Yokohama tire fitted on new Mazda 3

Tokyo –  Yokohama Rubber Co. is supplying tires as original equipment for the new Mazda3, which went on sale globally 24 May.

The car model is factory-equipped with BluEarth-GT AE51 tires in all markets but North America, Yokohama announced 29 May.

The tire, it said, incorporates the basic design and materials technology used in Yokohama’s ‘environmentally-friendly’ BluEarth global tire brand.

The tire, according to Yokohama, offers “superior driving, comfort and environmental performance” and is particularly suitable for ‘grand touring’.