Falken tires are made within Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber group; its European disclosure lists production in Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia, while the former Buffalo-area US factory closed. [1][2]

Who makes Falken Tires?

Owner
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan; Falken Tyre Europe identifies itself as a group subsidiary. [1]
Made by
Sumitomo Rubber group production operations; the European sales company is not itself the entire manufacturing network. [1]
Made in
The signed 2025 European statement lists Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia. The old Tonawanda, New York, USA factory is a closed site. [1][2]

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Falken Tires

Falken tires are made within Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber group; its European disclosure lists production in Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia, while the former Buffalo-area US factory closed.

Evidence: [1][2]

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  • Falken Tires (Brand): Falken tires are made within Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber group; its European disclosure lists production in Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia, while the former Buffalo-area US factory closed. [1][2]
  • Falken Tires → Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Owner): Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan; Falken Tyre Europe identifies itself as a group subsidiary. [1]
  • Sumitomo Rubber Industries → Sumitomo Rubber operations (Manufacturer): Sumitomo Rubber group production operations; the European sales company is not itself the entire manufacturing network. [1]
  • Sumitomo Rubber operations → Japan — Europe-serving production (Factory): Country confirmed in the 2025 statement; model/plant allocation not supplied. [1]
  • Sumitomo Rubber operations → Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia — Europe-serving production (Factory): Countries confirmed in the 2025 statement; individual tire origins may vary. [1]

Who owns Falken Tires?

Falken Tyre Europe’s signed 2025 statement identifies Sumitomo Rubber Industries as its Japanese parent and dates the Falken brand to 1983. Falken is therefore not an independent American tire company despite its North American brand presence. [1]

Who actually makes Falken Tires products?

Sumitomo Rubber is the manufacturer group behind Falken. Its sales subsidiaries and the factories have different roles; the European statement is evidence for that business’s production network, not proof of the exact factory for every tire sold in the USA. [1]

Where are Falken Tires products made?

Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia are specifically named in the European statement. Group capacity disclosures describe a wider footprint, but a group factory list alone cannot assign a particular Falken model or size to a factory. [1][3]

Is Falken Tires made in China or the USA?

Do not rely on the former Buffalo-area plant as evidence of current US production: Sumitomo resolved to end all production at its Tonawanda subsidiary in November 2024. The reviewed European statement does not establish a current China-made Falken SKU. [1][2]

Same factory, different label

A common Sumitomo manufacturer group does not establish that two tire brands have identical construction or use the same line. Cooper is a separate ownership comparison: its Goodyear parent should not be confused with Sumitomo Rubber. [1]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 1983: Falken was established in Japan, according to its signed corporate statement. [1]
  2. 2008: Falken Tyre Europe GmbH was established. [1]
  3. 2024-11-07: Sumitomo resolved to terminate SRUSA production. [2]
  4. 2025-07-03: Falken Europe signed its production and supply-chain statement. [1]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Who makes falken tires?

Sumitomo Rubber group production operations; the European sales company is not itself the entire manufacturing network.[1]

Where are falken tires made?

The signed 2025 European statement lists Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia. The old Tonawanda, New York, USA factory is a closed site.[1][2]

Who owns falken tires?

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan; Falken Tyre Europe identifies itself as a group subsidiary.[1]

Who manufactures falken tires?

Sumitomo Rubber group production operations; the European sales company is not itself the entire manufacturing network.[1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] Falken Tyre Europe modern slavery and human trafficking statement — 2025-07-03 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Signed statement names Japanese parent Sumitomo Rubber, dates the brand to 1983, and lists Japan, Turkey, Thailand and Indonesia production for the European business.

  2. [2] Sumitomo Rubber: termination of production at SRUSA — 2024-11-07 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Board decision ends production at Sumitomo Rubber USA in Tonawanda; prevents treating the old Buffalo plant as current output.

  3. [3] Sumitomo Rubber first-half 2025 financial data — production capacity — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Documents group production footprint; not a tire-model-specific factory assignment.

Unconfirmed

  • Factory-by-model and size allocation, including individual US-market tires; current China-origin Falken SKUs.