YHI International Limited
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YHI International Limited is a high-quality automotive, industrial automotive and industrial products distributor company based and headquartered in Singapore
. It also a familiar and trusted name in alloy wheel
manufacturing as an original design manufacturer
(ODM) through "Advanti Racing" brand. The company founded and started in 1948 as sole proprietorship
, by founder, the late Mr. Tay Chin Kiat.
Today, YHI has subsidiaries and associated companies located in Singapore
, Malaysia, Thailand
, Vietnam
, China
, Hong Kong
, Taiwan
, USA
, Japan
, Canada
, Australia
, New Zealand
, the UAE
and Italy
. In addition, YHI has 4 manufacturing plants in Shanghai
and Suzhou
in China, Taoyuan
in Taiwan and Sepang
in Malaysia.
, Nankang
, Nexen
, and Pirelli
. They also distribute various renowned brands of alloy wheels namely - Advanti, Enkei
, OZ, and Konig
. For commercial industrial products, they represent Hitachi
, and FIAM brands of industrial batteries and EZGO golf buggies.
under the "Neuton" brand. The tire is categorized as Neuton NT5000 (Ultra-High Performance tire), Neuton NT3000 (Commodity), Neuton X-Treme (SUV), Neuton LV1000 (Van) and Neuton K.O.O.L. (Winter/Snow).
S.p.A. ("STR") and O.Z. S.p.A. ("OZ") using their own house wheel brand called "Advanti Racing". The sponsorship involved total value of US$6 million over the three years.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It also a familiar and trusted name in alloy wheel
Alloy wheel
Alloy wheels are automobile wheels which are made from an alloy of aluminium or magnesium. They are typically lighter for the same strength...
manufacturing as an original design manufacturer
Original Design Manufacturer
An original design manufacturer is a company which designs and manufactures a product which is specified and eventually branded by another firm for sale. Such companies allow the brand firm to produce without having to engage in the organization or running of a factory...
(ODM) through "Advanti Racing" brand. The company founded and started in 1948 as sole proprietorship
Sole proprietorship
A sole proprietorship, also known as the sole trader or simply a proprietorship, is a type of business entity that is owned and run by one individual and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. The owner receives all profits and has unlimited responsibility for...
, by founder, the late Mr. Tay Chin Kiat.
Today, YHI has subsidiaries and associated companies located in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Malaysia, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. In addition, YHI has 4 manufacturing plants in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
in China, Taoyuan
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan City is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island. Taoyuan city is the gateway of Taiwan: with the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in vicinity, and is a 30-minute ride to the capital, Taipei....
in Taiwan and Sepang
Sepang
Sepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Formerly a small town, Sepang grew to several recent developments...
in Malaysia.
Distributorship
The key tire brands currently carry are YokohamaYokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Nankang
Nankang
Nankang may refer to:* Nankang, Jiangxi, a county-level city in Jiangxi Province, China* Nankang Rubber Tire, a Taiwanese tire manufacturer based in Taipei , Taiwan* Nangang District, Taipei, a district in Taipei, Taiwan...
, Nexen
Nexen
Nexen Inc. is an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Nexen started in 1969 under the name "Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd.", aka CanOxy, and was 80% owned by Occidental Petroleum, a Los Angeles-based oil company...
, and Pirelli
Pirelli
Pirelli & C. SpA is a diverse multinational company based in Milan, Italy. The company, the world’s fifth largest tyre manufacturer, is present in over 160 countries, has 20 manufacturing sites around the world and a network of around 10,000 distributors and retailers.Founded in Milan in 1872,...
. They also distribute various renowned brands of alloy wheels namely - Advanti, Enkei
Enkei
, also romanized as Enkei, was a after Tokuji and before Ōchō. This period spanned the years from October 1308 through April 1311. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
, OZ, and Konig
König
König is the German word for king. In German and other languages that use the umlaut the spellings König and Koenig are interchangeable. As a surname in English-language use Koenig is usual, or occasionally the umlaut is simply dropped, giving the form Konig...
. For commercial industrial products, they represent Hitachi
Hitachi
Hitachi is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology.Hitachi may also refer to:*Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan*Hitachi province, former province of Japan*Prince Hitachi and Princess Hitachi, members of the Japanese imperial family...
, and FIAM brands of industrial batteries and EZGO golf buggies.
House Brand
They also have their own tire and batteryBattery (electricity)
An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power...
under the "Neuton" brand. The tire is categorized as Neuton NT5000 (Ultra-High Performance tire), Neuton NT3000 (Commodity), Neuton X-Treme (SUV), Neuton LV1000 (Van) and Neuton K.O.O.L. (Winter/Snow).
Sponsorship
On 29 February 2008, YHI announced that they had entered into a supply lightweight racing wheels and sponsorship agreement with Formula 1 team Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team...
S.p.A. ("STR") and O.Z. S.p.A. ("OZ") using their own house wheel brand called "Advanti Racing". The sponsorship involved total value of US$6 million over the three years.