The global market for Tire is estimated to increase from $ 145890 million in 2024 to reach $ 186990 million by 2031, exhibiting a CAGR of 3.6% during 2025-2031. Keeping in mind the uncertainties of Trade War and Russia-Ukraine War, we are continuously tracking and evaluating the direct as well as the indirect influence of trade war on different end use sectors. These insights are included in the report as a major market contributor.
The APAC Tire market is expected at value of US$ million in 2024 and grow at approximately % CAGR during 2024 and 2031.
The United States Tire market is expected at value of US$ million in 2024 and grow at approximately % CAGR during 2024 and 2031.
The Europe Tire market is expected at value of US$ million in 2024 and grow at approximately % CAGR during 2024 and 2031.
The China Tire market is expected at value of US$ million in 2024 and grow at approximately % CAGR during 2024 and 2031.
Global key Tire players cover Michelin, Bridgestone, GoodYear, Continental and Sumitomo, etc. In terms of revenue, the global largest two companies occupy a share nearly % in 2021.
[Report Coverage]
This latest report provides a deep insight into the global Tire market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from a macro overview of the market to micro details of the market size, competitive landscape, development trend, niche market, key market drivers and challenges, value chain analysis, etc.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the global Tire market, with both quantitative and qualitative data, to help readers understand how the Tire market scenario changed across the globe during trade war and Russia-Ukraine War.
The base year considered for analyses is 2024, while the market estimates and forecasts are given from 2025 to 2031. The market estimates are provided in terms of revenue in USD millions and volume in M Units.
[Market Segmentation]
The study segments the Tire market and forecasts the market size by Type (Automotive Tires, Bicycle Tire and Motorcycle/ATV Tires), by Application (OEM and Aftermarket.), and region (APAC, Americas, Europe, and Middle East & Africa).
Segmentation by type
Automotive Tires
Bicycle Tire
Motorcycle/ATV Tires
Engineering Tires
Agricultural Tires
Aero Tires
Racing Tires
Segmentation by application
OEM
Aftermarket
Segmentation by region
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
Major companies covered
Michelin
Bridgestone
GoodYear
Continental
Sumitomo
Pirelli
Hankook
Yokohama
Zhongce Rubber
Apollo Tyres
Toyo Tire Corporation
Cheng Shin Rubber
Giti
Linglong Tire
MRF
Nexen Tire
Sailun jinyu Group
Kumho Tire
Nokian Tyres
Double Coin
Triangle Tire Group
Guizhou Tyre
Kenda Tires
Qingdao Doublestar
[Chapter Introduction]
Chapter 1: Scope of Tire, Research Methodology, etc.
Chapter 2: Executive Summary, global Tire market size (sales and revenue) and CAGR, Tire market size by region, by type, by application, historical data from 2020 to 2025, and forecast to 2031.
Chapter 3: Tire sales, revenue, average price, global market share, and industry ranking by company, 2020-2024
Chapter 4: Global Tire sales and revenue by region and by country. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Latin America and Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8: Americas, APAC, Europe, Middle East & Africa, sales segment by country, by type, and type.
Chapter 9: Analysis of the current market trends, market forecast, opportunities and economic trends that are affecting the future marketplace
Chapter 10: Manufacturing cost structure analysis
Chapter 11: Sales channel, distributors, and customers
Chapter 12: Global Tire market size forecast by region, by country, by type, and application.
Chapter 13: Comprehensive company profiles of the leading players, including Michelin, Bridgestone, GoodYear, Continental, Sumitomo, Pirelli, Hankook, Yokohama and Zhongce Rubber, etc.
