The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., have recently announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V61 tires as original equipment (OE) for GAC Trumpchi’s new Xiangwang S7 plug-in hybrid SUV, which was launched in China in March 2025. The tire size is 255/50R20 109V.

The ADVAN V61 tire being supplied as OE is a premium SUV tire in Yokohama Rubber’s global flagship ADVAN brand range. The tire offers ADVAN’s hallmark premium-grade driving performance, along with a high-level balance of fuel and energy efficiency, handling stability, and quietness, achieving both comfortable city driving and long-distance touring for heavyweight SUVs. The ADVAN V61 is supplied as OE on many premium SUVs, and in addition to the size being utilized on the Xiangwang S7, there is a wide range of sizes available for the replacement market.

The Xiangwang S7 is a new plug-in SUV that was developed with families in mind. It boasts an impressive total driving range of 1,150 km, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.8 seconds, and has a gradability of over 40%. Additionally, its proprietary intelligent driving system supports autonomous parking and remote-controlled parking.

Under Yokohama Rubber’s three-year (2024–2026) medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2026 (YX2026), the consumer tire business aims to maximize the sales ratios of high-value-added tires. One of the key initiatives under this strategy is promoting the global flagship ADVAN brand tires and the GEOLANDAR brand tires for SUVs and pickup trucks as original equipment for new cars. In the Chinese market, Yokohama Rubber is aiming to supply more tires for EVs and other new energy vehicles in particular.

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Yokohama Rubber’s ADVAN V61 Tires Coming Factory-Equipped on GAC Trumpchi’s Xiangwang S7