Table of Contents
- Introduction and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Other relevant reports
- Definition
- Abbreviations & terms
- Abbreviations
- Terms
- Executive Summary
- Market increases attributed to increase in high-end tire sales
- Other factors driving the average price for tires
- High-performance tires, highway-design tires gain traction
- Three suppliers dominate
- Advertising targets specific groups, local audiences
- Truck drivers spend more, more likely to buy performance tires
- Asians, other high-income households most likely to buy performance tires
- Focus on safety in tire marketing encouraged
- Distribution by retail channel static
- Tire imports continue to grow
- Average price of tires to continue rising, along with production costs
- Similar growth to be seen for 2005-10 period
- Market Drivers
- U.S. drivers and their vehicles
- Figure 1: Total U.S. registered automobiles and estimated passenger
automobiles miles driven, 1998-2003
- Tire tread quality
- Age of vehicle
- Type of vehicle
- Figure 2: Amounts spent on tires in the last 12 months, by type of
vehicle, May 04-May 05
- Original equipment moving upscale
- Car enthusiasts
- Composition of the U.S. population
- Race/ethnicity
- Figure 3: American households, by race/ethnicity, 2000-10
- Figure 4: Amounts spent on tires in the last 12 months, by
race/ethnicity, May 04-May 05
- Age
- Figure 5: U.S. population by age, 2000-10
- Income
- Figure 6: Number of households per income group, 2000 and 2003
- Value of safety underplayed
- Legislation raising costs
- Consumers driving threadbare tires
- Market Size & Trends
- Figure 7: Total U.S. retail sales of passenger tires and light truck
tires, at current and constant prices, 1999-2005
- Figure 8: Graph: U.S. retail sales of passenger tires and light truck
tires, at current and constant prices, 1999-2005
- Figure 9: Total U.S. shipments of passenger tires, at current and
constant prices, 1999-2005
- Market Segmentation
- Introduction
- Figure 10: Graph: Unit sales of tires, segmented by speed rating and
seasonal rating, 1999-2005
- Segments by speed rating/performance
- Figure 11: Unit sales of tires, segmented by speed rating/performance,
2003 and 2005
- Figure 12: Tire rating speeds and letter designations
- Figure 13: Unit sales of H, V and Z/ZR high-performance tires, by
volume, 1999-2005
- Figure 14: Unit sales of standard tires, by volume, 1999-2005
- Segments by seasonal rating
- Figure 15: Shipments of tires, segmented by seasonal ratings, 2003 and
2005
- Figure 16: Unit sales of all-season tires, by volume, 1999-2005
- Figure 17: Unit sales of highway design tires, by volume, 1999-2005
- Figure 18: Unit sales of mud/snow tires, by volume, 1999-2005
- Supply Structure
- Foreign trade
- Overview
- Figure 19: U.S. imports and exports of new tires, by volume and value,
2005*
- Imports
- Figure 20: U.S. imports of tires, by country, 2004
- Exports
- Figure 21: U.S. exports of tires, by country, 2004
- Companies and brand sales
- Figure 22: Manufacturer sales of replacement tires in the U.S. and
Canada, 2002 and 2004
- Figure 23: Market share of replacement tires by volume, by brand, 2002
and 2004
- Figure 24: Graph: Market share of replacement tires by volume, by
brand, 2004
- Company profiles
- Goodyear (Goodyear, Kelly, Dunlop)
- Overview
- Products
- BFS (Firestone, Bridgestone, Dayton)
- Overview
- Products
- Michelin (Michelin, BFGoodrich, Uniroyal)
- Overview
- Products
- Continental AG (General, Continental)
- Overview
- Products
- Cooper (Cooper, Mastercraft)
- Overview
- Products
- TBC (Multi-mile, Cordovan, Big O/Sigma)
- Advertising & Promotion
- Overview
- Goodyear
- Michelin
- BFS
- Cooper
- Retail Distribution
- Overview
- Figure 25: U.S. retail sales of passenger tires, by channel, 2003 and
2005
- Figure 26: Graph: U.S. retail sales of passenger tires, by channel,
1999-2005
- Independent tire dealerships
- Figure 27: U.S. independent tire dealership sales of tires, at current
and constant prices, 1999-2005
- TBC Corp (Big O Tires Inc/Tire Kingdom)
- Discount Tire Co Inc.
