Sava Tires
• Machines • Industry • South-East European INDUSTRIAL Мarket - issue 3/2017
Sava is among the largest tire producers in Central Europe. The company manufactures a varied portfolio of passenger car, SUV, light truck and truck tires.
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Sava has more than 1600 employees in Europe and its business has grown beyond the Old continent and is today popular on a global scale.
The company uses different manufacturing facilities in Europe for its production, although most of it is still manufactured in its Slovenian factory. The modern plant, constructed in 2002, is equipped with advanced technologies and specializes in the making of high performance summer and winter passenger car tires for Sava and other Goodyear mid and premium brands.
The company’s factory in the Slovenian city of Kranj is one of the most state-of-the-art manufacturing establishments in Europe, taking up some 17 100 m2 floor space. It’s annual output is nearly 8 mln. tires.
Also, that many Sava tires are sold every year worldwide.
The Kranj facility is additionally used as the company’s main distribution centre for south-eastern Europe.
It is "capable of accommodating up to one million passenger vehicle tires", Sava claims on its website and adds: "The construction of the distribution centre has been seen as essential for the future development of the company in the market, to strengthen its competitive advantages and exploit market opportunities."