World Tires Markets

World Tires Markets

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Tires in Millions of Units. The major end-user segments analyzed are OEM Tires (Passenger Cars, Trucks (Light Trucks, Medium/Heavy Trucks), Two-Wheelers, Aircraft, Off-Road-Vehicles (Industrial & Utility Vehicles, Farm Implements)), and Replacement Tires (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, Latin America, and Middle East, & Africa . Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 131 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., Continental AG, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Hankook Tire Co., Ltd., Kumho Tires Co. Inc., Michelin, Nokian Tyres plc, Pt Gajah Tunggal Tbk, Pirelli SpA, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, 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.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
1. OEM Tires I-3
2. Replacement Tires I-3
Definitions I-4
Passenger Car Tires I-4
Truck Tires I-4
Light Truck Tires I-4
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires I-4
Two Wheeler Tires I-4
Aircraft Tires I-4
Off the Road Vehicle Tires I-4
Industrial and Utility Vehicles I-4
Industrial Vehicle Tires I-4
Construction/Utility Vehicle Tires I-5
Farm Implement Tires I-5


II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry/Market Highlights II-1
Market Snapshots II-1
Industry Characteristics II-1
Price Sensitive Industry II-1
End Users Ask OTR Tire Dealers to Justify Profit Margins II-2
Factors Affecting Demand II-2
Vehicle Demand II-2
Vehicle Fleet II-2
Prices of Raw Material II-2
Significance of Road Transport II-2
Retreading II-2
Entry Barriers II-2
Changing Dimensions II-3

2. Current and Future Analysis II-4
OEM Market II-4
Analysis by Region II-4
Analysis by Segment II-4
Replacement Market II-4
Regional Analysis II-4
Segmental Analysis II-4
Tire Makers Focusing on Radials II-4
Farm Implement Tires II-4
Key Influencing Factors II-5
Good Margins Lure Tire Makers to Invest in Farm Radials II-5
Radial Tires to Penetrate in Farm Tire Market II-5
Tractor Tires to Absorb Shocks II-6
Rubber Tracks II-6
High Horsepower Tractors to Shift to Rubber Tracks II-6
Winter Vehicle Tires II-6

3. Competitive Scenario II-7
Table 1: Global Tire Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of
Unit Shipments by Manufacturer - Michelin, Bridgestone,
Goodyear and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7
Regional Market Analyses II-7
North America II-7
Table 2: North American Replacement Passenger Car & Light
Truck Tire Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of
Unit Shipments by Manufacturer - Goodyear, Michelin,
Bridgestone and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7

Table 3: North American OEM Truck Tire Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Manufacturer -
Michelin, Goodyear/Sumitomo, Bridgestone, Continental,
Yokohama, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
United States II-8
Table 4: Leading Players in the US Medium/Heavy Truck Tire
Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Volume Sales for
Goodyear, Bridgestone, Michelin, Continental, Yokohama and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Europe II-9
Table 5: European OEM Passenger Car Tire Market (2005):
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Manufacturer -
Michelin, Continental, Goodyear/ Sumitomo, Bridgestone,
Pirelli and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9

4. Tires – Raw Materials Overview II-10
Raw Materials for Automobile Tires II-10
Table 6: Automobile Tire Composition: Percentage Breakdown of
Constituents by Weight (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-10

5. Rubber Industry - An Overview II-11
Advancements in Tire Industry Lower Usage of Natural Rubber II-11
US: Largest Producer of Rubber Goods II-11
Automobile Tire Industry II-11
Pricing Conditions II-12

6. Industry Organization and Structure II-13
A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry II-13
Table 7: World Market for Tires (2004 & 2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Category for Passenger Car &
Light Truck Tires, Medium & Heavy Truck Tires, Earthmover &
Agricultural Equipment Tires, Two-Wheeler Tires, and Aircraft
Tires (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-13