- Les Schwab Tire Centers
- Mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs
- Figure 28: U.S. mass merchandiser sales of tires, at current and
constant prices, 1999-2005
- Figure 29: U.S. warehouse club sales of tires, at current and constant
prices, 1999-2005
- Wal-Mart/SAMS CLUB
- Sears
- Tire company stores
- Figure 30: U.S. tire company store sales of tires, at current and
constant prices, 1999-2005
- Bridgestone (BFS)
- Goodyear
- Service stations
- Figure 31: U.S. service station sales of tires, at current and constant
prices, 1999-2005
- Auto dealerships
- Figure 32: U.S. auto dealership sales of tires, at current and constant
prices, 1999-2005
- The Consumer
- Introduction
- Figure 33: Cohort descriptors for high spending tire buyers
- Car and truck ownership
- Figure 34: Car or truck ownership, by age, household income, education,
investor status, marital status and area of residence, September-October
2005
- Recent purchase of tires
- Figure 35: Purchases of passenger, pickup, SUV and van tires in the
last 12 months, May 04-May 05
- Figure 36: Purchases of passenger, pickup, SUV and van tires in the
last 12 months, by age, May 04-May 05
- Figure 37: Purchases of passenger, pickup, SUV and van tires in the
last 12 months, by household income, May 04-May 05
- Figure 38: Purchases of passenger, pickup, SUV and van tires in the
last 12 months, by number of people in household, May 04-May 05
- Type of tire purchased
- Figure 39: Types of tires purchased in the last 12 months, by region,
May 04-May 05
- Type of tire purchased, by region
- Figure 40: Types of tires purchased in the last 12 months, by region,
May 04-May 05
- Recent tire purchased, by type of vehicle
- Figure 41: Purchases of tires in the last 12 months, by type of vehicle
most recently acquired, May 04-May 05
- Figure 42: Types of tires purchased in the last 12 months, by type of
vehicle most recently acquired, May 04-May 05
- Tire spending
- Figure 43: Amounts spent on tires in the last 12 months, May 04-May 05
- Figure 44: Average amount spent on tires in the last 12 months, by
race/ethnicity and type of car/light truck last purchased, May 04-May 05
- Figure 45: Amounts spent on tires in the last 12 months, by type of
vehicle, May 04-May 05
- Attitudes towards cars, by gender
- Figure 46: General attitudes towards vehicles, by gender, May 04-May
05
- Attitudes towards cars, by age
- Figure 47: General attitudes towards vehicles, by age, May 04-May 05
- Type of tire purchased by attitudes towards cars
- Figure 48: Types of tires purchased in the last 12 months, by general
attitudes towards vehicles, May 04-May 05
- Figure 49: Amounts spent on tires in the last 12 months, by general
attitudes towards vehicles, May 04-May 05
- Attitudes towards tires
- Figure 50: Attitudes towards tires, September-October 2005
- Figure 51: Attitudes towards tires, by gender and age,
September-October 2005
- Figure 52: Attitudes towards tires, by presence of children,
September-October 2005
- Figure 53: Attitudes towards tires, by household income,
September-October 2005
- Figure 54: Attitudes towards tires, by region, September-October 2005
- Purchasing decision influencers
- Figure 55: Factors influencing tire purchases, by gender,
September-October 2005
- Figure 56: Factors influencing tire purchases, by age,
September-October 2005
- Purchasing decision influencers, by marital status
- Figure 57: Factors influencing tire purchases, by marital status,
September-October 2005
- Figure 58: Factors influencing tire purchases, by type of area,
September-October 2005
- Conclusions
- Future & Forecast
- Future trends
- Monitoring tread
- Driving simulators
- AS high-performance tires to continue making gains
- Increasing numbers of light trucks to raise value of market
- Product development
- Run-flat tires
- Airless tires
- Color tires
- Raw material costs
- Market Forecast
- Passenger and light truck tires
- Figure 59: Forecast of total U.S. sales of passenger and light truck
tires, at current and constant prices, 2005-10
- Figure 60: Forecast of total U.S. sales of passenger and light truck
tires, at current and constant prices, 2005-10*
- Forecast factors
- Appendix: Simmons Cohorts
- Figure 61: Cohort descriptors, all groups
- Appendix: Trade Associations, Government Agencies and Magazines
- Appendix: Research Methodology
- Consumer Research
- Greenfield Online
- Presentation & Definitions
- ICR Surveys EXCEL
- Simmons National Consumer Surveys
- Technometrica TechnoExpresssm
- Further Analysis
- Trade Research
- Informal trade research
- Formal trade research
- Desk & Internet Research
- Sources
- Definitions
- Forecasts
- Appendix: What is Mintel?
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