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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Tires in Millions of Units by the following End-Use Sectors: OEM Tires and Replacement Tires. Major product segments analyzed under the OEM Tires segment include Passenger Cars, Trucks (Light Trucks, Medium/Heavy Trucks), Two-Wheelers, Aircraft, and Off-Road-Vehicles (Industrial & Utility Vehicles, Farm Implements). Major product segments analyzed under the Replacement Tires segment include Passenger Cars, Trucks (Light Trucks, Medium/Heavy Trucks), Two-Wheelers, Aircraft, and Off-the-Road Vehicles (Industrial & Utility Vehicles, Farm Implements). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, & Africa, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. A six-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 123 companies including many key and niche players such as Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., Maxxis International, Continental AG, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Falken Tire Corporation, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Hankook Tire Co., Ltd., Kumho Tires Co. Inc., Michelin, Nokian Tyres plc, Pt Gajah Tunggal Tbk, Pirelli & C. S.p.A, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd, Titan International, Inc., Triangle Tire, Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd., and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
1. OEM Tires 3
Passenger Cars 3
Trucks 3
Light Trucks 3
Medium/Heavy Trucks 3
Two-Wheelers 3
Aircraft 3
Off-the-Road Vehicles 3
Industrial & Utility Vehicles 3
Farm Implements 3
2. Replacement Tires 4
Passenger Cars 4
Trucks 4
Light Trucks 4
Medium/Heavy Trucks 4
Two-Wheelers 4
Aircraft 4
Off-the-Road Vehicles 4
Industrial & Utility Vehicles 4
Farm Implements 4
Definitions 4
Passenger Car Tires 4
Truck Tires 4
Light Truck Tires 4
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires 4
Two Wheeler Tires 4
Aircraft Tires 5
Off the Road Vehicle Tires 5
Industrial and Utility Vehicles 5
Farm Implement Tires 6
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 7
A Prelude 7
Recession Impact in Retrospect 7
Aftermarket Records a Cushioned Fall 9
World Beyond Recession 9
Outlook 9
Production Statistics: Opportunity Indicators 10
Table 1: World Production of Passenger Cars: Breakdown of
Annual Production Figures in '000' Units for Years 2007
through 2015 by Geographic Region/Country (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 10
Table 2: World Production of Commercial Vehicles: Breakdown
of Annual Production Figures in '000' Units for Years 2007
through 2015 by Geographic Region/ Country (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 11
Key Market Trends & Issues 12
Rising Average Vehicle Life Drives Replacement Tires Demand 12
Tire Companies Make New Investments Post Recession 12
Developing Nations: The Focal Point for Future Growth 12
Recession Bridges Supply/Demand Gap in Large OTR Tire Market 13
Raw Material Situation 13
Table 3: Global Tire Market (2010): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Raw Material Used (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 14
Tire Prices to Increase 14
Focus on Supplier-End-User Relationship 14
Large Global Base of Vehicle Fleet Offers Potential for
Replacements 15
Noteworthy Trends in Tire Designs 15
Latest Developments in Car Tire Designs 15
Tire Makers Focus on Radials 16
Rising Focus on Quality 16
Farm Implement Tires 16
Good Margins Lure Tire Makers to Invest in Farm Radials 17
Radial Tires to Penetrate in Farm Tire Market 17
Tractor Tires to Absorb Shocks 17
Rubber Tracks 17
High Horsepower Tractors to Shift to Rubber Tracks 18
Winter Vehicle Tires 18
Competition: A Review 18
Table 4: Global Tires Market (2010): Percentage Market Share
Breakdown of Leading Manufacturers (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 19
Table 5: Global Medium/Heavy Truck Tire Market (2010):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Manufacturer -
Michelin, Continental, Goodyear/Sumitomo,
Bridgestone/Firestone, Pirelli and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 19
3. TIRES - RAW MATERIALS OVERVIEW 20
Raw Materials for Automobile Tires 20
Automobile Tire Composition: Frequently Used Constituents 20
Table 6: Automobile Tire Composition: Percentage Breakdown of
Constituents by Weight (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 20
Advancements in Tire Industry Lower Usage of Natural Rubber 21
Automobile Tire Industry 21