Chapter 14: Research Findings and Conclusion
Table 1. Tire Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2020, 2025 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 2. Tire Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2020, 2025 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Table 3. Major Players of Automotive Tires
Table 4. Major Players of Bicycle Tire
Table 5. Major Players of Motorcycle/ATV Tires
Table 6. Major Players of Engineering Tires
Table 7. Major Players of Agricultural Tires
Table 8. Major Players of Aero Tires
Table 9. Major Players of Racing Tires
Table 10. Global Tire Sales by Type (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 11. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 12. Global Tire Revenue by Type (2020-2024) & ($ million)
Table 13. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 14. Global Tire Sale Price by Type (2020-2024) & (US$/Unit)
Table 15. Global Tire Sales by Application (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 16. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 17. Global Tire Revenue by Application (2020-2024)
Table 18. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 19. Global Tire Sale Price by Application (2020-2024) & (US$/Unit)
Table 20. Global Tire Sales by Company (2022-2024) & (M Units)
Table 21. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Company (2022-2024)
Table 22. Global Tire Revenue by Company (2022-2024) ($ Millions)
Table 23. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Company (2022-2024)
Table 24. Global Tire Sale Price by Company (2022-2024) & (US$/Unit)
Table 25. Key Manufacturers Tire Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 26. Players Tire Products Offered
Table 27. Tire Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2022-2024)
Table 28. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 29. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
Table 30. Global Tire Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 31. Global Tire Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2020-2024)
Table 32. Global Tire Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2024) & ($ millions)
Table 33. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2024)
Table 34. Global Tire Sales by Country/Region (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 35. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2024)
Table 36. Global Tire Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2024) & ($ millions)
Table 37. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2020-2024)
Table 38. Americas Tire Sales by Country (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 39. Americas Tire Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 40. Americas Tire Revenue by Country (2020-2024) & ($ Millions)
Table 41. Americas Tire Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 42. Americas Tire Sales by Type (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 43. Americas Tire Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 44. Americas Tire Sales by Application (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 45. Americas Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 46. APAC Tire Sales by Region (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 47. APAC Tire Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2024)
Table 48. APAC Tire Revenue by Region (2020-2024) & ($ Millions)
Table 49. APAC Tire Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2024)
Table 50. APAC Tire Sales by Type (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 51. APAC Tire Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 52. APAC Tire Sales by Application (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 53. APAC Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 54. Europe Tire Sales by Country (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 55. Europe Tire Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 56. Europe Tire Revenue by Country (2020-2024) & ($ Millions)
Table 57. Europe Tire Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 58. Europe Tire Sales by Type (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 59. Europe Tire Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 60. Europe Tire Sales by Application (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 61. Europe Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 62. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales by Country (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 63. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 64. Middle East & Africa Tire Revenue by Country (2020-2024) & ($ Millions)
Table 65. Middle East & Africa Tire Revenue Market Share by Country (2020-2024)
