Mumbai, May 17 -- Nokian Tyres has sent the first group of employees at its Dayton, Tennessee factory on a dynamic six-week training experience at its facilities in Russia and Finland. Production process ramp-up will begin at the company's first North American factory soon, and commercial production is on schedule to start in 2020.

"We couldn't be happier with the skills and enthusiasm of our first 60 employees," said Nokian Tyres Dayton Factory Operations Director Peter Chia. "Now, we look forward to seeing them apply their energy to learning about our industry-leading processes and products."

Most employees will train at the company's state-of-the-art factory near St. Petersburg, Russia, where the highly automated technology closely r...