Pricing Conditions 21
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 22
Product Segmentation And Classification 22
Passenger Car Tires 22
Truck Tires 22
Light Truck Tires 22
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires 22
Two Wheeler Tires 22
Aircraft Tires 22
Off the Road Vehicle Tires 22
Industrial and Utility Vehicles 23
Farm Implement Tires 23
Definitions of Key Tire components 24
Product Development and Customer Service 24
Elements of Tire Designing 24
Dynamics of Design Element of Tires 25
Trade-Off Between Fuel-Efficient and Non-Fuel- Efficient Tires 25
Increase in Zipper Failures 26
Developments in Design 26
Prominent New Product Developments 27
Off-the-Road Vehicle Tires 27
Need of a Big Wheel 27
Large Tire Essentials 27
Keeping a Cooler, Lower Profile 28
Keeping the Pedal to Metal 28
Radial Vs. Bias Tires 29
Radial Tire 29
Low-Profile Radials 29
Bias Tire 29
Table 7: Belt Cord Construction for Passenger Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type 30
Table 8: Belt Cord Construction for Light Truck Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type 30
Table 9: Body Cord Construction for Passenger Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type for Radial and Bias Ply Tires 30
Table 10: Body Cord Construction for Light Truck Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type for Radial and Bias Ply Tires 31
Advantages of Radial Tires Over Bias Tires 31
Improves Fuel Economy 31
Longer Tread Life 31
Increased Puncture Resistance 31
Great Retreadability 31
Softer Ride 31
Tube or Tubeless Tires 32
Longer Tread Wear and Casing Life 32
Reduced Fuel Costs 32
Greater Dependability 32
Small Parts Inventory 32
Wide-Base Tires 32
Wide Base Tires Witness Renewed Interest 33
Advantages of Wide Base Tires 34
Concerns about Single Tires 34
Fleet Types That Can Employ the New-Generation Tires 34
Super Singles - The Leading Players 35
X-One 35
Greatec 35
Runflat Tires 36
Runflat Tires Poised to Replace Traditional Tires 36
Hurdles in the Growth of Runflats 36
Improvement in Runflat Performance 37
BMW Leads in Runflat Tire Consumption 37
User Reservations on Runflats 37
Safety Measures to Avoid Tire Punctures 37
Tire Pressure Warning 38
Tire Pressure Monitoring Market 38
NHTSA Mandate Triggers Tire Pressure Monitoring Demand 38
Direct Tire Pressure Monitoring 39
Computerized Pressure Monitoring 39
Tread Patterns 40
Types of Lug Treads 40
Retreading 41
Retreading - A Proven and Acceptable Solution 41
Retreading in the Heavy Duty Trucking Industry 41
Retreading - An Environment Friendly Process 41
Timing is Critical in Retreading 41
Retreadability Factors 42
Retreading Methods 42
Mold Curing Vs Precure Process 42
Inspection 42
Buffing 43
Application of New Rubber 43
Final Inspection 43
Trimming and Painting 43
5. TIRE RECYCLING 44
Better Tires make Recycling Difficult 44
6. TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGHS 45
New Technologies in Runflats 45
Motorola Inc Unveils Chip Set for Tire Pressure 46
Michelin Offers New Technology for Tire Making 46
7. PRODUCT LAUNCHES 48
Bridgestone Launches Firestone FD695 PLUS Drive Tire 48
STI Tire and Wheel Unveils Sport Alloy Model Line 48
Amerityre Introduces KRYON Forklift Tire 48
Huayi to Re-Launch Warrior Passenger Car Radial Tires 48
Continental Introduces WheelieGoodTire 48
Titan Unveils the IT525 Tire 49
Goodyear Launches the Goodyear FS24, Goodyear Super Flot
Radial and Goodyear Muck Master Radial Tires 49
MRF Introduces eco-friendly ZSLK Series Radial Tires 50
Goodyear Unleashes UltraGrip 8 Winter Tyre 50
Bridgestone Introduces New Steel Belted OTR Radial Tyre 50
Bridgestone Launches New Range of Off Road Tires 50
Toyo Tire & Rubber Unveils M657 Drive Tires 51
Hercules Tire & Rubber Launches H502 Premium Highway Rib Tires 51
Renault Introduces Motrio Tire Range 51
Trelleborg Launches TM Blue Tractor Tyre 52
Goodyear Develops Tyres for Self-Propelled Harvesters 52
Titan Tire Corp. Introduces Radial OTR Tires 52
Titan Tire Corp. Launches 007 MFT Mining Tires 52
GTR Unveils New Passenger Car Tire 53
Goodyear Launches IT630T Telehandler Tire 53
Nexen Tire Introduces Nexen N800 and N-BLUE Tire 53
Titan Tire Launches Goodyear DT 930 Tire 53
JK Tyre Introduces the Biggest OTR Tire of India 53
Michelin Launches a New Sports Tire 54
Continental launches new HSR2 SA 54
Metro Tyres Unveils 'SUMO Plus' Range of Tires 54
Cooper Tire Unveils Several New Premium Tires Titan Unveils
New Mining Haul Truck Tire 54
Hutchinson Introduces Airless Tires 55