7. Product Overview II-14
Product Segmentation and Classification II-14
Passenger Car Tires II-14
Truck Tires II-14
Light Truck Tires II-14
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires II-14
Two Wheeler Tires II-14
Aircraft Tires II-14
Off the Road Vehicle Tires II-14
Industrial and Utility Vehicles II-14
Industrial Vehicle Tires II-14
Construction/Utility Vehicle Tires II-15
Farm Implement Tires II-15
Definitions II-15
Product Development and Customer Service II-16
Elements of Tire Designing II-16
Dynamics of Design Element of Tires II-17
Trade-Off Between Fuel-Efficient and Non-Fuel- Efficient Tires II-17
Increase in Zipper Failures II-17
Developments in Design II-18
Prominent New Product Developments II-18
Off-the-Road Vehicle Tires II-19
Need of a Big Wheel II-19
Large Tire Essentials II-19
Keeping a Cooler, Lower Profile II-19
Keeping the Pedal to Metal II-20
Radial Vs. Bias Tires II-20
Radial Tire II-20
Low-Profile Radials II-20
Bias Tire II-21
Table 8: Belt Cord Construction for Passenger Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type II-21

Table 9: Belt Cord Construction for Light Truck Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type II-22

Table 10: Body Cord Construction for Passenger Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type forRadial and Bias Ply Tires II-22

Table 11: Body Cord Construction for Light Truck Tires for
Replacement and OEM Market: Percentage Composition by
Material Type for Radial and Bias Ply Tires II-22
Advantages of Radial Tires Over Bias Tires II-22
Improves Fuel Economy II-22
Longer Tread Life II-22
Increased Puncture Resistance II-23
Great Retreadability II-23
Softer Ride II-23
Tube or Tubeless Tires II-23
Longer Tread Wear and Casing Life II-23
Reduced Fuel Costs II-23
Greater Dependability II-23
Small Parts Inventory II-23
Wide-Base Tires II-23
Wide Base Tires Witness Renewed Interest II-24
Advantages of Wide Base Tires II-25
Concerns about Single Tires II-25
Fleet Types That Can Employ the New-Generation Tires II-26
Super Singles – The Leading Players II-26
X-One II-26
Greatec II-26
Runflat Tires II-27
Runflat Tires Poised to Replace Traditional Tires II-27
Hurdles in the Growth of Runflats II-27
Improvement in Runflat Performance II-28
BMW Leads in Runflat Tire Consumption II-28
User Reservations on Runflats II-28
Safety Measures to Avoid Tire Punctures II-28
Tire Pressure Warning II-29
Tire Pressure Monitoring Market II-29
NHTSA Mandate Triggers Tire Pressure Monitoring Demand II-29
Direct Tire Pressure Monitoring II-29
Computerized Pressure Monitoring II-30
Tread Patterns II-30
Types of Lug Treads II-31
Retreading II-31
Retreading - A Proven and Acceptable Solution II-31
Retreading in the Heavy Duty Trucking Industry II-32
Retreading - An Environment Friendly Process II-32
Timing is Critical in Retreading II-32
Retreadability Factors II-32
Retreading Methods II-33
Mold Curing Vs Precure Process II-33
Inspection II-33
Buffing II-33
Application of New Rubber II-33
Final Inspection II-33
Trimming and Painting II-33

8. Tire Recycling II-34
Better Tires make Recycling Difficult II-34

9. Technology Breakthroughs II-35
New Technologies in Runflats II-35
Motorola Inc Unveils Chip Set for Tire Pressure II-36
Michelin Offers New Technology for Tire Making II-36

