USTMA's February 2025 Forecast Predicts Higher 2025 Tire Shipments for U.S. Tire Market
March 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2025 - The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) projects total U.S. tire shipments of 340.4 million units in 2025, compared to 337.3 million units in 2024 and 332.7 million units in 2019. This surpasses the previous record of 337.3 million units in 2024.
Compared with 2024, Original Equipment (OE) shipments for passenger, light truck and truck tires are expected to change by 1.6%, 1.2%, and 2.7% respectively, with a total increase of 0.9 million units. Replacement passenger, light truck and truck tire shipments are also projected to change by 0.8%, 1.0%, and 0.8% respectively, with a total increase of 2.2 million units.
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| Forecast | 2024 | Vs 2024 | Vs 2024 | 2019 | Vs 2019 | Vs 2019 |
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Passenger | 43.8 | 43.1 | 1.6% | 0.7 | 46.3 | -5.2% | -2.4 |
Light Truck | 6.8 | 6.7 | 1.2% | 0.1 | 5.9 | 16.0% | 0.9 |
Truck | 5.8 | 5.7 | 2.7% | 0.2 | 6.5 | -10.6% | -0.7 |
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Passenger | 223.3 | 221.6 | 0.8% | 1.7 | 222.6 | 0.3% | 0.7 |
Light Truck | 37.1 | 36.7 | 1.0% | 0.4 | 32.5 | 14.0% | 4.6 |
Truck | 23.6 | 23.4 | 0.8% | 0.2 | 18.9 | 24.6% | 4.7 |
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Total Shipments | 340.4 | 337.3 | 0.9% | 3.2 | 332.7 | 2.3% | 7.7 |
Note: All shipments in millions. Figures are rounded.
Detailed 2024 data can be found in the USTMA’s annual Factbook, which can be purchased at
https://www.ustires.org/resources/2025-ustma-factbook