Giti Tire

Giti Tire

Company type	Private
Industry	Tire manufacturing
Founded	1951 (1951)
Headquarters	Singapore
Area served	130 countries
Key people	Executive Chairman, Enki Tan Managing Director, Lei Huaichin
Revenue	US$3.2 billion (2018)[1]
Number of employees	Over 32,000 Worldwide
Website	www.giti.com

Giti Tire (pronunciation: JEE-tee) is a Singapore-headquartered Indonesian tire company, with eight manufacturing facilities, more than 32,000 global employees, and distribution to markets of more than 130 countries.^[2] Giti Tire manufactures a variety of brands of passenger car, truck/bus, and off-road tires for global markets, which include Giti, GT Radial, Primewell, Runway, and Dextero.^[3] It has regional offices in United States, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Indonesia, China, UAE, Malaysia, and Singapore

In 2022, Giti was ranked as the tenth-largest tire manufacturing company in the world based on revenue.^[4][5]

Giti Tire originated back in 1951, as it was part of Lim family’s enterprises, with early operations in Indonesia under Gajah Tunggal, and later producing bias tires for passenger and commercial vehicles.^[6][7] The founders were the Lim family, a Chinese Indonesian business family. In 1961, PT Gajah Tunggal was established in Indonesia.^[8] The company entered China in 1993 and established a joint venture with Anhui Tire Factory, an independent third party, for the production of bias tires. In 1998, Giti established proprietary sales and distribution centers in various locations, completing manufacturing facilities in Fujian two years later to serve new passenger car tire (PCR) production. Since then, the company has expanded further internationally, opening offices and distribution centers around the world.^[9] In 2010, the company adopted a new Lippincott-designed logo featuring an elephant.^[10]

In June 2014, the company announced plans to build a US$560 million production plant in Richburg, South Carolina (in the Charlotte metropolitan area), USA, its first factory outside Asia, which opened in October 2017.^[11][12]

As of 2026, Giti Tire reportedly operates research and development centers in the US, Germany, UK, Indonesia, and China.^[13] Giti Tires reported in 2026 that their five manufacturing facilities have capacity to produce over 100 million tires annually.^[13]

Giti Tire's parent company, Giti Group, also owns a paper business and develops and operates retail stores in Indonesia.^[8][14]

Giti sponsors motorsports drivers and events under the Giti and GT Radial brands. Included among these are being the tire sponsor for many Motorsports events in Asia and Europe, including the F3 Asian Championship.^[15] Other events that Giti Tires have been affiliated with or provided sponsorship for have included the VW Beetle Fun Cup^[16] and British Truck Racing Championship in the UK^[17], the Formula Regional Middle East Championship^[18], Nobuhiro Tajima.^[19]

In 2017, Giti Tire debuted at the 24 Hours Nürburgring Race in Germany, qualifying 1st in the SP8 class, and placing 2nd in its class after a final race mechanical issue on the transmission.^[20] In 2019, the company recorded its strongest result to date, with a first and second-place finish in the SP8 class at the 24 Hours Nürburgring. In addition, its 'Giti's Angels' team of all-female drivers, technicians, and coach achieved a first-class finish in their group at the final VLN race in 2019.^[21]