10. Product Launches II-37
Michelin Launches Two New Tires for High Performance SUVs II-37
Michelin Launches the First Steer Axle Truck Tire ‘315/60 R
22.5 X Energy XF’ II-37
Continental Launches the Latest Summer Tire for MPVs and Light
Vans II-37
Pirelli Introduces the Latest Ultra-High Performance Tire
Designed for Supercars II-38
Nokian Tyres Launches Several Novel Products for the European
Winter Tire Market II-38
Michelin Introduces Latest Tire for Trailers II-38
BFTN Introduces Two New Tyres for 6th Generation Corvette II-38
Cooper Tire and Oliver Rubber Introduce Latest Retread II-39
Cooper Tire and Oliver Rubber Introduce the Latest Premium
Retread-the Vantage Drive II-39
Apollo Tyres Introduces Regal Brand Radial Tires II-39
Bridgestone Releases Potenza Adrenalin RE001 Street Tire II-40
Cooper Tire & Rubber Rolls Out Cooper CS4 Touring Tire II-40
Dunlop Introduces Dunlop SP384 Steer Tire II-40
Dunlop Rolls Out SP Sport FastResponse II-40
Interstate Tires Launches Interstate Winter IWT-2 II-40
Michelin Launches LTX® A/T2 Tire II-41
Michelin Introduces Michelin® Primacy™ MXV4® Tire II-41
OTR Tyres Releases OTR CushionTyre in the UK II-41
Toyo Tires Unveils Versado LX™ II-41
Titan Introduces New Lines of Goodyear Tires for Agricultural Use II-41
Apollo Launches W-speed Rated Directional Tyres in India II-42
Apollo Unveils India’s First Asymmetrical Tire II-42
Kumho Tires Launches 32-Inch ECSTA X3 Tire II-42
Goodyear India Introduces Excellence Series II-42
Bridgestone Rolls Out VRPS Tires for Mining Environment II-42
Bridgestone Launches New VSNL Tire for Off-Road Applications II-43
Nokian Tyres Introduces Summer Tire Range II-43
Nokian Tyres Launches Nokian Forest Rider II-43
CTB and Subsidiary Unveil 5 New Treads II-43
Michelin Introduces New Primacy HP Tire II-43
Michelin XMCL Tire to Improve Farm Productivity II-44
Apollo Tyres Unveils New Tire Material II-44
Cooper Tire Unveils Weathermaster Snow for Cold Conditions II-44
Continental Introduces Latest Range of Vanco Camper Tire II-44
Continental Introduces Four Heavy-Duty Tires II-45
Hankook Tire Introduces Advanced Fuel Efficient Tyres II-45
Yokohama Develops ADVAN AC Y-255 Radial Tire II-45
Bridgestone Develops Multi-Chambered Tire II-46
Hakkapeliitta Rolls Out Latest Nokian 5 Tire II-46
Cooper Rolls Out Cooper Zeon 2XS Range of Tires II-46
Michelin Launches XZA2 Antisplash Truck Tire II-46
Zisser Tyre Launches Lexani Performance Tyre Range Globally II-47
Goodyear Unveils New Truck Tire Range; New Fuel Max Technology II-47
Goodyear Launches Truck Tires Under Dunlop Brand II-47
Goodyear Unveils Carbon Fiber Incorporated High- Performance Tire II-47
Fulda Unveils Progresso New High Performance Summer Tire II-48
Bridgestone Introduces New VLT Tires for Scraper Operations II-48
Cooper Launches the Zeon XTC II-48
Bridgestone North America Offers Eight New Bridgestone®
Turanza™ Tire Sizes II-48
Avon Tyres Introduce Latest Winter Range Tires II-48
Dunlop Introduces Qualifier Tire II-49
Bridgestone Introduces New Tire Models II-49
Goodyear Launches New High-Mileage Commercial DriveTire II-49
TVS Tires Introduces Seven Tire Variants II-50
Debica Rolls Out Latest Navigator Car Tire II-50
Sameer Africa Unveils Yana II-50
Yokohama Introduces ADVAN Tires in Middle East II-50
Hercules Tire Canada Introduces Two New Light Truck Tires II-50
Cooper Launches Discoverer ATR Tire II-51
Potenza RE050 Radial tires of Bridgestone Chosen For Ferrari
Superamerica II-51
Eagle RS-A Tires of Goodyear Chosen for Mitsubishi’s Eclipse GT II-51
Goodyear Launches a New Innovative Commercial Tire Technology II-51
Cooper Launches Discoverer STT Tire II-51
Cooper Launches Lifeliner SLE Sport Tire II-51
Cooper Launches Discoverer H/T Plus Tire II-52
Cooper Launches Zeon ZPT II-52
Yokohama Launches New Flagship Brand ADVAN in the Global Market II-52
Goodyear’s Eagle F1 GSD3 EMT Chosen as OEM Tires By Ferrari II-52
Yokohama Rubber Introduces C.Drive Tires in European Market II-52
Apollo Tires Launches a New Radial Tire II-52
Uniroyal® Canada Unveils New Tiger Paw Touring Line of Tires II-53
BFGoodrich® Tires Introduces Limited-Edition Tire II-53
BFGoodrich® Tires Unveils New g-Force™ Sport Tire II-53
Goodyear Introduces New Brand of Passenger-Car Tires II-53
BFGoodrich® Tires Introduces Control Plus™ Passenger Tire II-53
Hankook Unveils Truck and Bus Radial Tires II-53
Yokohama Launches All-Season High Performance Tire II-53
Michelin Introduces ALPIN Series of Winter Tires II-54
Yokohama Unveils Geolander I/T Tires II-54
BFGoodrich Launches Scorcher T/A Tries II-54
Goodyear Unveils Run-Flat Tires II-54

