Yokohama Off-Highway Tires

It has three manufacturing plants in Hadera (Israel); Tirunelvelli and Dahej (India) and it is owned by Yokohama Rubber Company since 2016.

Only two years after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 wave of aliyah immigration drove the government to encourage new industries.

Friedlander, a Jewish zionist was excited about the venture and managed to raise funds from fifteen other enthusiastic American Jews who would share a 49% stake.

In 2009, the Mahansaria family acquired GPX which is an American company and owns the brand Galaxy for $54 million.

The current Chairman of the company is Atao Kishi and the CEO is Nitin Mantri.