Suppliers suffer as top brands make fewer tires

One of the most persistent requests to our team here at Tire Industry Research is to provide data on the actual production volumes of tire makers. We’ve given our estimates of that below, but before giving the numbers, there are a few caveats. In our conversations with suppliers to the tire industry, there is often

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What’s likely to happen in the tire industry in 2025

We have now (31 December) published the January 2025 edition of our global tire industry strategy report, and distributed it to subscribers. You can download the full contents. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: What’s happening in tires? Why did those executives move to the ‘Jackals’? Global Capacity/production Suppliers suffer

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Tire majors show sustained loss of volumes

Today (29 November), we published the December 2024 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring you unique insights into: Q3 results analysis Top tire makers’ rankings in Q3 Q3 profitability analysis Tire makers and changing fortunes Why tire factories are closing Changing fortunes force

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Why are those tire plants closing?

By David Shaw, Tire Industry Research In the last couple of weeks, we have heard announcements from Michelin and Sumitomo that they are closing passenger car tire plants in France and the United States, respectively. Yokohama is also closing the former Alliance off-road tire plant in Israel, but that is not part of this story.

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Down-trading gets real for tire makers

Today (31 October), we will publish the November 2024 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distribute it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring you unique insights into: Q3 results – industry analysis Q3 results show tire buyers are down-trading Q3 – Company by company Cordiant changes hands S8 sells Cordiant to

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