The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) says that total US tyre shipments will increase to 336 million units in 2021, compared to 303 million units in 2020 and 332 million units in 2019.
Original Equipment (OE) tyre shipments for passenger, light truck and truck tyres are expected to increase by 1%, 4.6% and 23.3%, respectively, with a total increase of 1.7 million units, compared to 2020.
Compared with 2021, OE shipments for passenger car tyres are to up by 6.2% to just under 40 million units.
Replacement shipments for passenger, light truck and truck tyres are also projected to increase by 10%, 17% and 18%, respectively, with a total increase of 31 million units.
The total unit addition for replacement shipments is projected to reach 2.2 million units, according to USTMA.