2002 Global Tire Company Rankings
(Figures in millions of dollars, translated at average annual currency exchange rates)
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Co./Headquarters | Tire Sales | % of total corp. sales | Tire Sales | % of total corp. sales | Tire Sales | % of total corp. sales |
| 1 | Groupe Michelin #1,2 Clermont-Ferrand, France |
$*13,425.0 | 95.0% | $*13,200.0 | *93% | $13,500.0 | 92% |
| 2 | Bridgestone Corp. # Tokyo, Japan |
*12,950.0 | *74.0% | *13,750.0 | *74% | 13,500.0 | 74% |
| 3 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. #3 Akron, Ohio |
*12,470.0 | 86.7% | *12,725.0 | *85% | 11,515.6 | 85% |
| 4 | Continental A.G. # Hanover, Germany |
4,900.0 | 49.0% | 4,955.0 | 53% | 4,900.0 | *50% |
| 5 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. #3,4 Kobe, Japan |
2,598.2 | 72.7% | 2,783.0 | 71% | 3,413.8 | 76% |
| 6 | Pirelli S.p.A. # Milan, Italy |
2,530.0 | 39.0% | 2,600.0 | *38% | 2,725.2 | 40% |
| 7 | Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. ^ Tokyo, Japan |
2,272.2 | 71.0% | 2,514.0 | 70% | 2,408.2 | 70% |
| 8 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Findlay, Ohio |
1,705.3 | 54.0% | 1,802.6 | 52% | 1,557.1 | 71% |
| 9 | Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. ^ Osaka, Japan |
1,247.6 | 61.5% | 1,322.6 | 59% | 1,254.7 | 60% |
| 10 | Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd. Seoul, South Korea |
1,246.5 | 60.3% | 1,235.0 | 54% | 1,195.0 | 59% |
| 11 | Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. 5 Seoul, South Korea |
1,118.9 | 88.9% | 1,208.3® | *92% | 1,051.1® | 92% |
| 12 | Shandong Triangle Group Co. Ltd. Shandong, China |
525.3 | 98.1% | 403.0 | 100% | 371.2 | 100% |
| 13 | Shandong Chengshan Tire Co. Ltd. Chengshan,China |
519.3 | 100.0% | 470.4 | 100% | 362.3 | 100% |
| 14 | Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd. Yuanlin, Taiwan |
487.4 | 96.7% | 496.3 | 100% | 442.7 | 100% |
| 15 | MRF Ltd. ^ Chennai, India |
433.3 | 95.6% | 505.6 | 98% | 530.3 | 98% |
| 16 | J.K. Industries Ltd. ^ New Delhi, India |
369.4 | 93.8% | 362.0 | 93% | 368.7 | 93% |
| 17 | Apollo Tyres Ltd. ^ Kerala, India |
362.3 | 100.0% | 318.3 | 100% | 316.5 | 100% |
| 18 | Trelleborg Industri A.B. Trelleborg, Sweden |
302.7 | 17.6% | 300.0 | *20% | 300.0 | *11% |
| 19 | Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. 1 Shanghai, China |
302.3 | 100.0% | 406.5 | 99% | 437.0 | 99% |
| 20 | Nokian Tyres P.L.C. # Nokia, Finland |
*285.0 | 75.3% | 269.0 | *73% | 240.2 | 70% |
| 21 | Grandtour Tire (Anhui) Co. Ltd. 6 Anhui, China |
279.2 | 100.0% | 194.0® | 100% | 145.0 | 100% |
| 22 | P.T. Gajah Tunggal Jakarta, Indonesia |
*265.0 | 51.0% | 260.0 | 47% | 271.3 | 97% |
| 23 | Nizhnekamskshina Nizhnekamsk, Russia |
*250.0 | 100.0% | 171.0 | 100% | 225.8 | 100% |
| 24 | Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. 7 Hangzhou, China |
249.3 | 100.0% | 193.9 | 100% | 161.5 | 100% |
| 25 | Ceat Tyres Ltd. ^ Mumbai, India |
240.8 | 100.0% | 294.5 | 100% | 342.3 | 100% |
| 26 | BRISA/Bridgestone-Sabanci Tire Mfg. Istanbul, Turkey |
215.5 | 100.0% | 240.3 | 100% | 217.3 | 100% |
| 27 | Nexen Tire Corp. Seoul, South Korea |
