MTD's 2026 Facts Issue - our exclusive, in-depth look at the tire industry - examines the market as 2026 begins.
Available at this link, MTD’s 2026 Facts Issue provides a deep dive into:
- World leaders in new tire sales
- The size of U.S. replacement tire segments
- Average tire sales margins in five different categories
- Domestic passenger, light truck and medium truck tire shipments – both replacement and original equipment
- Import shipments and the largest tire exporters to the U.S.
- Consumer tire retail and wholesale market share leaders
- Private equity investment in U.S. tire dealerships
- Replacement passenger and light truck tire brand market share
- Tire dealer distribution by region and state
- Tire brand distribution and availability
- Retail tire pricing by tier and region
- North American tire plant capacities
- Tire dealership mergers and acquisitions
- Automotive service and more
The Facts Issue also features expert commentary by MTD’s editors, analysts and other trusted sources. (The print edition of MTD’s 2026 Facts Issue will be available soon.)
About the Author
Mike Manges
Editor
Mike Manges is Modern Tire Dealer’s editor. A 28-year tire industry veteran, he is a three-time International Automotive Media Association Award winner, holds a Gold Award from the Association of Automotive Publication Editors and was named a finalist for the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award, the Pulitzer Prize of business-to-business media, in 2024. He also was named Endeavor Business Media's Editor of the Year in 2024. Mike has traveled the world in pursuit of stories that will help independent tire dealers move their businesses forward. Before rejoining MTD in 2019, he held corporate communications positions at two Fortune 500 companies and served as MTD’s senior editor from 2000 to 2010.