CGS Tyres Unveils Mitas CR-01 55
Cooper Tire Introduces Cooper Weather-Master WSC 55
Uniroyal® Rolls Out Tiger Paw® GTZ All Season Tires 56
Michelin Americas Truck Unveils Primacy MXM4 Luxury Tires 56
Bontrager Introduces R-series Line of Tires 56
Dunlop Introduces Sportmax D211 GP-A Tires 56
Michelin Americas Truck Launches X One XDA Energy Tires 57
Goodyear Introduces Ultra Grip Ice+ Suitable For Nordic Winter
Conditions 57
Yokohama Launches a New Long-Haul Steer Tire 57
Michelin Tires Launches Pilot Sport 3 57
Firestone Launches New Farm Tire Technology 58
Michelin Tires Launches EV 58
Titan Tire Corp. Unveils Ultimate Tire Range 58
Mercedes-Benz Launches Cold Weather Tyre 58
Continental to Introduce Smart Tyres in 2013 59
Continental Launches HTW 2 SCANDINAVIA and HSW 2 COACH Winter
Tires 59
Michelin Introduces MICHELIN Power Pure Tire 60
Kumho Introduces Eco-friendly Tire 'Solus KL21' 60
Hankook Unveils DL07 Truck Tire 60
Yokohama Introduces Environment-friendly ADVAN®ENV-R2 61
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER Introduces New Size Offerings for
Selected Tire Lines 61
PT Gajah Tunggal Rolls Out CHAMPIRO HPY Tire 62
Continental Industrial Tyres Showcases New Tires 62
Continental Launches HSR 2 Tire 62
Continental to Launch 8 New Truck Tires 63
Goodyear Tire & Rubber to Manufacture Inch OTR Tires 63
Harley-Davidson and Michelin Develop New MICHELIN® ScorcherTM
"31" Tire 63
Michelin Launches Michelin X MultiWay XD Tire 64
Nokian Heavy Tyres Expands Size Range of Nokian Forest Rider Tire 64
Goodyear to Introduce New Tire 64
Yokohama to Roll Out ADVAN Neova AD08 Tires 64
Goodyear Rolls Out Assurance Fuel Max Range of Tires 64
Bridgestone to Roll Out Turanza ER300 Ecopia Range of Tires 65
Maxxis Introduces the MA-PD Presa Detour Adventure Sport Tire
and Supermaxx Sport Tire Range 65
Cooper Tire & Rubber Extends Weathermaster S/T2 Winter Tires
Range 65
Bridgestone Launches Ecopia EP100 Tire Range 65
MITAS Introduces Various New Innovations in Tire Business 66
Goodyear Unveils DuraTrac Truck Tire in its Wrangler Range 66
Michelin Unveils Energy Saving Passenger Truck Tire 66
Yokohama to Launch MY627W Tires 67
Bridgestone to Unveil New Fuel Efficient Tires 67
Titan Launches Goodyear Tractor Tire 68
Goodyear Introduces Truck Tires 68
Michelin Introduces XZA 2 Energy and XTE 2 68
Mavic Launches Ksyrium K10 Tires 69
Yokohama Launches Petroleum-free dB Super E-spec Passenger Tire 69
Continental Tire Launches New HDR1 Tire in North America 69
Cooper Tire and Sears Holdings Signs Agreement for Supply of
Passenger Tires Line 70
Michelin Launches High-Performance LTX M/S2 Tire for SUVs and
Light Trucks 70
CST Launches Two New Tire Models 70
Apollo Tyres Launches New Brand Image 'Super Tyre World' in
Bangalore, India 71
Continental Tire Introduces New Truck Tires 71
Toyo Tires Releases New Premium Drive Tire, M647 72
Goodyear Launches New Regional Tires, G662 RSA and G661 HSA 72
JK Tyres Introduces New Ultima NXT Tubeless Tires Line 72
Dunlop Relaunches PG75 Recycling Tire 72
Apollo Tyres Unveils Acelere Wheelz 73
Titan Tire Commences Manufacturing of 59/80R63 Radial Tire 73
Sumitomo Rubber to Roll Out Oil-Free Tires 73
Bridgestone Introduces Battlax BT-016 Hypersport Tyre 73
Goodyear Tire & Rubber to Introduce New Assurance Tire 73
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Launches Truck Tires 74
Michelin Americas Truck Tires Launches X One XDN2 Tire 74
Michelin Americas Truck Tires Introduces X One XZY3 Tire 74
Michelin Americas Truck Tires Launches XZE2 Truck Tire 75
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions Introduces New Sizes of
Bridgestone R250 ED Tires 75
Michelin Launches New Tires 75
Michelin Launches X-ICE Xi2 Winter Tires 75
Yokohama Extends Winter Tires Range 75
UZMAI Introduces Maitech UM5S MINEXTRA Mining tire 76
TVS Tyres Introduces Concept Tires for Two Wheelers 76
Michelin Introduces Michelin X Energy™ Savergreen Truck tire 76
Tolins Tyres to Roll Out LCV Tyres 76
Continental Introduces Premium tires 77
Mojo Introduces D3 and W2 tires 77
Kumho Launches ECSTA SPT KU31 Profile tire 77
Kumho Launches SOLUS KH19 Eco-friendly Tires 77
Kumho Introduces ECSTA SPT KU31 Tire Line 77
Vee Rubber International to Launch Tire Range in North America 78
Bridgestone Unveils New Range of Duravis Tire 78
Michelin Introduces Michelin Primacy HP 78
Nankang Rolls Out Noble Sport NS-20 UHP Line of Summer Tire 78
Avon Tyres Introduces New Avon ZV5 Range of Tires 78
Uniroyal Unveils New Rainsport 2 Range of Tires 79
