Number of companies

Tyre Corporate Companies

4200

12 Headquarters
90 tyre manufacturing facilities
15 R&D Centers

Direct employment

360 000

Turnover

ETRMA tyre members, EU 27

€ 47 b (e)

€ 24 b (e)
i.e. 40 % of worldwide ETRMA tyre
members turnover (€ 60 b) (e)

Tyre production
 

4.8 million tonnes (2007)

Tyre replacement sales (imports excluded) (e)

Passenger car tyres & Light commercial vehicle tyres

Medium & Heavy commercial vehicle tyres

212 million units

200 million units

12 million units

Motor vehicles parc

Passenger car & Light commercial vehicles

Commercial vehicles, Truck and Buses

261 million units (2007)

252 million units

9 million units

Exports €

Tyre

GRG

Exports (units)

Tyre

+ € 8.1 b (+4%/2007)

+ € 4 b (+2%/2007)

+ € 4.1 b (+2%/2007)

94 million units (+9%/2007)

Imports (€)

Tyre

GRG

Imports (units)

Tyre

+ € 9.2 b (=/2007)

+ € 5.5 b (-3%/2007)

+ € 3.7 b (+6%/2007)

312 million units (+11%/2007)

R&D investments in tyre companies

Tyre

GRG

Up to 3.5% of annual turnover

Up to 5% of annual turnover