Sales Abound: After Serious Slip, Retail Tire Sales Pick Up; Service Still Strong
The Tire Review Dealer Panel reports passenger tire unit and service dollar sales rebounded slightly in June and heading into July. Final June 2007 results for tire sales show a stronger demand for retail tires, with unit sales up 2.0% over the same month last year. Preliminary numbers for July show a continuing rebound, up
Sales Level Out: Tire Sales Remain Soft; Service Sales Fall
Final May 2007 results for tire sales show a softening in retail demand, with unit sales up just 1.5% over the same month last year. Preliminary numbers for June show a continuing downward trend in consumer tire purchases, coinciding with the nationwide spike in gasoline prices. Click here for July 2007 charts In the individual
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