Semperit Rolls Out Speed-Life Line of High Performance Tires 79
Maxxis Introduces New MA-Z4S Victra Line of UHP Radial Tires 79
Maxxis Launches Supermaxx Sport Range of Motorcycle Tires 79
Firestone Rolls Out Firehawk SZ90µ Line of Light Sport Tires 80
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Unveils Cooper Zeon LTZ Range of
Tires 80
Pirelli to Introduce Cyber Tyre Range 80
Pirelli Launches New Cinturato Line of Tires 81
Cooper Tire & Rubber Launches New Low Rolling- Resistance Tire 81
Cooper Tire & Rubber Inks Agreement with Resilient Technologies 81
Federal Tire Introduces 595EVO Tire Series 81
Apollo Tyres Introduces XT-100K 82
Bridgestone to Introduce Potenza™ RE050A™ Tires 82
Bridgestone Introduces ECOPIA EP25 Tires 82
Continental Truck Tires Launches HSU 1 M+S Contire Tires 82
Cooper Tire & Rubber Releases Cooper Zean LTZ 83
Hankook Tire to Unveil New Sizes for Dynapro ATm RF10 83
Nokian Tyres Introduces Nokian Z SUV Tires 83
Nokian Tyres Unveils Nokian HT SUV Tires 84
Nokian Tyres Develops WR G2 SUV Tires 85
Nokian Tyres Introduces Nokian Z G2 Tires 85
Nokian Tyres Launches Nokian Hakkapeliitta R Tires 86
Nokian Tyres Develops Nokian Hakkapeliitta R SUV Tires 87
Nokian Tyres Unveils Nokian Hakkapeliitta Truck E Tires 87
Debica S.A. Rolls Out Debica Passio 2 Tire 88
8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 89
Tire Factory Acquires Meadow Creek Tire 89
Bridgestone to Expand its Firestone Des Moines Agricultural
Tire Plant 89
Pep Boys Acquires Big 10 Tires 89
McCarthy Tire to Take over Duncan Brothers 89
Belle Tire Takes Over Scott Tire's Facility 90
Continental AG to Take Over Modi Tires 90
TOYO TIRE to Acquire 75% Stake in Shandong Silverstone Luhe 90
Tire International Agrees to Take Over Tonmik Import Export
Solutions 90
Goodyear Enters into Strategic Alliance with BPCL 91
Garb Oil & Power Corp. to Enter into a Joint Venture with USA
Recycling 91
Continental Tire Partners with TravelCenters of America 91
Mitas Tires Enters into an Agreement with TS Plzen 92
JK Tyre Unveils Steel Wheels Showroom in Bhubaneswar 92
Michelin to Establish New Joint Venture in China 92
Canadian Tire Corporation Enters Into an Agreement with The
Forzani Group Ltd. 93
American Tire Distributors Acquires North Central Tire Group 93
Larsen & Toubro, Kobe Steel establish JV to manufacture Tire
and Rubber Equipment 93
Kumho Tire Shuts Plants 93
OK Tire Store Inc.'s New Location to Offer Combined Tire and
Quick Lube Service 93
Michelin to Expand Tire Manufacturing Capacity 94
Bridgestone to Establish Tire Unit 94
Environmental Waste International Installs TR900 System at
Ellsin Environmental Facility 94
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Re-Starts Car Tire Production in
Fukushima 95
Pirelli Plans to Commence Operations of New Tire Manufacturing
Plants in China and Mexico by the Year 2012 95
Continental to Expand the Tire Manufacturing Capacity of its
Brazilian Plant 95
Portuguese National Rubber Company to Take Over Mabor de
Mocambique 95
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations to Stop Race Car Tire
Manufacturing in Akron 95
Transcontinental and Canadian Tire Ink Agreement 95
Hankook Tire to Construct Tire Manufacturing Plant in Indonesia 96
Apollo Tyres to Establish Radial Manufacturing Facility in
Eastern Europe 96
Bridgestone India to Establish New Line at Indore Facility 96
Yokohama Rubber to Expand 96
JK Tyre & Industries to Expand Radial Tire Manufacturing Capacity 97
TM Tyres to Establish Tire Manufacturing Unit 97
Cooper Tire & Rubber to Install Tire-Building and Related
Equipment 97
CEAT Sri Lanka to Expand Tire Production Capacity 97
Apollo Tyres to Increase Capacity for Tire Manufacturing Plant 97
CITIC Pacific to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant in Uzbekistan 98
Yokohama Tire to Introduce New Tires 98
Sibur and Tafnet Enter into a JV Agreement 98
Falcon Tyres Takes Over Monotona Tyres 98
Michelin to Expand its North Carolina Plant 99
Titan Tire Acquires Assets of Denman Tire 99
Bobby's Muffler and Tire Expands Business 99
Toyo Tire Acquires Silverstone Berhad 99
Ceat Purchases Brand Rights from Pirelli 99
K&M Tire Takes Over Triton Tire 100
Micro-Poise Measurement Systems Acquires Collmann Tire Systems
& Services 100
Sibur and Nizhnekamskshina to Combine Tire Assets 100
Burggraf Tire Takes Over Clemence Tire 100
Bekaert Acquires Bridgestone's Two Tire Cord Plants 101
JK Tyre to Set Up a Plant in Tamil Nadu 101
JK Tyre Opens a Show Room in Kolkata 101
MG Tires extends Collaboration with Superkarts Inc. and
