Seoul, KOREA ¶ Mar 09, 2012 (Whowired) -- Nexen Tire’s flagship MHS tire ‘N9000’ has become a winner of 2012 REDDOT Design Award, one of the three major design awards in the world. Nexen Tire (CEO: Lee Hyun-bong) said on the 9th that its N9000 has become a REDDOT Design Award winner, ,proving its world-class product quality and design competiveness. Nexen Tire also said this winning is another feat of its global design management after winning International Forum Design Award in 2012 and Good Design Award in 2011.

REDDOT Design Award is a prestigious international design award, presided by the ‘Nordrhein Westfalen’ Design Center in Germany since 1955. In this year, 1,800 companies from 58 countries presented 4,515 products in three categories of product design, communication design and concept design.

And the winner Nexen Tire’s ‘N9000’ is a MHP(Max High Performance) tire for semi racing, perfectly guaranteeing comfortable safety in high-speed driving in various conditions. It also shows off best grip power with thunder-shape design applied on wheel tread parts, and outstanding driving performance on rainy roads with special 4 large furrows in the middle. Since it is delivering speedy but safe driving qualities as a high-grip maximum high performance sports tire, it is especially popular among amateur racers.

Nexen Tire’s CEO Lee Hyun-bong said “With this winning of REDDOT Design Award, Nexen Tire’s global design management is once again proven internationally,” also adding “Nexen Tire will continue to work on design innovation and top product qualities to be even more competitive in the global market.”

by Adrian Han (press@whowired.com)