USTMA Issues 2026 Shipment Estimates

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) predicts that 338.9 million total tires will be shipped in the United States this year.

This compares to the 336.3 million that the USTMA estimates were shipped in the U.S. last year.

According to the USTMA, 41.6 million passenger tires, 6.5 million light truck tires and 4.7 million medium truck tires will be shipped through the original equipment (OE) channel in the U.S. this year. 

In the replacement channel, the USTMA predicts that 223.3 million passenger tires, 38 million light truck tiress and 24.7 million medium truck tires will be shipped in the U.S. during 2026.

The USTMA believes that 41.3 million passenger tires, 6.4 million light truck tires and 4.4 million medium truck tires were shipped at the OE level last year, while 221.9 million passenger tires, 37.7 million light truck tires and 24.7 million medium truck tires shipped at the replacement level in 2025.

The USTMA consists of 11 member companies that together operate 55 "tire-related" manufacturing facilities across 16 states.