releases New Spec Race Tire 101
Pirelli to Set Up Tire Factory in Guanajuato 102
TVS Group Acquires Watts Lanka Private 102
Mitas to Set Up Agricultural Machine Tires Manufacturing Plant 102
Trelleborg Opens Expanded Tire Manufacturing Factory 102
Sumitomo to Set Up Second Tire Manufacturing Factory in China 102
Trelleborg to Expand Capacity of Manufacturing Plant in Italy 103
Maxxis to Set Up Tire Manufacturing Plant in Chongqing 103
Modi Tires Signs Technology Agreement with Continental 103
Matador Tires to Set Up Tire Manufacturing Facility 103
PTPN to Set Up Tire Manufacturing Facility in North Sumatra 103
Vipal to Collaborate with Fate for Setting Up Tire
Manufacturing Plant 103
JK Tire to Set Up Radial Tire Manufacturing Facility in Chennai 104
Ruia Group Purchases Stake in Gumasol-Werke 104
Ruia Group to Expand Manufacturing Capacity 104
Konstrukta Industry to Set Up Tire Manufacturing Industry in
West Jawa 104
AW Rostamani and Goodyear Ink Agreement 104
Bridgestone to Expand Car Tire Manufacturing Capacity 105
Goodyear to Shut its Taiwanese Tire Manufacturing Facility 105
MRF to Commence Operations on Tiruchi Plant 105
Hongdou Group to Set Up Radial Tire Manufacturing Facility in
Wuxi 105
Colorado Tire to Set-Up OTR Tire Facility 105
Honeywell Secures Passenger-Aircraft Contract 105
JK Tire Inks MoU with Karnataka Government 106
Balkrishna Industries to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant 106
Yokohama Tire to Expand Tire Manufacturing Capacity 106
Hankook Tire to Start Operations for Tire Production Facility 106
Michelin to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant 106
United Steelworkers and Titan Tire Extend Facilities Contracts 106
Denman Tire Ceases Operations, Files for Bankruptcy 107
Bridgestone to Commence Production of Truck and Bus Radial Tires 107
Apollo Tyres Establishes 150th Sales Office 107
Sumitomo Precision Products Selects Bridgestone for Supply of
Tires 107
Belle Tire Sets Up a Joint Venture Company in Alliance with
Tredroc 107
Tamil Nadu Announces Rs 15,000 crore Investment Inflow in 2009 108
Michelin Announces Plans to Close Down Ota Tire Plant 108
Ricardo Selects Goodyear Tire & Rubber 109
Pirelli Announces Expansion of the Cooperation Agreement with
Russian Technologies 109
Yokohama and Isuzu Collaborates 110
TPG Capital Affiliates Inks Definitive Agreement to Take Over
American Tire 110
Michelin to Establish Aircraft Tire Retreading Plant 110
BSAP Establishes BSTVN 110
Continental Truck and Volvo Group Extends Agreement 111
Yokohama Rubber to Establish Tire Plant 111
Ken Jones Tires Elaborates Line of Tractor Tires 111
Bridgestone to Establish Plant in India 111
Monro Muffler Inks Definitive Agreement to Purchase the Assets
of Import Export's Retail Stores 112
Snider Tire Acquires Consolidated Tires 112
Dunlop to Purchase Manufacturing and Testing Equipment of
Yokohama 112
The Pep Boys Takes Over Florida Tire 112
Toyo Ends JV With Cheng Shin 113
TRW Automotive Buys Stake From Michelin North America 113
Bendix Commercial Vehicle System to Purchase SmarTire Systems 113
The Pep Boys Announces Agreement for Acquiring Florida Tire 113
Titan Enters into an Agreement to Acquire Goodyear's Farm
tire-related Assets in Europe 114
Reclaim Announce Acquisition of Renaza Tyre Processing Plant 114
Purcell Acquires OTR Tire Retreading Business of Goodyear's
WCT Unit 115
Liberty Tire Acquires Able Tire 115
Apollo Tyres Acquires VBBV 115
Continental Tire Acquires ERCO 116
Monro Muffler Acquires Autotire Car Care Centers 116
University Wholesalers Announces Acquisition of Maine
Wholesale Tyre 116
Monro Muffler Acquires Tire Warehouse Central 117
Kal Tyre Acquires Stake in OTR tires 117
Magnum Recycling Commences Operations at Tire Recycling Plant 117
Bridgestone to Establish Retread tire Facility 117
Yokohama Rubber to Discontinue Aircraft tire Operations 118
United Launch Alliance Selects Continental Tire for Supply of
tires 118
American Kenda Rubber Industrial to End Agreement with Cooper
Tire & Rubber Company 118
Piedmont Truck Tyres Extends Agreement with Goodyear Tire &
Rubber 118
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Establishes Tire Technical Center 119
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Establishes Falken Tyre Europe 119
Yokohama Rubber to Boost Expansion of Tire Plant 119
Bridgestone to Provide Tires for Airbus A350 XWB 119
Audi Signs Agreement with Hankook Tire 119
Volkswagen Selects Optimo H725A tires of Hankook Tire 120
