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Number of companies
Tyre Corporate Companies
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4200
12 Headquarters 90 tyre manufacturing facilities 15 R&D Centers
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Direct employment
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360 000
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Turnover
ETRMA tyre members, EU 27
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€ 47 b (e)
€ 24 b (e) i.e. 40 % of worldwide ETRMA tyre members turnover (€
60 b) (e)
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Tyre production
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4.8 million tonnes (2007)
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Tyre
replacement sales (imports excluded) (e)
Passenger car tyres & Light commercial vehicle tyres
Medium & Heavy commercial vehicle tyres
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212 million units
200 million units
12 million units
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Motor vehicles parc
Passenger car & Light commercial vehicles
Commercial vehicles, Truck and Buses
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261 million units (2007)
252 million units
9 million units
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Exports
€
Tyre
GRG
Exports
(units)
Tyre
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+ € 8.1 b (+4%/2007)
+ € 4 b (+2%/2007)
+ € 4.1 b (+2%/2007)
94 million units (+9%/2007)
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Imports
(€)
Tyre
GRG
Imports
(units)
Tyre
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+ € 9.2 b (=/2007)
+ € 5.5 b (-3%/2007)
+ € 3.7 b (+6%/2007)
312 million units (+11%/2007)
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R&D investments in tyre companies
Tyre
GRG
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Up to 3.5% of annual turnover
Up to 5% of annual turnover
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(e) estimate