Shipments of replacement tires in every category — passenger, light truck and medium truck — are expected to increase in 2020, according to the latest projections by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
Overall shipments — including both replacement and original equipment tires — are expected to go up slightly, by 0.1%, from 332.7 million tires in 2019 to 333.2 million in 2020. But it looks like the OE market is facing another tough year, especially in truck tires.
| OE | 2019 | 2020 Forecast | % Change | Units |
| Passenger | 46.3 | 46.0 | -0.6% | -0.3 |
| Light truck | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1.0% | 0.1 |
| Truck | 6.5 | 5.9 | -9.4% | -0.6 |
| Replacement | ||||
| Passenger | 222.6 | 223.4 | 0.4% | 0.8 |
| Light truck | 32.5 | 32.7 | 0.3% | 0.1 |
| Truck | 18.9 | 19.3 | 2.1% | 0.4 |
| Total | 332.7 | 333.2 | 0.1% | 0.5 |
Note: All shipments are in millions
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