Press Releases

ANTIGO, WISCONSIN – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp (Toyo Tires^®) and drivers, CJ Greaves (Pro-4) and Ryan Beat (Pro-2), swept Rounds Three and Four of the 2025 Championship Off-Road (COR) racing season in the top two Unlimited classes. With three wins in Pro-4 and three in Pro-2 through the first four rounds of the season, Team Toyo’s consistent performance in each class places both drivers in commanding leads atop their respective championship standings.

ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – Alan Ampudia and Toyo Tires^® claimed the overall win at the 57th SCORE Baja 500, continuing a dominant run in 2025 with back-to-back victories in the first two rounds of the SCORE World Desert Championship. This latest win marks Ampudia’s third consecutive overall victory dating back to the 2024 SCORE Baja 1000 and places him among an elite group of racers who have accomplished the coveted ‘Baja Triple Crown’ by winning the SCORE Baja 1000, Baja 500, and San Felipe 250.

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (Toyo Tires^®) announces a size expansion for its Toyo^® M655TM Power Line offering to include new 22.5- and 24.5-inch medium truck drive tire sizes. This further broadens Toyo Tire’s M655 commercial tire application that currently includes both a 19.5-inch medium truck size suitable for drive and steer applications, and 17- and 18-inch sizes for light truck applications.

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (Toyo Tires^®) announces the return of the Ninth Annual Toyo Tires Shutter Space Automotive Photo Contest, inviting automotive photographers to submit their best “Rollers” shot for this year’s edition.

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp (Toyo Tires^®) kicked off the 2025 Championship Off-Road (COR) racing season with a strong performance, capturing two class wins courtesy of drivers Ryan Beat in Pro-2 and CJ Greaves in Pro-4. The action unfolded at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, a 1.2-mile premier short course track known as the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”.

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (Toyo Tires^®) announces a new multi-year agreement through 2027 with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one of five major tournaments on the Ladies Professional Golf Association of America (LPGA) Tour.

SAN FELIPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – Alan Ampudia and Toyo Tires^® claimed the overall win at the 38th SCORE San Felipe 250, securing back-to-back victories in consecutive years to kick off the SCORE season. Ampudia continues his momentum from last year, having won the 2024 SCORE World Trophy Truck Championship.

Toyo Tire Corporation of Japan (Toyo Tire) has announced the following executive appointments at Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. (TTHA), effective March 26, 2025. 

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA – Christopher Polvoorde and Toyo Tires^® have won the 2025 King of the Hammers Toyo Tires Desert Challenge. Repeating his dominant performance from last year, Polvoorde secured the back-to-back win, starting off his 2025 campaign on top of the podium. This year’s victory marks Toyo’s fourth overall win in this race, with past champions including Polvoorde (2024) and Bryce Menzies (2020, 2021).

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tires^® announces the new Open Country^® R/T Pro, an on-/off-road rugged terrain hybrid M/T tire. Designed to tackle dirt, sand, mud, rocks, and snow with confidence, the R/T Pro takes the original rugged terrain tire to the next level. Its advanced tread design and specially engineered compound deliver exceptional traction and performance on even the most challenging terrain.