Car Tire Production in Iran in 9 Months

Iranian tire manufacturers produced 18,420,876 car tires in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (November 22-December 21, 2022), rising 2% from the output in the same period of time in the previous year. This number of produced tires weighed over 196,238 tons, with 1% growth year on year. According to the statistics, in the mentioned period, 121,943 tons of passenger car tires were produced, showing an 8% rise year on year. Meanwhile, 18,823 tons of van tires were produced, indicating a 9% fall, and 38,355 tons of truck and bus tires were produced, showing a 9% drop.

Production of the tires of agricultural vehicles experienced a decline of 11% to stand at 13,958 tons, and that of road building and industrial vehicles fell 15% to 3,158 tons in the period under review.
In the first nine months of the present year, 14,119 tons of bicycle and motorcycle tires were also produced, indicating a 3% rise year on year. Production of tubes fell 7% to stand at 6,966 tons.
Iranian tire manufacturers produced 47,624,426 vehicle tires in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20, 2022), which was 1% more than the figure of the preceding year.

This number of produced tires weighed over 288,149 tons, with a 4% drop year on year. As reported, 24,179,708 car tires weighing 259,096 tons were produced in the past year, with a 4% drop in number, and a 5% fall in weight as compared to the preceding year. In the previous year, 152,251 tons of passenger car tires were produced, showing a 5% fall year on year. Passenger cars accounted for 58.7% of the total tires produced in 1400. Van tires output rose 6% to stand at 27,360 tons, while truck and bus tires output fell 6% to stand at 54,928 tons. Production of the tires of light agricultural vehicles experienced a decline of 24% to stand at 3,256 tons, while that of the heavy ones also declined by 8% to stand at 16,620 tons.

Production of tires for road building and industrial vehicles also fell 28 % to 4,681 tons in the period under review. In the past year, 18,746 tons of bicycle and motorcycle tires were produced, showing 13% growth. Production of tubes rose 1% to stand at 10,307 tons. The tire industry has a 60-year history in Iran. Currently, 11 tire manufacturing companies are active across the country that produce tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, vans, road construction, and agriculture machinery, as well as bicycles and motorcycles in addition to other types of tubes. Some 15,000 people are directly employed in this industry and more than 250,000 people are indirectly involved in the value chain of this industry.

The Iranian tire industry, despite the continuation of sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic conditions, as well as some domestic restrictions, has been following a thriving and successful path over the past few years. In addition to the successes achieved in terms of the output amount, Iranian tire manufacturers have entered new areas including production of the wide-base tires and the tires of SUVs. Wide base tires, which are a new generation of heavy vehicle tires, have been produced for the first time in West Asia by Iranian producers. - Tehran Times