“The Central and Southern European car market has seen 28% growth in 2015-2019. The car tire market has increased by 65% in the last four years,” said Spyros Politis, marketing director of Michelin Central and Southern Europe.
The best-selling tires in the last four years are the 15” and 16” ones, he added.
The tire market is one of the least ‘transparent’ sectors in the auto industry, as manufacturers hardly release figures about it or none at all.
More than one million used cars entered Romania in the past two years, over 70% of which older than ten years, and they needed or will soon need new tires.
Cars account for the bulk of tire sales, given the over 3 million units in use in Romania.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)