Presentation for motorsports meeting in 2008 Motorsport Activities

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Motorsport Activities Worldwide in 2008 Akinori Tokieda General Manager Motorsports Dept.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Yokohama Motorsport Activities Worldwide ALMS WTCC IFM VLN Le Mans 24 hours RRC RTCC CRC IRC APRC ARC Porsche GT 3 Cup Brazil BRC APRC Super GT Macau F 3 AJRC Porsche Club Japan Challenge Super GT APRC V 8 Utes

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship Spain, France, Czech, Portugal Germany, UK, Italy (2 x) Japan Macau Mexico Brazil

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Macau Grand Prix International Formula Master After it begins to supply the tire to the F 3 race that started in 1983, it becomes the 26 th anniversary in this year.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 SUPER GT GT 500 : Kondo GTR GT 300 : Porsche GT 300 : Nissan- Z GT 500 : Tsuchiya SC GT 300 : Shiden It is a most competitive race in the world for tyre manufactures. We are supporting two GT 500 cars and 15 GT 300 cars in this year.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Le Mans 24 hours Tokai University Le Mans project Super Visor : Professor Yoshimasa Hayashi Driver : Toshio Suzuki (Daytona 24 hrs winner) Masami Kageyama (GT 500 champion) Haruki Kurosawa 　Engine : YGK ( special engine for this project) Chassis : Courage It was a first challenge to compete at the top category as a Student team in the history of the Le Mans 24 hour race.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 All Japan Rally Championship Australia V 8 Utes ADVAN-PIAA Rally Team Car: Lancer Evolution X Dr. : F. Nutahara J. Odagiri Merdeka Millennium Endurance

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 China Circuit Championship China Rally Championship

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Rwanda was cancelled Podium in Kenya

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Asia Pacific Rally Championship The Asia Pacific Rally Championship was inaugurated in 1988. This is one of the regional rally series that spans multiple countries.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Asia Pacific Rally Championship Our supported driver Mr. Dean Herridge won Pacific Cup.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Production in 2009

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Tyre production 2006 2007 2008 average We have increased the production capacity of 18 inch in 2008. There are some gap between real-production and capacity. We have to increase the productivity, so we improved the tyre building machine and cure machine in 2008 too.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 We have increased the production capacity, and we improve the productivity in 2008. We still have some problem between the order and the production in 2008. (1) Big increase the order in June, July, we don’t know the reason why. (2) There are still some differences , especially 15 inch, 18 inch tyre production Production policy in 2009 ・We would like to concentrate our activity focus on touring cars in 2009. ・We will not disturb mono-supplier business for which you already have a contract. ・We intend to reduce single seater business. ・In order to start GT car business in 2010, we will try to supply some tyres to super cars.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 ETA base Order in 2009 not including cross-ply 185/60 R 13 A 021 R YHPT We got the pre-order, but how shall we manage this figure? Total demands are 63000 pcs, and we produce 40% of annual demands (25000 pcs) now. We have only a few order of 18 inch tyres, is this correct? Some of mono-supply series impact our production, but it’s excellent. (Suzuki swift) We will create new system to stock monopoly tyres in YRC or distributor.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Introducing New Product Gravel Rally Tyre A 053

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 New Product A 053 for Gr-N Rally Car NEW SIZE N 2557 170/650 R 15 N 2558 170/650 R 15 N 2559 170/650 R 15 N 2560 170/650 R 15 A 053 R　　A 30 （SOFT　RIGHT） A 053 L　　A 30　 （SOFT　LEFT) A 053 R　 A 50　 （MEDIUM　RIGHT） A 053 L　　A 50　 （MEDIUM 　LEFT） The purpose of development：　 ★ improvement of grip and stability in a high speed ★ Special construction, and dimension for Gr-N car. ( Not suitable for S 2000 ) The contents of improvement : ★　Shape of contact patch ( Review of profile ) ★　Block rigidity ( Review of form & bigger block ) ★ Stiffer side construction designed for Gr-N.

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 What’s changed? Ａ０３５ｅ ◎contact patch ◎block rigidity ★Review of profile design ★Review of form & bigger block Ａ０５３ Oblong block & bigger block in inside part to improve lateral grip To improve straight line traction and braking bigger block in outside part to improve lateral grip Improvement of Contact patch in shoulder area to change profile & bigger block

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 PERFORMANCE CHART Traction & braking Lateral grip Ａ０３５ｅ Ａ０５３ Ａ０３５ High speed control Response Low speed control Wear resistance

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Recommendation of Groove Modification We can modify the grooves to match with the road condition. Remove the red line to improve traction and braking performance. HARD →　 LOOSE →　 WET

