Tornado is a truck and bus tyre trademark of Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd in Guiyang, registered in December 2001. The group's Advance brand spans OTR, industrial and farm tyres. Tornado, by contrast, is described by its maker as a truck series for Chinese fleets. In October 2004 it was named a Guiyang Famous-Brand Product together with Advance and Chinhoo.
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| Trademark registered | December 2001 |
| Segments | Truck and bus tyres |
| Main line | Speed series tubeless truck tyres, launched 2016 |
| Sister brands | Advance, Samson, Chinhoo, Jingang |
| Award | Guiyang Famous-Brand Product, October 2004 |
| Official website | en.gztyre.com |
The owner of the Tornado name is a Guiyang tyre maker founded in 1958 and floated in Shenzhen in 1996 under stock code 000589. China Daily reports that it ranked eighth on the China Rubber Industry Association list for 2021. It employs more than 7,000 people, about 1,000 of them technical staff.
Production moved from the old city plant to a 2,300 mu site at Zhazuo, north of Guiyang, after a groundbreaking in February 2011. The group also built a 444 mu factory in Vietnam. Tornado was registered a year after the Jingang and Chinhoo marks of 2000 and before Samson in 2004.
Truck and bus (TBR). The manufacturer lists Tornado only for truck series tyres. Its 2016 Speed series is a tubeless line in 12R22.5 with an 18 ply rating. It is promoted for resistance to wear and irregular wear and for low noise.
| Pattern | Position / vehicle | Application | Common sizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL295A | Truck | Speed series tubeless, 18 ply rating | 12R22.5 |
| GL257A | Truck | Speed series tubeless, 18 ply rating | 12R22.5 |
| GL269D | Truck | Speed series tubeless, 18 ply rating | 12R22.5 |
Guizhou Tyre holds CCC certification, which is mandatory for truck tyres sold in China, along with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949. The Tornado brand page speaks of the domestic market and gives no export destinations. No Tornado listings were found with the UK, US or Australian dealers that stock Advance and Samson.
Tornado is a home-market truck label. Importers should ask Guizhou Tyre whether a pattern can be exported under this name or only as Advance or Samson. Trade listings name only Advance and Samson as brands built at the Vietnam plant. Loading quantity, lead time and minimum order depend on your size mix. Use the enquiry form on this page for a current quotation.
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd of Guiyang, which registered the Tornado trademark in December 2001.
Truck and bus tyres. The maker highlights the Speed series in 12R22.5 with patterns GL295A, GL257A and GL269D.
No. Within Guizhou Tyre, off-the-road, industrial and farm tyres are sold mainly as Advance, while Tornado is a truck series.
