Who makes Laufenn tires?

Hankook Tire & Technology makes the Laufenn S Fit AS, G Fit AS and X Fit HT products at its Daejeon and Geumsan plants in South Korea, according to its July 2022 domestic launch announcement.

Owner
HHankook Tire & TechnologyLaufenn brand parent
Company record
Made by
HankookHankookKorean S/G Fit AS, X Fit HT
Hankook news
Made in
South KoreaSouth KoreaKorean S/G Fit AS, X Fit HT
Hankook news
Illustration of a generic tire, not a photo of Laufenn tires.
Exploded illustration of a generic tire1Tread2Belts3Carcass4Beads5Inner liner

SuppliersMap research desk · Source records checked against 4 sources, at least 4 published by Hankook Tire & Technology · How we check

Laufenn tires supply chain

OwnerHHankook Tire & Technology
BrandLLaufenn tires
Made byHankookHankook
Made inSouth KoreaSouth Korea
Key part supplier: Not named by Hankook Tire & Technology Not disclosed

This page does not assign a specific size to either factory or describe the origin of US-market Laufenn tires. [4]

Is Laufenn tires made in China or the USA?

A South Korean parent does not establish Korean assembly, and a Tennessee demonstration does not establish US manufacture. The country for each current Laufenn SKU is not public in the reviewed sources in these sources. [1] [2] [3]

Same factory, different label

Hankook, Laufenn and Optimo appear together in Hankook’s brand strategy. Sharing the corporate group or technology does not establish identical tire designs or a single shared factory. [1]

Where was your tire made?

A company address and a country of manufacture answer different questions. Start with your exact model.

  1. Read both sidewalls for the country-of-origin marking.
  2. Record the complete DOT tire identification number and date code.
  3. Check the specific size and production batch rather than another tire from the same brand.

What each source proves

2025-07-22

Hhankooktire-mediacenter.com

Hankook: multi-brand tire business

Hankook news2026-05-28

Hhankooktire.com

Hankook announces 2026 dealer Drive & Learn program

Hankook news2025-06-30

Hhankooktire.com

Hankook marks Laufenn’s tenth anniversary

Company record2022-07-12

Hhankookandcompany.com

Hankook: Laufenn South Korean launch and Daejeon/Geumsan production

Hankook news

Laufenn tires milestones

  1. Company release identifies Laufenn as Hankook’s second brand and describes Hankook’s European manufacturing/R&D context without assigning every Laufenn product to Hungary. [1]
  2. Posted May 28 with May 26 dateline; names Laufenn and X Fit AT2 at Clarksville manufacturing-site event. Testing or displaying a tire at a factory does not prove it was assembled there. [2]
  3. Korean-language company release identifies Hankook Tire & Technology as the company behind Laufenn, first shown at SEMA2014 and launched in 2015; names Korean-market product lines. [3]
  4. Company names the three Korean launch products and explicitly places their production at Hankook’s Daejeon and Geumsan plants. [4]

Questions people ask

Who makes laufenn tires?

Hankook Tire & Technology makes the Laufenn S Fit AS, G Fit AS and X Fit HT products in the July 2022 South Korean launch announcement. That product/market statement does not make a global factory allocation for the Laufenn brand. South Korea is supported for that domestic launch offering: Hankook names its Daejeon and Geumsan plants. The announcement does not distinguish a specific size between the two factories or establish origin for US-market tires. [4]

Who owns laufenn tires?

Laufenn is part of Hankook’s brand business. The Korean anniversary announcement directly names Hankook Tire & Technology and explains the brand’s introduction and subsequent product development. [3]

Sources

  1. [1] HHankook: multi-brand tire business2025-07-22 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  2. [2] HHankook announces 2026 dealer Drive & Learn program2026-05-28 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  3. [3] HHankook marks Laufenn’s tenth anniversary2025-06-30 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  4. [4] HHankook: Laufenn South Korean launch and Daejeon/Geumsan production2022-07-12 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-26