On 26 December 2025, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. announced that it has begun supplying its Geolandar X-CV tyres as original equipment (OE) to Lexus for use on the new RZ SUV-type battery electric vehicle (BEV), which was launched in North America in November 2025 after undergoing a partial redesign. The supplied tyre size is 235/50R20 100V. For the new RZ model launched in Japan, Yokohama Rubber continues to supply the Advan V61 as it did for the previous model. Yokohama points out that here the tyre sizes are 235/60R18 103H (front) and 255/55R18 105V (rear) or 235/60R18 103H (front and rear).
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