LEXUS Selects PROXES A20 tire of TOYO TIRE & RUBBER 120
Toyota Chooses Assurance Fuel Max tire of Goodyear 120
Yokohama Rubber to Provide ECO Racing tires for FIA WTCC Series 120
Daimler Chooses ADVAN Sport tires of Yokohama Rubber 121
Talayi Company to Expand Business 121
B Green Innovations Enters into a Distribution Agreement with
Whirlpool 121
Toyo Tire Announces Plans to Build a Fully-Owned tire Plant in
China 121
Cheng Shin Rubber Announces Plans to Invest US$373 million in
Changnan Technology Park 122
CEAT Establishes New Wheel Management Center in India 122
China Chemical Signs Agreement with Local Municipality to
Establish New Tire Production Facility in Guilin, China 122
Trelleborg to Shift Tire Production from Ohio to Sri Lanka 123
HGFTC and API Signs Agreement for Trade Cooperation and
Technical Exchange 123
New Bharath Tires to Establish Tire Retailing Shop at Kochi,
India 123
CEAT to Establish New Radial Tire Facility at Halol, India 123
Modi Rubber to Divest Stake to Continental 124
Goodyear to Cease Operations at Las Pinas tire Production
Plant in Philippines 124
Bridgestone to Establish Facility for Tire Retread Rubber
Components in Thailand 124
Apollo Becomes Mitsubishi's Original Equipment Partner 125
Piedmont Expands Ties with Goodyear to Include Tire Retreading
Systems 125
UPPI Signs Supply Contract with Yokohama Tires 125
JK Tyres Plans to Open New Plant in Mysore 126
ChemChina to Invest in Guilin Tire Manufacturing Base 126
Michelin Secures FIPB Approval to Setup New Subsidiary 126
Goodyear Announces Plans to Shut Down Spartanburg Plant 127
Quadra Starts Negotiations with Renewable Energy to set up
Waste Tyre Conversion Plant JV 127
Michelin Announces Plans to Build a Tire Plant in India 128
Bridgestone Australia Announces Plans to Shut Down Two Tire
Factories 128
Hankook Tire Announces Plans to Build Sixth Overseas tire Plant 128
TOYO TIRE Announces Plans to Build a Wholly-owned tire Plant
in China 128
Alliance to Purchase Key Assets of GPX 129
Bridgestone Australia Shuts down Manufacturing Unit 129
Bridgestone Americas to Discontinue Production of Car and
Light Truck Tire at Tennessee Plant 129
Michelin North America to Reduce Production at tire Plants 129
Goodyear to Reduce Production at Global Tire Plants 130
Ceat Tyres to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant 130
Continental Inks a Supply Agreement with Yokohama 130
Yokohama Rubber to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant 130
Michelin to Establish Passenger Tire Manufacturing Plant 130
Sumitomo Rubber Industries to Establish Sales Company 130
Michelin North America to Reduce Production at Tire
Manufacturing Facility 131
GM Inks Supply Contract with Goodyear and Bose 131
Michelin to Commence Operations at Chennai Plant 131
Yokohama Rubber Company to Establish Tire Manufacturing Unit 131
Kumho Tires to Provide Longmark KLT01 tires to Kögel 131
Kumho Tires Starts Building New R&D Center 132
Kumho Tires to Construct New tire Manufacturing Factory 132
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions to Shut Oncor Facility 132
Toyo Tire Forms Business Alliance with Bridgestone 133
Bridgestone Americas Holding Renames Facility and Brands 133
Sichuan Haida Tyre Group Opens Truck Tire Manufacturing Operation 133
Continental Starts New Tire Shop 134
Yokohama Rubber Starts Manufacturing Steel Radial tires 134
Continental Builds New Facility 134
Goodyear Inks Agreement with New York City Transit 134
Pirelli to Increase Manufacturing Capacity of Georgia Plant 135
Michelin to Open New tire Plant 135
Pirelli to Invest in New Plants 135
Bridgestone Opens Bridgestone Off-The-Road Tire Peru 135
Bridgestone Europe Expands Tire Manufacturing Capacity 135
Pirelli to Increase Truck tire Unit Capacity 136
Birla Tyres Closes Manufacturing Operation 136
Kumho Tires Starts New Plant 136
Ford Motor Company Chooses Kumho Tires to Supply tires 136
Michelin Acquires Minority Stake in Hankook Tyres 137
Dunlop India to Shut Manufacturing Operation 137
Apollo Tyres to Start Operation in Europe 137
Bridgestone Starts New Manufacturing Unit 137
AMERITYRE Corporation Bags Contract from Oxbo International
Corporation 137
Barrick Gold Corporation Inks Agreement with Yokohama Rubber 138
Mickey Thompson tires Signs Agreement with tire Group
International 138
Pirelli Inks Agreement with Russian Technologies State
Corporation 138
Cooper Tire & Rubber to Purchase Corporación de Occidente 139
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Takes Over TC Debica 139
