ETRMA QUARTERLY UPDATE 2025 Q2

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) published its members’ replacement tyre sales figures for the second quarter, and the first half of 2025.

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has released its replacement tyre sales figures for Q2 and the first half of 2025, revealing a continued challenging market environment.

• Consumer Tyres: Down 4% in Q2, resulting in a 1% decline in H1. Compared to H1 2019, volumes remain 2.8% lower. Car summer tyres dropped by 9% in Q2, while all-season tyres fell by 5%, and winter tyres rose by 9%.

• Truck & Bus Tyres: Fell 5% in Q2 and 4% in H1, down 14.3% versus H1 2019.

• Agricultural Tyres: Declined by 5% in both Q2 and H1, remaining 47% below 2019 levels.

• Motorcycle & Scooter Tyres: The only segment showing growth, up 2% in Q2 and 5% in H1.

Tyre Imports:

• PCLT (Passenger Car & Light Truck) tyre imports into EU27+UK surged 15% in the first five months of 2025, with China and Thailand both up 17%.

• Vietnam became a key player, increasing truck & bus tyre imports more than six-fold year-on-year and now accounting for over a quarter of total imports.

Mobility & Freight:

• Overall passenger mobility in Europe is close to 2019 levels but bus, tram, and metro traffic is lagging. Rail travel has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

• Truck parc growth remains slow due to more efficient vehicle use, while Central European carriers are increasingly dominating the market.

Electric Vehicles:

• BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) penetration continues to vary widely. Norway leads with 27% of its car parc as BEVs, while Southern and Central Europe lag at 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively.

Adam McCarthy, ETRMA’s Secretary General, said, “The second-quarter developments confirm the challenging economic and geopolitical environment, which continues to undermine market confidence and investments. Only the Motorcycle & Scooter segment benefited from a decline in non-pool volumes.

 The trends in the second quarter are reflected in the results of the first half. In the Consumer segment, a 4% decline in the second quarter resulted in slightly negative volumes in the first half. For both the Truck and Agricultural tyre segments, the second quarter essentially tracked the trend in the first three months.

 As a result, except in Moto & Scooter, volumes are below those achieved in the first half of 2019 (before the Covid crisis): Consumer -2.8%, Truck -14.3% and Agricultural tyres -47%.”