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The last few years have not been good ones for the tire and automotive
service industries, and the sudden, sharp economic falloff late last
year had a huge impact on tire shipments and retail tire and service
sales. Still-high fuel prices kept consumer and business mileage down
for a second straight year, even as consumer vehicle tastes shifted
fully toward smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Cost pressures and consumer belt-tightening caused marketshare shifts
as well, making it yet another tough year to be a tire dealer – still
the North American market leader in distribution.
The constantly changing landscape makes it difficult to pin down an
accurate picture of the overall tire industry. To help steady the
shifting target, we’ve complied this Market Profile section – a
collection of real-world data that, taken as a whole, can help you see
emerging markets while they are still trends so you can better prepare
your business for what lies ahead.
Click here to see the 2009 Market Profile
Through painstaking research, we’ve been able to assemble this
collection of data, which includes: tire brand marketshares in the tire
dealer channel; tire shipments for passenger, light truck/SUV, medium
truck, OTR and ag/forestry segments; a look at the OE and replacement
segments of the high performance market; the most popular tire sizes at
OE and replacement; brand and channel segmentation; new vehicle sales
and vehicle registrations, as well as miles driven by vehicle type.
It’s a dynamic and comprehensive look at a dynamic and fast-changing global industry.
Click on a link below to
download a copy of past Market Profiles:
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
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