11. Recent Industry Activity II-55
Bridgestone Acquires Retread Tire Maker Bandag II-55
Carlisle Acquires Meixian Tengfei Tyre Co. II-55
Continental Acquires Majority Stake in Matador Rubber Group II-55
RubberNetwork Enters into Joint Venture with Webb Negocios II-55
Imerys Strengthens Tie Up with Michelin II-56
Goodyear Enters into Contract with Boeing II-56
SAIC Enters into Contract with Michelin North America II-56
Bridgestone and Ryder Renews Long Standing Commitment II-56
Toyo Tire & Rubber Establishes Nitto Tire Canada II-57
Kumho Tires Constructs Fourth Factory for TBR Tyres II-57
Michelin Plans Expansion of Chinese Tyre Plant II-57
Bridgestone Plans to Establish Radial Tyre Plant in India II-57
RPG Group to Expand Tyre Business II-57
Bridgestone to Start Construction of New Production Site II-57
Bridgestone Firestone Inaugurates Second Manufacturing Unit in
Brazil II-57
Yokohama to Increase Capacity of Shinshiro-Minami Plant II-58
Toyo to Increase Production in North America II-58
Yokohama to Increase Production in Thailand II-58
Goodyear to Invest US$100 Million in High-Value Tires II-58
Toyo Sells Automobile Interior Parts Business II-59
Goodyear to Cease Tyre Production in Quebec Plant II-59
Toyo Tire & Rubber Announces Trade Name Changes II-59
Toyo Tire Europe Acquires Italian Toyo Dealer Operations II-59
Cooper Tire Acquires Majority Stake in Chinese Company II-59
Falcon Tyres Takes Over Monotona Tyres II-60
Hyosung Acquires Subsidiary of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co II-60
GPX International Tire Corp Takes Over Maine Industrial Tires II-60
Carlisle Wheel & Tire Co Acquires Ace Products II-60
Enviva Materials Acquires Cardinal Tire II-60
Hercules Takes over US-based TDI II-60
Amtel-Vredestein Completes Partial Acquisition of Moscow Tyre
Plant II-61
Bridgestone Corp Takes Over White Tire Inc II-61
Apollo Tyres Acquires Dunlop South Africa II-61
Carlisle Companies Set to Acquire Meiyan Tire Group II-61
Dynamic Tire Corp Merges with Galaxy Tire & Wheel II-61
Hankook Enters into an Agreement to Supply Tires to Audi II-62
Titan Enters into Five-year Supply Contract with Grove II-62
Titan Tire Enters into a Five-Year Supply Contract with Deere& Co II-62
Dunlop Enters into a Contract with TCI II-62
Kumho Tires Enters into an Agreement with TBR to Construct TBR
Facility II-62
Michelin Bags Tire Contract from London Central II-63
Kumho Tires Completes the Construction of Chungchun Facility
in China II-63
Ceat Sets Up First Radial Tire Plant in Sri Lanka II-63
MRF Builds Rubber Manufacturing Unit in Sri Lanka II-63
Bridgestone to Build New Plant in Kitakyushu II-64
Yokohama Rubber Starts Construction of Manufacturing Unit in
Vietnam II-64
Kumho Tires Starts Construction of 7th Plant in Vietnam II-64
Bridgestone Europe Plans to Set-up Tire Facility in Poland II-64
Yokohama Rubber to Increase Off-the-Road Tire Capacity II-64
Pirelli Tyres Commences Production in Slatina Unit in Romania II-64
Apollo Tyres to Manufacture Radial Tires in Tamil Nadu, India II-65
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Establishes Dunlop Tire II-65
Continental Tire North America Inc Offloads OTR Plant to Titan
Tire Corporation II-65
GreenMan Technologies Divests Georgia Scrap Tire Business II-65
Pirelli and Schrader Agree to Develop and Market Advanced Tyre
Check-Up Sensors II-66
CEAT Merges its Three Fully-Owned Subsidiaries II-66
Titan Tire Acquires the Farm Tire Assets of Goodyear II-66
Sumitomo Corp. Acquires TBC Corp II-67
Trelleborg Wheel Systems Acquires French Industrial Tire
Distributor II-67
Amtel Acquire Vredestein Banden II-67
Hamann Motorsport and Hankook Tire Enter into Partnership II-67
Pirelli and Roadone Tyre Enter into a Joint Venture in China II-67
Yokohama Rubber to be Exclusive Tire Supplier for FIAETCC II-67
Bridgestone to Construct a New Tire Plant in Hungary II-67
Yokohama Opens New Tires Plant in ThailandII-68Bridgestone to
Expand Production Capacity in Thailand II-68
Bridgestone to Expand Capacity for Mining and Construction
Equipment II-68
Toyo Tire North America Opens Maiden Facility in the US II-68
Toyo Tire Establishes Nitto Japan II-69
Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp. Bags Supply Contract for Naval
Aircraft Tires II-69
Goodyear Prolongs Tire Contract with Airbus II-69
Hankook Tire Inks Sponsorship Agreement for US Motor Racing
Contest II-69
Lion Rubber Teams Up with Chinese Tire Manufacturer II-69
American Tire Expands in Oklahoma City II-69
Toyo Tires Establishes a New Sales Subsidiary in Europe II-70
Toyo Tire & Rubber Reorganizes its European Sales II-70
American Tire Acquires Texas Market Tire, Inc II-70
Carlisle Companies Buys Specialty Tire and Wheel Business of
Trintex Corporation II-70
Monro Muffler Acquires Mr. Tire’s Leased Locations II-70
Metaloidas Inaugurates Tire Recycling Plant in Lithuania II-70
Goodyear Dunlop Acquires 100% Stake in Swedish Tire Retail Group II-70
GreenMan Acquires American Tire Disposal II-71
Apollo Tires teams up with Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd II-71
Bridgestone Establishes a New Tire Plant in China II-71
Cooper-Standard Automotive and Saiyang Sealing Products Form
Joint Venture in China II-71
Goodyear Acquires 100% Stake in Sava Tires II-71
Michelin Acquires 10% Stake in Gajah Tunggal II-71
Kauffman Tire Purchases Two Ohio Dealerships II-72
Amtel Divests Stake in Kirov Tire Plant II-72
Adirondack Tire Set to Expand Auto Parts Sales II-72
Kenda Rubber Forms Joint Venture with Cooper Tire & Rubber II-72
Continental AG Inks M.O.U with Qingdao Doublestar Tire
Industrial Co., Ltd II-72
Bridgestone Tires Selects as OEM Tires II-72

