so the guy im looking at buying rims and tires from is putting wanli or linglong tires on them, i have never heard of them. Any idea how good these tires are, im kind of researching them but i havent seen much.

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Linglong Rubber, based in the flourishing coastal province of Shandong, has an annual production capacity of about 9 million passenger car and truck tyres and thus is one of the biggest Chinese tyre manufacturers. Internationally, Linglong attracts attention because two thirds of its production is sold in export markets.
Apart from the main brand Linglong, the company's 8,000 workers also produce two other tyre brands called Shanling and Leao. But outside China it is mainly Linglong brand tyres that are sold. The company was put into the position of selling tyres on the European replacement markets since it started to operate a second tyre factory next to the first one. The new factory only produces radial tyres, explains export manager Merry Wang.

Currently, the privately owned company (owned by Wang Xicheng) manufactures about 2 million truck and about 5 million passenger car tyres every year; furthermore, Linglong still produces some 2 million diagonal tyres (truck, light truck, OTR). From this annual production, about 4 million passenger tyres (80%), 500,000 truck tyres (25%) and one million bias tyres (50%) are sold on export markets, says Wang in an interview with Tyres & Accessories.

"Our exports will grow when more sizes become available that suit these markets," she continues. This is where Linglong meets the general market trend in China because domestic competitors also target important export markets. For example, Linglong has recently introduced new winter patterns and in the near future the manufacturer is going to launch high performance tyres, Wang reveals.

In order to meet the expected growing demand from the domestic as well as export markets, Linglong is currently building its third tyre factory on the same site in Shandong province. After the commissioning of the two production lines, an annual output of about 2 million radial truck tyres is expected. Later on, a third production line will be added and, in 2008, passenger car tyres will be manufactured in the new facility although the export manager did not want to see the details of this investment published yet.

All in all, Linglong says that it is going to invest £220 million in its third tyre factory, according to Wang. If industry sources are accurate, Shandong Linglong has an annual turnover of £225 million.

Even in the future such investments will be made under Linglong's own leadership, says the export manager. There have been some negotiations in the past with potential Western co-operation partners such as Pirelli or Continental. But all talks failed because "they wanted to cooperate but have the majority." Linglong does not want to give up control over its three tyre factories, Wang makes plain.

If Linglong has its way there will not be any take-over through a Western manufacturer. However, the Chinese manufacturer is currently holding co-operation talks with two other potential partners who would allow Linglong to hold the majority stake. However: "With regards to technical agreements everything can be discussed."

Shandong Linglong Rubber Co Ltd.

I would never buy Chinese tires if I were you... always remember you get what you pay for

This just in: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/25/as-if-poisoned-pet-food-wasnt-enough-chinese-tires-now-failing/

Even if this isn't the company you're looking at I'd still stay away like drummer said.

I value my life enought to not consider those. When consumers get killed in China, how far do you think their lawsuits get? They don't have the concern for safety that the Americas do.

Most people in China don't even have cars. They're big on bicycles for getting around cities, unless they live out in the boonies. Then they're farmers more than likely and will be lucky to even see a car in their lifetime.

How knowledgeable do you think China is on the auto industry when most of their own population can't contribute enough feedback for tire producers to consider and improve their products? At least to the point where they don't shred themselves .. And their legal system has more issues than worrying about what foreign countries think about their tires. Mm, tasty atheist communism!

I'm surprised they sell Chinese tires in the US. They don't sell Chinese cars here.

Wait till next year...

Did they finalize that?

I knew they were talking about importing a certain brand, even though it had poor crash ratings and all that.

I'd never heard of Linglong tires either, so out of curiosity I tried to find some info for you. I tend to stick with brands I'm familiar with; in the past I've had good luck with BF Goodrich, Armstrong, General, and Cooper, to name a few. It helps to know people in the tire business, in addition to doing some research on your own.
Have a look at some of the tires offered here: The Tire Rack

Add Chinese tires to your list of things to avoid, right alongside dog food and toothpaste.

I wouldn't trust a chinese car or their tires for that matter... Here's a prime example.

Brilliance BS6S ADAC Crash Test

Plus... buy American... support American jobs

haha, Shandong Linglong, wang and a chinese guy yelling five hundred dollars!!!

Its like a bad porn, a cheap hotdog commercial and drink milk commercial all mixed together.

If you have to think about how to pronounce it then don't buy it.

There are plenty of good american and european tires that won't get you killed.

If you do end up getting them sell them to some retard with a honda, tell him they are high performance tires used in drifting or some crap.

Its not like he will ever go fast enough to need performance tires anyway.

If your looking for affordable tires that perform, get some Fuzions. They're made by Bridgestone and I have a set of the HRis on my Strat. They perform wonderfully. I'm really considering some ZRis for my GP.

I have Kumho's, and they're made in China. I've put several thousand miles on them and I never felt my life was in danger. "Made in China" doesnt automatically mean bad, it could, but not always.