Tyres Europe has published its report on replacement tyre sales figures for the fourth quarter and the full year 2025.
Replacement Tyres Data
Adam McCarthy, Secretary General of Tyres Europe, said, “European replacement tyre demand remained weak through 2025, with softness across the key segments.”
“Truck & Bus tyre volumes also weakened: down 2% in Q4 and 4% for FY 2025, consistent with muted freight activity: sales remain sensitive to industrial output, which stayed subdued. Again, volumes were also impacted by an increase in imports,” McCarthy explained. “Agricultural tyres were broadly flat in Q4 but finished the year 4% lower, reflecting continued caution in farm investment.”
Quarterly Update
After a steep decline in 2024, European truck and bus production continued to decline in early 2025 before recovering later in the year. This rebound delivered a modest full-year increase of 2% in original-equipment tyre volumes for the segment.
When it comes to light truck tyre imports, they grew by 5% from January 2025 to November 2025, largely driven by a 25% jump in Q1. By Q3, growth had slowed to 1%, and volumes fell 10% in the first two months of Q4. China and Korea remained the top two sources, respectively, and India saw an above-average growth and ranked fifth, just ahead of Vietnam, which recorded a more than fourfold increase in imports in a single year.
Truck and bus (TBR) tyre imports into the EU27+UK from non-European markets grew around 10% in the first 11 months of 2025. Imports from Thailand and Vietnam grew 16%, compared to the same period in 2024, lifting their combined share to almost 57%. China’s position weakened, with import volumes declining by more than 5%. Egypt remained the fourth-largest source, just ahead of Korea, though its shipments grew by only 4%, less than the market. Korean imports jumped almost 30% year on year but remain around 60% lower than in 2019, when the country held an almost 19% share.