12. Focus on Select Players II-73
Bridgestone Corporation (Japan) II-73
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. (USA) II-73
Continental AG (Germany) II-73
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (USA) II-74
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (USA) II-74
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. (South Korea) II-74
Kumho Tires Co. Inc. (South Korea) II-75
Michelin (France) II-75
Nokian Tyres plc (Finland) II-75
Pt Gajah Tunggal Tbk (Indonesia) II-76
Pirelli SpA (Italy) II-76
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Japan) II-76
Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-77
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-77

13. Global Market Perspective II-78
Table 12: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001 through 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-78

Table 13: World Long-term Projections for OEM Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-79

Table 14: World Historic Review for OEM Tires by Geographic
Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million
Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-80

Table 15: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Tires by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets for the Years
1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-81

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-82

Table 17: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-83

Table 18: World Historic Review for Replacement Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84

Table 19: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Tires by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets for the Years
1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-85

Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Passenger Car Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-86

Table 21: World Long-term Projections for OEM Passenger Car
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-87

Table 22: World Historic Review for OEM Passenger Car Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-88

Table 23: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Passenger Car
Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-89

Table 24: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Passenger Car Tires by Geographic Region – US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America, and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-90

Table 25: World Long-term Projections for Replacement
Passenger Car Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-91

Table 26: World Historic Review for Replacement Passenger Car
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-92

Table 27: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Passenger
Car Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-93

Table 28: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001 through 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-94

Table 29: 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 2001 through 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-94

Table 30: World Long-term Projections for OEM Truck Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-95

Table 31: World Long-term Projections for OEM Truck Tires by
Product Segment – Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million
Units for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-95

Table 32: World Historic Review for OEM Truck Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-96

Table 33: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-96

Table 34: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Truck Tires by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets for the Years
1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-97

