Today (1 September), we published the September 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we report on multiple aspects of the tire industry, touching on legislation, geo-politics and the economic environment. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring
‘Insiders Guide to the tire industry 2026’ is now available
We have just published our annual publication, Insiders’ Guide to the tire industry 2026. It is a mammoth, 343-page collection of data, insight, analysis and perspective on the global tire industry. Download the contents pages from here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:62c4d70d-1d2f-4b3e-883b-8f597e53c931?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover Every month, we put out our global tire intelligence report, which comprises half news stories, and half
Tire makers should resist calling for more legislation
Today (31 July), we published the August 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we report on multiple aspects of the tire industry, touching on legislation, geo-politics and the economic environment. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring
Legislators miss tire industry subtleties
Today (30 June), we published the July 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. This marks the 120th edition of our global tire industry intelligence report – exactly 10 years since the first edition. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we report on multiple aspects
The European Commission needs your help
Earlier this week, I was in Brussels at a meeting around the new ESPR, hosted by the European Commission. It could have gone better. It would have gone better if stakeholders in the tire industry had done more to create a good outcome. A team of consultants is seeking to develop strategies and recommendations to
Q1 results reveals more set-backs for tire majors
Today (2 June), we published the June 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. We have changed the timing a bit, to ensure we get the very latest news. Previously we always published on the last working day of the month, but when that fell over the weekend, we missed
Threats to the European trade in tires
Today (30 April), we published the May 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we report on different issues that are going to add cost to tires and one of them is existential for anyone who imports tires
Analysing the Life-cycle emissions from tires
Today (31 March), we published the April 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we report on three different tire organisations that have each, independently issued guidance for other tire makers to assess life0cycle CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, not
First rankings of tire makers for 2025
Today (27 February), we published the March 2026 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In this issue of our top-level analysis of the global tire industry, we present data on the revenue and profitability of tire makers from around the world as well as ranking tire makers by revenue, profitability
Tire makers fail to agree on abrasion test
Intensive meetings and discussions over the last couple of weeks failed to avert a looming disaster over a test for tire abrasion. There was a hard deadline of today (Friday 13 Feb) for a tire committee within UNECE to come up with a good test for tire abrasion that can be used to compare tire

