Trending Downward: After Strong Start, Tire Sales Soften; Service Sales Still Up
Total retail tire units started off 2007 ahead of last year. Sales peaked in March, with tire units up 3% vs. March 2006. Final April numbers show a softening in retail demand, with units up just 1.5% over the same month last year. Click here for June 2007 charts Preliminary numbers for May 2007 show
Fast Start to Year: Service Sales Well Above 2006, Tire Unit Sales Trending Upward
Welcome to Business Barometer, a report on retail tire and service activities – by tire dealers, for tire dealers. Each month, we’ll report on five major retail categories – unit sales of broadline, HP/UHP and LT/SUV tires, and dollar sales of undercar and underhood service – and compare those results the month prior and the