Apollo Tyres wins CarBike360 Excellence Award 2025 for best tyre Brand in the passenger vehicle category
Apollo Tyres has been recognised with the CarBike360 Excellence Award 2025 for Best Passenger Vehicle Tyre Brand, reinforcing its leadership in performance, safety, and innovation in India’s tyre industry.
Priya Thakur
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Priya Thakur covers the intersection of mobility, policy, and automotive retail for a readership that spans enthusiasts and everyday buyers alike. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani, she brings an informed technical sensibility to her writing — whether she is decoding NCAP safety ratings or breaking down what a new emission standard means for the used-car market. Over the past seven years, Priya has tested SUVs, sedans, and two-wheelers across highway and urban conditions. She has interviewed senior executives at homegrown OEMs and international manufacturers, and her long-form features on India's EV infrastructure gap have been widely cited in the industry press.
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Apollo Tyres has recently been recognised with the CarBike 360 Excellence Award 2025 for the Best Tyre Brand of the Year 2025 in the passenger Vehicle category. The award reflects the brand's strong performance, innovation and growing presence in the passenger vehicle segment. The brand also made major plans for product development, sustainability, and consumer-focused engineering while making its strong lead in India's fast-evolving tyre market.
For Apollo tyres, this recognition comes at the crucial time when the passenger vehicle segment is increasing in the Indian automotive market for comfort, safety, easy handling and EV readiness. The brand ranked 6th globally among the strongest tyre brands with a brand strength score of 80.6. Moreover, with the latest development and innovation, Apollo is emerging as the tyre brand with the largest increase in Brand Strength Index score among the world's top 25 tyre brands in 2026.
Apollo Tyres Set The Pace
Apollo Tyres' success was backed by a clear product strategy mainly focused on the passenger vehicle buyers. The brand has been manufacturing tyres that focus on the needs of luxury cars, premium hatchbacks and upcoming EVs. The brand's latest development projects include ultra-high-performance and sustainable-led passenger car tyres for the Indian market. This tyre is made for improving ride comfort and high-speed stability.
The brand's latest ultra-high-performance offering, Apollo Aspire 5, has been developed and manufactured in India for domestic and global markets. The Aspire 5 is aimed at the fast-growing 17-inch and above segment and has been engineered for luxury car and EV customers. It has been tested across Europe, India, Japan, and Korea and comes with Dynamic Contour Technology for a better ride and acoustic comfort, along with a Tri-Flex Compound for grip and high-speed stability.
Innovation With Purpose
Apollo Tyres' biggest strengths in 2025 don't hold up to innovation; they're more beyond it. The company has also developed passenger vehicle tyres with 75% sustainable materials, using bio-based and recycled components, along with sustainable natural rubber sourced under traceable and responsible sourcing standards.
That sustainability push matters because the passenger vehicle segment is changing fast. Buyers now expect tyres to do more than just last longer. Customers want the following characteristics while moving with the tyres such as:
- The tyre should deliver better efficiency
- Should produce lower noise
- Tyres should be more environmentally responsible while manufacturing.
Apollo Tyres is clearly reading that shift well, and its R&D efforts suggest the brand wants to shape the future of mobility rather than simply react to it.
Why Did The Brand Stand Out Among Its Competitors?
Apollo Tyres has also strengthened its passenger vehicle portfolio through advanced manufacturing and testing. The company’s Andhra Pradesh facility has become a key base for premium tyre development, supporting both EV-specific and ultra-high-performance products.
This gives the brand an important edge in delivering globally competitive products from India.
Its latest launches also show strong alignment with modern car ownership trends. From EV-ready tyres to products designed for quieter cabins and sharper handling, Apollo Tyres is targeting the features that matter most to today’s car buyers.
Key Achievements Received By Apollo Tyres in the year 2025
Apollo tyres has received numerous awards and honours for excellence in the year 2025. Some of the most curated achievements are as follows:
- CarBike360 Excellence Award 2025 for Best Tyre Brand of the Year 2025 in the Passenger Vehicle category.
- Launch of Apollo Aspire 5, a made-in-India ultra-high-performance tyre aimed at premium cars and EVs, highlighting Apollo’s push in the passenger vehicle segment.
- Sustainable passenger-vehicle tyre development, with Apollo highlighting tyres made with up to 75% sustainable materials.
- Strong FY25 revenue performance, with consolidated revenue from operations rising 3% to Rs 26,123 crore.
- Dividend recommendation for FY25, with the board recommending Rs 5.00 per equity share subject to shareholder approval.
- Q1 FY26 revenue growth momentum, with revenue rising to Rs 6,561 crore, showing continued business resilience in 2025.
- Recognition for EV-ready and premium mobility products, supported by testing and development across multiple global markets.
Apollo tyres has proudly been awarded the Mahatma Award 2025 for Corporate Environmental Responsibility Excellence.
What The Award Means!
Winning the CarBike360 Excellence Award 2025 underlines Apollo Tyres’ standing as one of the most dependable names in the passenger vehicle tyre space. The recognition is not just about one product launch or one technology upgrade; it reflects a wider pattern of consistent progress in innovation, sustainability, and market relevance.
For the industry, this award highlights how the best tyre brands are no longer competing only on durability and price. They are now judged on ride quality, EV compatibility, sustainability, and customer experience, all areas where Apollo Tyres has made visible progress in 2025.
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