At a Glance: Yokohama Tire Corp.
* 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.
* 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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