Trends in Production / Sales

The production volume of automobile tyres decreased by 5.8% from the previous year to 122.36 million tyres in 2024, which was a decrease for three consecutive years. The production volume of all categories decreased from the previous year, as passenger car tyres, light truck tyres, and truck & bus tyres decreased by 6.1%, 4.9%, and 5.6%, respectively.

The sales volume of original equipment tyres decreased by 8.5% from the previous year to 38.05 million tyres in 2024.

Because of decreasing production volume of cars, which halted for those of some models by some automobile manufacturers, the sales volume of passenger car tyres decreased by 8.6% from the previous year.

Light truck tyres decreased by 8.3% as well due to the same reason as passenger car tyres. Because of decreasing export volume of standard trucks, the sales volume of truck & bus tyres decreased by 4.2% from the previous year.

The sales volume of replacement tyres decreased by 1.2% from the previous year to 66.28 million tyres in 2024, which was a decrease for two consecutive years.

The sales volume of replacement summer tyres (normal tyres except snow tyres) increased by 1.5% from the previous year to 43.20 million tyres in 2024. The sales volume of two categories increased from the previous year, as passenger car tyres, light truck tyres increased by 1.7%, 1.6%, respectively. However, truck & bus tyres decreased by 1.0% from the previous year.

The sales volume of replacement winter tyres decreased by 6.8% from the previous year to 21.18 million tyres in 2024, which was a decrease for two consecutive years. The sales volume of all categories decreased from the previous year, due to a warm winter, etc, as passenger car tyres, light truck tyres, and truck & bus tyres decreased by 7.4%, 8.2%, and 0.9%, respectively.