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At a Glance: Yokohama Tire Corp.

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* Corporate headquarters: Fullerton.

* History: Tokyo-based Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is merging its two U.S. subsidiaries, Mohawk Rubber Co. in Akron, Ohio and Yokohama Tire Corp in Fullerton.

* Date of merger: July 1, 1992.

* Corporate officers: Yoshimichi Hanabusa, president and chief executive; Koin (Ken) Suzuki, executive vice president.

* Nature of business: The merged company will will be responsible for both Yokohama and Mohawk sales, service, manufacturing and research and development activities throughout the U.S.

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* Branch office: Akron, Ohio.

* Manufacturing: Salem, Va.

* Sales divisions:

Western, Fullerton.

Central, Houston.

Southeast, Atlanta.

Northeast, Bridgeport, N.J.

Great Lakes, Louisville, Ky.

* Employees: 1,200, of which 250 are in Fullerton.

* Sales: $425 million (projected for 1992).

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