JK Tyre started manufacturing tyres in 1977 with a capacity of 0.5 million tyres per annum. It has grown multi-fold over the years, and currently has a capacity of more than 35 million tyres per annum from its 11 plants in India and Mexico. With the commissioning of the Greenfield Project in Chennai, the capacity across 12 plants has crossed the milestone of 35 million tyres per annum.</br> JK Tyre in April 2016, acquired Cavendish Industries Limited in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. While the acquisition added three modern plants to its portfolio taking the total count to 11, it helped the tyre major foray into the two/three wheeler segment as well.