196.6 | 95.7% | 182.5 | 100% | 162.0 | N.A. |
| 28 | Qingdao Huaqing Tyre Ind. CO. Ltd. Qingdao, China |
196.5 | 100.0% | 158.4 | 100% | N.A. | -- |
| 29 | Belshina Bobruisk, Belarus |
*190.0 | *95.0% | 200.0 | *95% | 210.0 | 95% |
| 30 | Carlisle Companies Inc. Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
180.0 | 9.7% | 190.0 | 11% | 145.0 | 9% |
| 31 | Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. Yuanlin, Taiwan |
179.6 | 98.0% | 179.0 | *95% | 163.2 | 93% |
| 32 | Vredestein N.V. Enschede, The Netherlands |
178.6 | 65.2% | 177.5 | 66% | 204.5 | 75% |
| 33 | Titan International Inc. Quincy, Illinois |
*175.0 | *38.0% | 200.0 | *37% | 235.0 | *40% |
| 34 | GTY Tire Co. Mount Vernon, Illinois |
167.0 | 100.0% | 180.0 | 100% | 198.0 | 100% |
| 35 | Matador A.S. Puchov, Slovakia |
161.5 | 58.0% | 161.9 | 60% | 160.8 | 80% |
| 36 | Guizhou Tyre Co. Ltd. Guizhou, China |
157.9 | 100.0% | 125.0 | 100% | 121.0 | 100% |
| 37 | FATE S.A.I.C.I. San Fernando, Argentina |
156.2 | 97.0% | 157.3 | 97% | 191.9 | 97% |
| 38 | Dunlop Tyres International Durban, South Africa |
150.9 | 93.0% | 115.0 | *80% | 121.0 | *80% |
| 39 | Yaroslavl Tire Co. Yaroslavl, Russia |
*145.0 | 100.0% | 150.0 | 100% | 102.6 | 100% |
| 40 | Inoue Rubber Co. Ikeda, Japan |
N.A. | -- | 130.0 | -- | 130.0 | -- |
| 41 | Birla Tyres Ltd. Orissa, India |
129.3 | 100.0% | 130.7 | 100% | 130.0 | 100% |
| 42 | Henan Tyre Co. Ltd. Henan, China |
127.9 | 100.0% | 112.1 | 100% | 77.5 | 100 |
| 43 | Qingdao Rubber Group Co. Ltd. Qingdao, China |
127.6 | 100.0% | 135.0 | 100% | 153.0 | 100% |
| 44 | Omskshina Omsk, Russia |
*125.0 | 100.0% | 100.0 | 100% | 66.0 | 100% |
| 45 | J.S.C. Dneproshina Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine |
N.A. | -- | 124.0 | 100% | 124.3 | 100% |
| 46 | DMIB Sdn. Bhd. Selangor, Malaysia |
122.4 | 80.0% | 147.8 | 91% | 112.0 | 87% |
| 47 | Marangoni S.p.A. Verona, Italy |
117.8 | 52.6% | 111.5 | 50% | 111.5 | 48% |
| >48 | Cia. Hulera Tornel S.A. de C.V. Mexico City, Mexico |
*115.0 | 100.0% | 95.0 | 100% | 94.5 | 100% |
| >48 | Modi Rubber Ltd. ^ Modipuram, India |
*115.0 | 100.0% | 139.3 | 100% | 172.3 | 100% |
| 50 | Nankang Rubber Tic Corp. Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan |
106.9 | 99.0% | 124.8 | 99% | 123.6 | 98% |
| 51 | C.S.C. Rosava Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine |
106.3 | 100.0% | 90.0 | 100% | 80.5 | 100% |
| 52 | Hwa Fong Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd. Yuanlin, Taiwan |
105.0 | 92.5% | 120.3 | 95% | 125.2 | 95% |
| 53 | Federal Corp. Taipei, Taiwan |
104.2 | 96.7% | 106.6 | 100% | 102.6 | 99% |
| 54 | Mitas A.S. Prague, Czech Republic |
100.4 | 98.7% | 84.4 | *47% | 62.1 | 78% |
| 55 | Tigar Rubber Products Co. Pirot, Yugoslavia |
*98.0 | *85.0% | 88.0 | *85% | 88.0 | 85% |
| 56 | Hualin Rubber Group Co. Ltd. Hualin, China |
96.5 | 100.0% | 80.0 | 100% | 96.0 | 100% |
| 57 | Alliance Tire Co. Ltd. Hadera, Israel |
96.0 | 100.0% | 91.1 | 100% | 94.6 | 100% |
| 58 | Guangzhou (Pearl River) Rubber Guangzhou, China |
77.0 | 100.0% | 50.0 | 100% | 63.0 | 100% |
| 59 | Denman Tire Corp. Leavittsburg, Ohio |
76.0 | 100.0% | 75.0 | 100% | 76.0 | 100% |