Table 66. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales by Type (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 67. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Table 68. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales by Application (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Table 69. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Table 70. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Tire
Table 71. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Tire
Table 72. Key Industry Trends of Tire
Table 73. Tire Raw Material
Table 74. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 75. Tire Distributors List
Table 76. Tire Customer List
Table 77. Global Tire Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 78. Global Tire Sales Market Forecast by Region
Table 79. Global Tire Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 80. Global Tire Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2025-2031)
Table 81. Americas Tire Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 82. Americas Tire Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 83. APAC Tire Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 84. APAC Tire Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 85. Europe Tire Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 86. Europe Tire Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 87. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 88. Middle East & Africa Tire Revenue Forecast by Country (2025-2031) & ($ millions)
Table 89. Global Tire Sales Forecast by Type (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 90. Global Tire Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2025-2031)
Table 91. Global Tire Revenue Forecast by Type (2025-2031) & ($ Millions)
Table 92. Global Tire Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2025-2031)
Table 93. Global Tire Sales Forecast by Application (2025-2031) & (M Units)
Table 94. Global Tire Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2025-2031)
Table 95. Global Tire Revenue Forecast by Application (2025-2031) & ($ Millions)
Table 96. Global Tire Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2025-2031)
Table 97. Michelin Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 98. Michelin Tire Product Offered
Table 99. Michelin Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 100. Michelin Main Business
Table 101. Michelin Latest Developments
Table 102. Bridgestone Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 103. Bridgestone Tire Product Offered
Table 104. Bridgestone Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 105. Bridgestone Main Business
Table 106. Bridgestone Latest Developments
Table 107. GoodYear Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 108. GoodYear Tire Product Offered
Table 109. GoodYear Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 110. GoodYear Main Business
Table 111. GoodYear Latest Developments
Table 112. Continental Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 113. Continental Tire Product Offered
Table 114. Continental Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 115. Continental Main Business
Table 116. Continental Latest Developments
Table 117. Sumitomo Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 118. Sumitomo Tire Product Offered
Table 119. Sumitomo Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 120. Sumitomo Main Business
Table 121. Sumitomo Latest Developments
Table 122. Pirelli Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 123. Pirelli Tire Product Offered
Table 124. Pirelli Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 125. Pirelli Main Business
Table 126. Pirelli Latest Developments
Table 127. Hankook Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 128. Hankook Tire Product Offered
Table 129. Hankook Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 130. Hankook Main Business
Table 131. Hankook Latest Developments
Table 132. Yokohama Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 133. Yokohama Tire Product Offered
Table 134. Yokohama Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 135. Yokohama Main Business
Table 136. Yokohama Latest Developments
Table 137. Zhongce Rubber Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 138. Zhongce Rubber Tire Product Offered
Table 139. Zhongce Rubber Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 140. Zhongce Rubber Main Business
Table 141. Zhongce Rubber Latest Developments
Table 142. Apollo Tyres Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 143. Apollo Tyres Tire Product Offered
Table 144. Apollo Tyres Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 145. Apollo Tyres Main Business
Table 146. Apollo Tyres Latest Developments
Table 147. Toyo Tire Corporation Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 148. Toyo Tire Corporation Tire Product Offered
Table 149. Toyo Tire Corporation Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 150. Toyo Tire Corporation Main Business
Table 151. Toyo Tire Corporation Latest Developments