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Motorsport Future Vision

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 GD 100 is YOKOHAMA’s Mid-Long Term Plan focused in 2017, our 100 th Anniversary. Motorsport will support the company to achieve this target in connection with building the Corporate Value and Strong Market Presence. Strategy of MS Department We will expand our MS activity all over the world. We will develop “Win-Win” tyres. Customer - Can Win Distributor – Make Profits Yokohama Brand - Strengthen Brand Image

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Mid Term Target of MS Dept. 1) Worldwide Activities with Global Flagship Car Manufacturers 2) Stable Supply of High Performance MS tyres for Each Segment in Each Market 3) Yokohama MS Sales Network will be completed by end of 2011 4) Support Environmental Technology within MS activity

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Target：・expand our activity as global activity ・well balanced activity　 ・rationalise stocks within Yokohama ・professional approach (technical, service, sales) ・established global sales network in 2011 Global activity Continue WTCC activity in 2010, 2011 Getting position of BRIC’s No 1、Asian No 1･･･APRC, Touring car championship Worldwide Activities with Global Flagship Car Manufacturer Getting monopoly tyre contracts for some GT cars Keep good results of GT 500, GT 300 to create Yokohama reputation for Asian market Stable Supply of High Performance MS tyre for Each Segment in Each Market GT (eg. Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari , GT-R) tyre develop in VLN (Germany), Super endurance race in Japan Rally tyre development in APRC（Asia, Oceania) Support Environmental Technology within MS activity supporting eco-series, eco-car developing eco technology motorsport tyre

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Previous mid term plan in 2007 Formula 2008 2009 IFM mono-supplier ⇒Introduce Ecological tyre in 2009 German F 3 Continue to supply Macau F 3 Developing eco-technology tyre Rally WTCC GT class Super GT Serial tyres Development X 977 at PWRC Launch X 977 as A 053 ⇒ expand the rally business Homologate 2007, 2008 Continue to 2008～ 2009 2010 2011 Formula One tyre supplier Using eco technology Sufficient products line up How to keep the mono-supplier Developing for Porsche 997 at ALMS Tyre sales for ALMS eco technology tyre for prototype Sell some tyres for LMS GT 500 2 win/year Launch successor of A 048 Review the contract of teams to sell all tyres Getting Mono supplier by using A 050 Correlation with BRICs sales Expanding the mono-supplier contracts in BRICｓ

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Which categories are we doing motor-sports activity? Single Seater GT F 1 F 2 Endurance race FIA GT ALMS GP 2 FN F 3 Touring GP 3 Euo. F 3 British F 3 Japan F 3 German F 3 Macau F 3 IRL Lemans 24 FA Spa 24 IFM A 1 V 8 DTM V 8 Ute VLN Super Endurance super GT Nurburgring 24 Cup Race Porsche Brazil Germany Aston Martin? CIVIC STCC PTCC RTCC CCC SEAT Portugal BTCC DTCC IMSA GT 3 Japan WTCC Rally WRC APRC SARC AFRC Italy RC JPRC Indian RC CRC BRRC

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 Japan Why are we doing motor-sports activity? Development & Promotion GT 500 Sales (decreasing FOC tyre) GT 300 Super Endurance Gymkhana Civic F 4 GT 300 Europe USA Asia Technical development & Promotion Development sales tyres WTCC VLN MACAU GP GT 500 APRC BRIC’s Building corporate image & reputation CCC CRC RTCC Consider : Less worthwhile activities for Yokohama no top teams on Yokohama doesn’t fit in with company’s ecological policy APRC Japanese Rally Dirt trial ALMS Le. Mans 24 HR Drift Gymkhana

Presentation for motor-sports meeting in 2008 New mid term plan in 2008 ２００７ Acquire the contract Super car, GT series Japanese super GT Sales tyres Gravel event ２００９ ２０１０ ２０１１ National F 3 championship monopoly supplier IFM monopoly supplier German F 3 Launch a Karting tyre business in Asian and European Market Macau f 3 The driver has a good experience with Yokohama during their first step. Formula car WTCC ２００８ Continue supply in 2010, 2011 Continue in 2008, 2009 How to use it as promotion activity in each country LMP 1, LMP 2, GT 1, GT 2 tyre developing in ALMS Porsche 997 （ALMS） How to develop the GT 2 tyres? Acquire Aston Martin cup Link up with OEM business GT 500 one win GT 500ﾞ To develop new technology using GT 500 Toyota No 3 2 times win Supply three cars manufactures? 300 champion Promote monopoly supplier activity introduce A 048 succesor Asian Touring Championship・BRICｓ Crosslink with China market Target is Asian. No 1, BRIC’s. No 1 Developing Eco technology tyres WRC Pirelli Evaluation X 977 introduce A 053 Review products line up of Rally tyre Main target---BRIC’s・eastern Europe, south America Future focus on Gravel Our activity concentrates on the circuit , especially touring cars and GT cars. We have to do some rally program in developing countries. We review our involvement with IRC as soon as possible.

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