Tires - US - November 2005

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
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