KIRSEHIR, Turkey (Oct. 28, 2015) — Turkey's Petlas Tire Industry and Trade Co. is planning to establish a U.S. sales subsidiary, Petlas Tire USA L.L.C., to facilitate improved relations between U.S. customers and Petlas and customers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Sinan Evcan, country sales manager, will be in charge of the U.S. company, which plans to set up an office in Akron.
Petlas, known principally in North America for its range of agricultural tires, will also be offering the company's passenger, truck, trailer, OTR and industrial tires, Mr. Evcan said, in both the Petlas and associated Starmaxx brands.