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FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES SELECTS KUMHO

TYRES FOR ITS NEW JEEP® RENEGADE

Lutterworth, UK – November 16, 2015. For many years a supplier of tyres for the

Jeep® Grand Cherokee, and more recently the Fiat Freemont, Kumho has now had

its products selected for fitment to another member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

(FCA) range – the new Jeep Renegade.

As a result, Kumho Crugen Premium KL33 tyres are being delivered in sizes

215/60R17 100V XL and 225/55R18 98H to FCA’s plant at Melfi in the Potenza

province of Italy, where the new Renegade is being manufactured. Specially

developed for the particular needs of the ever-expanding SUV sector, the Kumho

Crugen Premium KL33 provides an impressive degree of comfort at speed, coupled

with good handling characteristics and low levels of noise. Balanced traction

characteristics are guaranteed in both wet and dry conditions.

Commenting on this latest OE contract for the Korean tyre manufacturer, Frank

Gilsdorf, the engineer responsible for the contract at the Frankfurt-based Kumho

European Technical Centre said: “Working in close co-operation with our client FCA,

we have adjusted the Crugen Premium KL33 to the specific needs of the new Jeep

Renegade. This latest contract from FCA underlines the good level of co-operation

that exists between our two companies and the consistently high quality of our tyres.”

For further information on Kumho and its products for road and motorsport use see

www.kumhotyre.co.uk.

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About Kumho Tyre: Founded in 1960, the Kumho Tire Company based in Seoul, South Korea is currently one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers with revenues in excess of two billion US dollars. Each year, the company sells over 60 million tyres worldwide. The company is part of the long-established Kumho Asiana Group, one of Korea’s best known and largest companies, which also owns Asiana Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance. With over 10,000 employees worldwide, Kumho develops, manufactures and primarily markets tyres for passenger cars, vans and trucks. Kumho operates production facilities in Korea, China and Vietnam. The company also maintains research and development centres in Korea, China, Europe and North America. Kumho is an original equipment supplier to car manufacturers such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and the Korean manufacturers Hyundai and Kia. Kumho Tire Europe GmbH with its head office in Offenbach am Main is responsible for marketing and sales activities in Germany and Europe.

Press release issued on behalf of Kumho by Gordon Bruce Associates. For further press information and/or a hi res versions of the images below, please email Gordon at gordon.bruce@gordonbruce.com.

Kumho’s Crugen Premium KL33 and the new Jeep Renegade to which it is fitted