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Tire makers should resist calling for more legislation

David Shaw — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:57:00 +0000

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

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Legislators miss tire industry subtleties

David Shaw — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:23:00 +0000

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

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The European Commission needs your help

David Shaw — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:56:23 +0000

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

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Q1 results reveals more set-backs for tire majors

David Shaw — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:52:01 +0000

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

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Threats to the European trade in tires

David Shaw — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:13:03 +0000

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

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Tire makers fail to agree on abrasion test

David Shaw — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:15:22 +0000

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

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What the science tells us about emissions from tires

David Shaw — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:55:00 +0000

Today (30 September), we published the October 2025 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: Euro-7 and tire wear testing EU’s first implementation package for Euro-7 EV tires are often ‘more toxic’ Emissions from EV tires appear to be

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Latest rankings of tire makers based on 2024 results

David Shaw — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:53:00 +0000

Today (28 February), we published the March 2025 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. In yet another bumper-sized issue, we bring our readers unique insights into: 2024 Annual results analysis A year of emergency and crisis management Annual sales data – Initial ranking, February 2025 Michelin’s view of market development

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

David Shaw — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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 industry growth is not coming from the majors

David Shaw — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:50:00 +0000

Crystal balls have been cloudy for some time, but now they have gone completely opaque. Nothing in the tire industry is certain any more, except that performance requirements will increase, while resources to deliver that performance will continue to fall. Our analysis shows that the tire industry has started on a fundamental transition which is

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