AMERITYRE Buys KIK Technology 139
Pirelli Re-Acquires Pirelli tire 139
Apollo Tyres to Establish Facility 139
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions to Reduce Business 140
Hurtubise Tire Inks Agreement with Bandag 140
Continental to Buy TIKKA Spikes 140
Borrachas Vipal Purchases Stake in Duroline 140
Liberty Tire Services of Ohio Acquires Subsidiaries of
GreenMan Technologies 141
Alton's Tires to Merge with Tire-Rama 141
Pirelli & C Purchases Shares of Speed 141
ATC Tires to Establish Project 141
Amtel-Vredestein and Sibur Russian Tires to Merge 141
SIBUR Russian Tires and Goodyear to Enter into Joint-Venture 142
American Tire to Buy Plant of Goodyear Tire & Rubber 142
Bridgestone Holdings to Purchase Shell Autoserv Thailand 142
iVoice Technology Signs LOI with ATire Technologies 142
Tire Group International Takes Over Serit Tire Wholesale 143
Coker Tire Takes Over Phoenix Racing Tires 143
American Tire Distributors Takes Over Am-Pac Tire Dist. 143
JK Tire and Industries Takes Over Tornel 143
American Tire Distributors Takes Over Remington Tire Distributors 143
Purcell Tire & Rubber Takes Over D&D Tire 144
Bridgestone Takes over Tony's Tire Service 144
Rent-A-Tire Takes Over Rent-A-Wheel 144
Continental Takes Over Oltas 144
Goodyear Tire & Rubber to Discontinue Operations at Tire
Manufacturing Plant 144
Thai Bridgestone to Raise Production Capacity at Nong Khae Plant 144
Apollo Tyres to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant 145
Ruia to Establish Tire Manufacturing Plant in Guwahati 145
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Extends Supply Agreement with Tredit
Tire & Wheel 145
Eastland Tire Inks Dealer Agreement with Titan International 145
Bridgestone Inks Business and Capital Alliance Agreement with
Toyo Tire & Rubber 145
Mexico Carbon Manufacturing Establishes Commences Operations
at Carbon Black Manufacturing Plant 146
Continental Tire Canada Inks Partnership Agreement with Alpine
Canada Alpin 146
Cooper Tire and Rubber to Discontinue Operations at Tire Plant 146
Dunlop Aircraft Tires Establishes Retread Tire Manufacturing
Plant 146
Bridgestone to Raise Manufacturing Capacity at Radial Tire Plant 146
GPX International Tire to Discontinue Operations at Solid Tire
Plant 146
Kumho Establishes New Tire Manufacturing Plant 147
Belle Commences Full-scale Operations in New Retread Plant 147
9. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 148
Bridgestone Corporation (Japan) 148
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. (USA) 148
Maxxis International (Taiwan) 148
Continental AG (Germany) 149
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (USA) 149
Falken Tire Corporation (USA) 149
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (USA) 150
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 150
Kumho Tires Co. Inc. (South Korea) 151
Michelin (France) 151
Nokian Tyres plc (Finland) 151
Pt Gajah Tunggal Tbk (Indonesia) 152
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. (Italy) 152
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd (Japan) 152
Titan International, Inc. (USA) 153
Triangle Tire (China) 153
Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. (Japan) 153
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Japan) 154
10. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 155
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 155
Table 12: World Historic Review for OEM Tires by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million
Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 156
Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Tires by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Markets for the Years
2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 157
Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa,
and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 158
Table 15: World Historic Review for Replacement Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 159
Table 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Replacement Tires by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Markets for the Years
2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 160
Table 17: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Passenger Car Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa,
and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 161
Table 18: World Historic Review for OEM Passenger Car Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 162
Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Passenger Car