Table 35: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Truck Tires by
Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments for
Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks for the Years 1991, 1997,
2007, and 2010 II-97

Table 36: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-98

Table 37: 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 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-98

Table 38: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-99

Table 39: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Truck
Tires by Product Segment – Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy
Trucks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-99

Table 40: World Historic Review for Replacement Truck Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-100

Table 41: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-100

Table 42: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-101

Table 43: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Truck
Tires by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for Light Trucks and Medium/Heavy Trucks for the
Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 II-101

Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Light Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-102

Table 45: World Long-term Projections for OEM Light Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-103

Table 46: World Historic Review for OEM Light Truck Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-104

Table 47: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Light Truck Tires
by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-105

Table 48: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Light Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America, and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-106

Table 49: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Light
Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-107

Table 50: World Historic Review for Replacement Light Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-108

Table 51: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Light
Truck Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-109

Table 52: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-110

Table 53: World Long-term Projections for OEM Medium/Heavy
Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-111

Table 54: World Historic Review for OEM Medium/Heavy Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-112

Table 55: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Medium/Heavy Truck
Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-113

Table 56: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Medium/Heavy Truck Tires by Geographic Region –
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-114

Table 57: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Medium/
Heavy Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-115

Table 58: World Historic Review for Replacement Medium/ Heavy
Truck Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-116

Table 59: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement
Medium/Heavy Truck Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-117

Table 60: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-118

Table 61: World Long-term Projections for OEM Two-Wheeler
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119

Table 62: World Historic Review for OEM Two-Wheeler Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-120

Table 63: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Two-Wheeler Tires
by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-121

Table 64: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region – US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America, and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-122

Table 65: World Long-term Projections for Replacement
Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-123

Table 66: World Historic Review for Replacement Two- Wheeler
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-124

Table 67: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement
Two-Wheeler Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-125

Table 68: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Aircraft Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-126

Table 69: World Long-term Projections for OEM Aircraft Tires
by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-127

Table 70: World Historic Review for OEM Aircraft Tires by
Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-128

Table 71: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Aircraft Tires by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets for the Years
1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-129

Table 72: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Aircraft Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130

Table 73: World Long-term Projections for Replacement Aircraft
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011 through
2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-131

Table 74: World Historic Review for Replacement Aircraft Tires
by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in
Million Units for the Years1991 through 2000 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-132

Table 75: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement Aircraft
Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-133

Table 76: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 2001
through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-134

Table 77: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Product Segment – Industrial &
Utility Vehicles and Farm Implements Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-134

Table 78: World Long-term Projections for OEM Off-The-Road
Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-135

Table 79: World Long-term Projections for OEM Off-The-Road
Vehicle Tires by Product Segment – Industrial & Utility
Vehicles and Farm Implements Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-135

Table 80: World Historic Review for OEM Off-The-Road Vehicle
Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume
Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-136

Table 81: World Historic Review for OEM Off-The-Road Vehicle
Tires by Product segment- Industrial & Utility Vehicles and
Farm Implements Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991 through
2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-136

Table 82: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Off-The-Road
Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-137

Table 83: World 20-Year Perspective for OEM Off-The- Road
Vehicle Tires by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Shipments for Industrial & Utility Vehicles and Farm
Implements for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010 II-137

Table 84: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region –
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America, and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-138

Table 85: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Replacement Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Product Segment –
Industrial & Utility Vehicles and Farm Implements Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million
Units for the Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-138

Table 86: World Long-term Projections for Replacement
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139

Table 87: World Long-term Projections for Replacement
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Product Segment – Industrial &
Utility Vehicles and Farm Implements Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for
Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139

Table 88: World Historic Review for Replacement Off-The- Road
Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and
Middle East & Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years 1991
through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140

Table 89: World Historic Review for Replacement Off-The-Road
Vehicle Tires by Product segment- Industrial & Utility
Vehicles and Farm Implements Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Volume Shipments in Million Units for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140

Table 90: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Shipments for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Middle East &
Africa Markets for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007, and 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-141

Table 91: World 20-Year Perspective for Replacement
Off-The-Road Vehicle Tires by Product Segment – Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Shipments for Industrial & Utility
Vehicles and Farm Implements for the Years 1991, 1997, 2007,
and 2010 II-141

Table 92: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for OEM
Industrial & Utility Vehicle Tires by Geographic Region – US,