1953
Tay See Cheong started – Hock & Co in Johor Bahru with dealership in Continental and Goodyear tyre

1961
Relocated our headquarter and operations to Ngee Heng, Johor Bahru

1962
Expansion of Hock & Co into multiple tyre shops in Pontian, Pekan Nenas, Ulu Tiram, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru

1967
Start a new factory in Pandan, Johor Bahru, producing bicycle tyres, rubber mats, tyre flaps and retread tyres

1971
Current chairman, Tay Ming Wah joined the company as a General Clerk

1979
First automotive service centre in Ngee Heng, JohorBahru for oil change, tyre, alignment and tuning

1980
Hock Tyre & Battery Service was incorporated in Singapore to start the tyre retailing business at Joo Chiat

1981
Hawk Tayar Sdn Bhd was incorporated to consolidate the tyre distribution and retailing business

1982
Official opening of our first Goodyear Servitekar in Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru

1988
First Goodyear Gold Star Servitekar in Malaysia, Taman Tebrau, Johor Bahru

1989
First Goodyear Servitek retail outlet in Singapore

1989-2
Hock Tyre Pte Ltd was incorporated and relocated to Kallang Way, Singapore for distribution of Goodyear tyres

1993
Appointed Kenda tyre distributor for Singapore

1996
Awarded Long Term Partnership by the CEO of Goodyear Inc. , Mr. Sam Gibara

1996-2
Tay See Cheong education scholarship was set up for children of Tyre Association members

1996-3
Relocated to our current headquarter in Tampoi, Johor Bahru

1997
First tyre sales exhibition in Pelangi Leisure Mall, Johor Bahru

1998
Celebrated our 45th Anniversary and branded ourselves as Hawk Tayar Group

1998-2
City Tyreauto Pte Ltd was incorporated in Singapore to start a chain of automotive service centres

1998-3
Adopted Kiwanis Club of Johor Bahru as part of our corporate social responsibility program

1999
First automotive Service Centre in Xtra Hypermarket, Johor Bahru

2002
Appointed Nexen tyre distributor for Singapore

2003
Appointed Exxon Mobil distributor for Johor

2003-2
Celebrated Hawk Tayar Group 50th Anniversary with our business partners

2005
Expansion of our Exxon Mobil lubricant distribution business into Malacca

2005-2
HT Truck Service Sdn Bhd was incorporated to operate a Bridgestone Truck Tyre Centre in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru

2006
HT Lubricant Sdn Bhd was incorporated to manage Exxon Mobil lubricant business in Johor and Malacca

2007
Appointed Michelin tyre distributor for Johor and Malacca

2008
Awarded Circle of Excellence (COE) by Exxon Mobil for the Asia Pacific Region

2008-2
Celebrated our 55th Anniversary and rebranded ourselves as HT Group

2008-3
Expansion of Exxon Mobil lubricant distribution business into East Coast Region, Malaysia

2009
Appointed Bridgestone tyre distributor for Johor

2011
Invested in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to support our business expansion and future growth

2012
Acquired a new warehouse in Tuas, Singapore

2013
Appointed Hankook tyre distributor for Johor and Malacca

2013-2
Celebrated our 60th Anniversary

2014
Hoof Network

2016
Eco battery & Energizer

2016-2
KL New warehouse
