U.S. tire imports in the first eight months of 2021 increase by 28.5% year-on-year

The latest data shows that the United States imported 182 million tires in the first eight months of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 28.
5%
.
Among them, passenger car tire imports increased by 23.
3% year-on-year to 102.
17 million; truck and bus tire imports increased by 41% year-on-year to 34.
35 million; aircraft tires increased by 13% year-on-year to 170,000; motorcycle tires increased by 21.
4% year-on-year to 249 Million; bicycle tires increased by 37% year-on-year to 9.
04 million
.


From January to August, the United States imported 31.
92 million tires from China, a year-on-year increase of 31.
4%
.
Among them, passenger car tires increased by 62% year-on-year to 2.
17 million; truck and bus tires increased by 26% year-on-year to 1.
5 million
.


From January to August, the United States imported 35.
87 million tires from Thailand, a year-on-year increase of 8.
5%
.
Among them, passenger car tires were 21.
64 million, a year-on-year decrease of 1.
1%; truck and bus tires were 9.
61 million, a year-on-year increase of 20.
5%
.


Thailand and China are the main importers of American tires
.