Table 152. Cheng Shin Rubber Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 153. Cheng Shin Rubber Tire Product Offered
Table 154. Cheng Shin Rubber Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 155. Cheng Shin Rubber Main Business
Table 156. Cheng Shin Rubber Latest Developments
Table 157. Giti Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 158. Giti Tire Product Offered
Table 159. Giti Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 160. Giti Main Business
Table 161. Giti Latest Developments
Table 162. Linglong Tire Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 163. Linglong Tire Tire Product Offered
Table 164. Linglong Tire Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 165. Linglong Tire Main Business
Table 166. Linglong Tire Latest Developments
Table 167. MRF Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 168. MRF Tire Product Offered
Table 169. MRF Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 170. MRF Main Business
Table 171. MRF Latest Developments
Table 172. Nexen Tire Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 173. Nexen Tire Tire Product Offered
Table 174. Nexen Tire Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 175. Nexen Tire Main Business
Table 176. Nexen Tire Latest Developments
Table 177. Sailun jinyu Group Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 178. Sailun jinyu Group Tire Product Offered
Table 179. Sailun jinyu Group Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 180. Sailun jinyu Group Main Business
Table 181. Sailun jinyu Group Latest Developments
Table 182. Kumho Tire Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 183. Kumho Tire Tire Product Offered
Table 184. Kumho Tire Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 185. Kumho Tire Main Business
Table 186. Kumho Tire Latest Developments
Table 187. Nokian Tyres Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 188. Nokian Tyres Tire Product Offered
Table 189. Nokian Tyres Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 190. Nokian Tyres Main Business
Table 191. Nokian Tyres Latest Developments
Table 192. Double Coin Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 193. Double Coin Tire Product Offered
Table 194. Double Coin Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 195. Double Coin Main Business
Table 196. Double Coin Latest Developments
Table 197. Triangle Tire Group Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 198. Triangle Tire Group Tire Product Offered
Table 199. Triangle Tire Group Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 200. Triangle Tire Group Main Business
Table 201. Triangle Tire Group Latest Developments
Table 202. Guizhou Tyre Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 203. Guizhou Tyre Tire Product Offered
Table 204. Guizhou Tyre Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 205. Guizhou Tyre Main Business
Table 206. Guizhou Tyre Latest Developments
Table 207. Kenda Tires Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 208. Kenda Tires Tire Product Offered
Table 209. Kenda Tires Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 210. Kenda Tires Main Business
Table 211. Kenda Tires Latest Developments
Table 212. Qingdao Doublestar Basic Information, Tire Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 213. Qingdao Doublestar Tire Product Offered
Table 214. Qingdao Doublestar Tire Sales (M Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (US$/Unit) and Gross Margin (2022-2024)
Table 215. Qingdao Doublestar Main Business
Table 216. Qingdao Doublestar Latest Developments
List of Figures
Figure 1. Picture of Tire
Figure 2. Tire Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Tire Sales Growth Rate 2020-2031 (M Units)
Figure 7. Global Tire Revenue Growth Rate 2020-2031 ($ Millions)
Figure 8. Tire Sales by Region (2024 & 2031) & ($ millions)
Figure 9. Product Picture of Automotive Tires
Figure 10. Product Picture of Bicycle Tire
Figure 11. Product Picture of Motorcycle/ATV Tires
Figure 12. Product Picture of Engineering Tires
Figure 13. Product Picture of Agricultural Tires
Figure 14. Product Picture of Aero Tires
Figure 15. Product Picture of Racing Tires
Figure 16. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Type in 2024
Figure 17. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2024)
Figure 18. Tire Consumed in OEM
Figure 19. Global Tire Market: OEM (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Figure 20. Tire Consumed in Aftermarket
Figure 21. Global Tire Market: Aftermarket (2020-2024) & (M Units)
Figure 22. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2024)
Figure 23. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Application in 2024
Figure 24. Tire Revenue Market by Company in 2024 ($ Million)
Figure 25. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Company in 2024
Figure 26. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2020-2024)