Tires by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets for the Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 163
Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Passenger Car Tires by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East & Africa, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 164
Table 21: World Historic Review for Replacement Passenger Car
Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 165
Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Replacement Passenger
Car Tires by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets for the Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 166
Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Truck Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 167
Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Truck Tires by Product Segment - Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy
Trucks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 168
Table 25: World Historic Review for OEM Truck Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 169
Table 26: World Historic Review for OEM Truck Tires by Product
Segment- Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million
Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 170
Table 27: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Truck Tires by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Markets for the Years
2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 171
Table 28: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Truck Tires by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments for
Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks for the Years 2003, 2010,
and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 172
Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Truck Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East &
Africa, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009
through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 173
Table 30: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Truck Tires by Product Segment - Light Trucks and
Medium/Heavy Trucks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 174
Table 31: World Historic Review for Replacement Truck Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 175
Table 32: World Historic Review for Replacement Truck Tires by
Product Segment - Light Trucks and Medium/ Heavy Trucks
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 176
Table 33: World 15-Year Perspective for Replacement Truck
Tires by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets for the Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 177
Table 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Replacement Truck
Tires by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks for the
Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 178
Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa,
and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 179
Table 36: World Historic Review for OEM Two-Wheeler Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 180
Table 37: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Two-Wheeler Tires
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets for the Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 181
Table 38: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East & Africa, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 182
Table 39: World Historic Review for Replacement Two-Wheeler
Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 183
Table 40: World 15-Year Perspective for Replacement
Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and
Latin America Markets for the Years 2003, 2010, and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 184
Table 41: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Aircraft Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa,
and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 185
Table 42: World Historic Review for OEM Aircraft Tires by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annua Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 186
Table 43: World 15-Year Perspective for OEM Aircraft Tires by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Markets for the Years
2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 187
Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Aircraft Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East &
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