Hannover | Beijing, 1 November 2023 – Linglong Tire has been equipping Hongqi, the oldest and most luxurious Chinese automobile manufacturer, which is part of the Chinese state-owned company FAW and translates as “Red Flag”, with original equipment tires from the factory for over 20 years. The luxury sedan Hongqi L5 is equipped ex works with Linglong tires in size 275/40 R20 106W, Linglong is also the original equipment supplier for the two sister models Hongqi L7 and L9. While the two models Hongqi L7 and L9 are only used for Chinese state guests, Hongqi builds the L5 model on request for around 600.000 Euros including a lifetime guarantee for well-heeled private customers. The handcrafted L5 is powered by either a 6.0-liter V12 or a 4.0-liter V8, but is currently not offered in Europe.

About Linglong Tire:

Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., one of the world's leading tire manufacturers, is integrating tire design, development, manufacturing and sales with its products widely used on passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and engineering machinery vehicles. Founded in 1975, the company has seven R&D centers, seven manufacturing bases across the world and over 19.000 employees. The company’s products are exported to 173 countries across the world, covering Europe, Middle East, Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa and provides Original Equipment service for over 60 global well-known automakers including Volkswagen and Audi. At present, the company has five Chinese manufacturing bases in Zhaoyuan, Dezhou, Liuzhou, Jingmen, Changchun and two overseas manufacturing bases in Thailand and Serbia. Meanwhile, Linglong will carry out active inspection of its new factory’s location, aiming at completing the full completion of 7+5 global layout, and fully utilizing global resources and expanding its global tire market. Linglong Tire has been sponsoring numerous European football clubs for years. Linglong Tire is currently the official tire and top partner as well as a climate partner and sleeve sponsor of the German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. The Wolves women's team, multiple German champions and cup winners, is also supported by Linglong Tire. Further information at www.linglongtyre.eu.