Figure 27. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2024
Figure 28. Global Tire Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2024)
Figure 29. Global Tire Revenue Market Share by Country/Region in 2024
Figure 30. Americas Tire Sales 2020-2024 (M Units)
Figure 31. Americas Tire Revenue 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 32. APAC Tire Sales 2020-2024 (M Units)
Figure 33. APAC Tire Revenue 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 34. Europe Tire Sales 2020-2024 (M Units)
Figure 35. Europe Tire Revenue 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 36. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales 2020-2024 (M Units)
Figure 37. Middle East & Africa Tire Revenue 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 38. Americas Tire Sales Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 39. Americas Tire Revenue Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 40. United States Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 41. Canada Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 42. Mexico Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 43. Brazil Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 44. APAC Tire Sales Market Share by Region in 2024
Figure 45. APAC Tire Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2024
Figure 46. China Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 47. Japan Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 48. South Korea Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 49. Southeast Asia Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 50. India Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 51. Australia Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 52. Europe Tire Sales Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 53. Europe Tire Revenue Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 54. Germany Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 55. France Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 56. UK Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 57. Italy Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 58. Russia Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 59. Middle East & Africa Tire Sales Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 60. Middle East & Africa Tire Revenue Market Share by Country in 2024
Figure 61. Egypt Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 62. South Africa Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 63. Israel Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 64. Turkey Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 65. GCC Country Tire Revenue Growth 2020-2024 ($ Millions)
Figure 66. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Tire in 2024
Figure 67. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Tire
Figure 68. Industry Chain Structure of Tire
Figure 69. Channels of Distribution
Figure 70. Distributors Profiles
※参考情報 タイヤは、車両などの移動手段において非常に重要な部品であり、地面と車両の接地点でのクッション機能やトラクション(駆動力)を提供する役割を担っています。タイヤの設計と素材は、製造業界における技術革新の影響を受けており、使用される環境や目的に応じて多様な種類があります。 タイヤの定義として、主にゴム製の環状の部品であり、内部には空気が充填されているものが一般的です。車両のホイールに取り付けられ、路面との接触を介して車両の移動を可能にします。また、タイヤの設計においては、静的な荷重を支えながらも、動的な条件においても優れた性能を発揮することが要求されます。 タイヤの特徴としては、まずその柔軟性と弾力性が挙げられます。これにより、タイヤは路面の凹凸に適応し、摩擦力を最大限に引き出すことができます。また、タイヤのトレッドパターンは、排水効果やグリップ力を向上させるために設計されており、使用される環境や用途によって最適化されています。例えば、舗装された道路用のタイヤとオフロード用のタイヤでは、トレッドパターンや素材が大きく異なります。 タイヤの種類については、用途や性能に応じていくつかのカテゴリーに分けられます。一般的には、乗用車用タイヤ、トラック用タイヤ、バス用タイヤ、オフロード用タイヤ、レース用タイヤなどが存在します。乗用車用タイヤは、日常の交通に適した性能を重視した設計で、柔らかいゴムが使われ、燃費効率も考慮されています。トラック用タイヤは、重い荷物を運ぶための耐久性と耐摩耗性が求められます。また、オフロードタイヤは、デコボコした地形での走行を可能にするため、トレッドが深く、一般的に頑丈です。レース用タイヤは、トップスピードを追求するために、グリップ力と軽量性が重視されています。 タイヤの用途としては、主に陸上交通手段への装着が挙げられます。自動車、オートバイ、自転車、トラックなど、さまざまな種類の車両に装着され、それぞれの特性に応じたタイヤが使用されます。また、農業機械や建設機械などの特殊車両にも、それに適したタイヤが求められます。さらに、近年では電気自動車(EV)の普及に伴い、エネルギー効率や走行性能を向上させるための特別な設計のタイヤも開発されています。 関連技術については、タイヤの製造には高い技術力が求められます。タイヤの素材には合成ゴムや天然ゴム、繊維などが使用され、これらの素材は耐久性や弾力性、摩擦係数の最適化のために配合されています。さらに、タイヤの製造工程には、成型、加硫、トレッドパターンの刻印など、多くの工程があります。近年では、3Dプリンティング技術の応用や、スマートタイヤ技術の開発も進んでいます。スマートタイヤは、内蔵されたセンサーによってタイヤの温度や摩耗状況、圧力などをリアルタイムで監視することができ、これにより安全性や経済性が向上します。 また、環境への配慮も重要なトピックとなっています。タイヤの製造においては、リサイクル可能な素材の使用や、廃棄物の削減に向けた取り組みが進められています。タイヤのリサイクル技術は、使用済みタイヤを再利用して新しい製品を作り出すプロセスであり、例えばタイヤを細かく裁断してエラストマーやアスファルトの補強材として使用することができます。このように、タイヤはただの消耗部品に留まらず、持続可能な社会に向けた重要な要素としての役割を果たしています。 タイヤ選びにおいては、車両の特性、使用条件、ドライバーの運転スタイルを考慮することが重要です。たとえば、冬季に降雪の多い地域では、スタッドレスタイヤやスノータイヤを選ぶことが必要です。逆に、夏季の長距離運転が多い場合には、燃費性能を重視したサマータイヤが有効です。また、タイヤのメンテナンスも重要であり、定期的な空気圧のチェックや摩耗状態の確認は、安全な運転に欠かせません。タイヤの状態が悪化すると、ブレーキング性能や操縦安定性が低下し、事故の原因となることがありますので、常に良好な状態を保つことが求められます。 以上のように、タイヤは地面との接触を介し、車両の動きを支える重要な部品として機能しており、その設計、素材、用途において多様性を持っています。これらの側面を理解することで、より安全で快適なドライブを実現するための知識を深めることができます。タイヤの選択やメンテナンスにおいて、実用的な情報や技術を活用することは、ドライバー自身の安全を確保するためにも重要です。タイヤに関する進化は続いており、今後も新しい技術や製品が市場に登場することでしょう。 |
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