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Tire Industry in 2017

David Shaw — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:24:29 +0000

Some of the top issues affecting the global tire industry today include: Price changes New mobility models Tariffs Developments in China’s tire industry Sustainability Management of change Our newest Annual report “” takes a deep dive into these critical subjects. Pricing and financial performance Our looks at the volatile history over the last 12 crazy

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Why and how the Kumho-Doublestar deal is collapsing

David Shaw — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 10:29:17 +0000

This story first appeared in our annual review of the tire industry. Here we present an updated version in the light of the latest news (from early September). Deal collapsing As we write, it appears that the deal reached in July over the ownership of 42.01% of Kumho Tire shares is on the point of

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Hot news from China’s tire industry

David Shaw — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:49:52 +0000

This is the End-November report from Tire industry Research, based on our weekly China Tire Industry newsletter. October September August July June Price increases The hottest news this month has been price rises. Tire makers across China have been raising prices based on higher input costs. We’ve listed the announced price increases and we’re tracking

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World’s top tire makers – 2015

David Shaw — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:51:45 +0000

Today we are announcing the top 25 tire makers in the world. All figures in US$ Company Tire sales 2015 Percentage of corporate Corporate sales 2015 Bridgestone $26,262m 83.50% $31,452m Michelin $23,160m 100% $23,160m Goodyear $16,443m 100% $16,443m Continental Co $11,349m 26.50% $42,826m Pirelli $6893m 100% $6893m Sumitomo $6050m 86.30% $7010m Hankook $5466m 100% $5466m

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A bit of fun in the tire industry for the mid-Winter break

David Shaw — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:01:31 +0000

Many cultures regard this period as the end of one year and the beginning of the next. I’m using that as an excuse to adopt a slightly more frivolous approach to this column. With no more pre-amble, let me look back at 2015 and make some predictions for 2016. The themes of 2015 were pretty

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