on january 27, aeolus –sponsored dongfeng finished first in home port of sanya after more than 5,000 miles of intense ocean racing, wining the third leg (abu dhabi to sanya) of the 12th volvo ocean race and once again, making race history for china.
as the world’s most influential and challenging offshore race today the volvo ocean race has been dubbed the “everest of sailing” and “f1 of the sea”. held every three years, volvo ocean race has embraced its 12th edition. the volvo ocean race is the world’s longest sporting event, and the 12th edition will see 7 top teams riding the wind and waves round the globe and meeting formidable challenges.
the dongfeng race team, winner of the third leg, is a world-class sailing team set up by dongfeng commercial vehicle company and sponsored by aeolus tyre and shiyan municipal government of hubei province. with its platinum partnership with dongfeng race team, aeolus tyre believes supporting the race is a helpful attempt to build the image of chinese enterprises and develop china’s professional offshore sailing.
mr. wang feng, chairman of aeolus tyre, said in an interview that aeolus as a listed company under china national chemical corporation shoulders the responsibility of serving the country through industrial development. over the past half century, aeolus tyre has always been committed to r&d and production of tyres in china, seeking to become the no.1 for high quality tyre producing domestically and a true leader in the internationalization of chinese tyres.
aeolus tyre and dongfeng motor corporation have been close partners since the 1980s. the year of 2014 saw aeolus tyre serve as the strategic supplier of dongfeng motor corporation for 14 consecutive years. in october last year, tyres from aeolus were on show as a standard component of dongfeng high-end trucks at iaa commercial vehicles fair in hannover, germany, showing the world a model of the industrial system of the body and components of chinese cars. this time aeolus and dongfeng join hands to meet the challenge of the volvo ocean race and make useful attempt to improve the “made in china” image. aeolus tyre will invest unremitting efforts to move "made in china" higher up the value chain.
