Series with driver James Deane, the Formula Drift Series Formula D, ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring and International Drift Series.

who-owns-falken-tires-2Who owns Falken Tires?

Falken Tire is a brand of passenger car, light truck, and medium truck tires owned by the Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). It was launched in its native country of Japan in 1983 and was introduced to the North American market two years later and in Europe in 1988.

Falken has now become a stand-alone brand that focuses on UHP (Ultra High Performance) products while utilizing professional motorsports to further develop and improve products for worldwide distribution. Falken has sponsored racing series such as ALMS and domestic championships like Super Taikyu series, 24 Hours Nürburgring and drifting series such as Formula D and D1 Grand Prix.

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Tobi Tarwater

Update: 2024-08-26