| 60 | Yinchuan CSI (Greatwall) Rubber Co. Ltd. 4 Yinchuan, China |
74.8 | 100.0% | 79.1 | 100% | 87.9 | 100% |
| 61 | Co. Ecuatoriana del Caucho S.A. Cuenca, Ecuador |
71.7 | 100.0% | 74.5 | 100% | 66.2 | 100% |
| 62 | Dong Feng Tire Group Corp. Shiyan City/Hubei, China |
66.7 | 100.0% | 90.0 | N.A. | 151.0 | N.A. |
| 63 | Sime Tyres International Sdn. Bhd. Kedah, Malaysia |
*66.5 | 100.0% | 94.3 | 100% | 87.6 | 100% |
| 64 | Specialty Tires of America Inc. Indiana, Pennsylvania |
*65.0 | *80% | 65.0 | *80% | 64.0 | *80% |
| 65 | Transport & Engineering Co. Alexandria, Egypt |
N.A. | -- | *65.0 | 100% | 65.0 | 100% |
| 66 | Kirov Tyre Co. Kirov, Russia |
63.5 | 99.0% | 49.4 | 88% | 38.7 | 100% |
| 67 | Kerman Tire & Rubber Co. Tehran, Iran |
62.5 | 98.4% | 58.0 | 98% | 58.0 | 100% |
| 68 | Silverstone Tyre & Rubber Co. Sdn.Bhd. Ltd. Kamunting, Malaysia |
60.2 | 100.0% | 71.2® | 100% | N.A. | -- |
| 69 | Double Happiness Tyre Industries Corp. Ltd. 7 Taiyuan, China |
53.8 | 100.0% | 62.3 | 100% | 59.0 | 100% |
| 70 | Metro Tyres Ltd. Ludhiana, India |
52.9 | 100.0% | *50.0 | *90% | 49.8 | 90% |
| 71 | Societe Tunisienne des Pneumatiques Sousse, Tunisia |
52.4 | 100.0% | 51.0 | 100% | 56.6 | 100% |
| 72 | Tofan Grup 2 Bucharest, Romania |
*50.0 | N.A. | 150.0 | -- | 150.0 | *90% |
| 73 | Iran Tire Mfg. Co. Saveh, Iran |
N.A. | -- | 45.0 | 100% | 40.0 | -- |
| 74 | Moscow Tyre Co. Moscow, Russia |
*43.0 | 100.0% | 45.0 | 100% | 42.0 | 100% |
| 75 | Govind Rubber Ltd. 8 Ludhiana, India |
41.0 | 100.0% | 65.6 | 100% | 61.0 | 100% |
| Subtotal (rounded) | 66,950.0 | 68,265.0 | 68,165.0 | ||||
| Others9 | *1,500.0 | *1,500.0 | 1,500 | ||||
| TOTAL | 68,450.0 | 69,775.0 | 69,665.0 | ||||
# non-tire revenue from company-owned retail operations excluded
^ fiscal year ends other than Dec. 31
N.A. not available
N.R. not ranked ® revised from previous table
1 Michelin formed a 70/30 joint venture with Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd., in June 2001, taking over Shanghai's Tsen Tai plant
2 Michelin acquired two of Tofan Grup's three factories, in April 2001
3 Goodyear and Sumitomo operate 75/25 joint ventures in North America and western Europe, incorporating Sumitomo's Dunlop tire activities in those regions; Goodyear's sales include results of South Pacific Tyres in Australia/New Zealand
4 Starting with fiscal 2000, Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.'s sales are incorporated with Sumitomo Rubber's
5 Hankook's sales for 2000 and 1999 are revised, to reflect the consolidation of its Chinese ventures
6 formerly Anhui Jia'an Tire Co.Ltd.
7 These companies are part of China Enterprises Ltd. (formerly China Tire Holdings), but operate autonomously
8 Govind Rubber reportedly ceased production during the second half of 2002; current status unknown
9 'Others' represents as many as 100 other companies. The next largest are: Beijing Tyre Factory, China; Dong Feng Lion Tyre, China; Weida (Wuxi) Rubber Group Co. Ltd., China; Voltyre, Russia; General Tyre & Rubber Co. of Pakistan Ltd., Pakistan; Firestone East Africa, Kenya; Guilin Tire Co., China; Jiangsu Tyre Factory, China; Barnaul Tire, Russia.
^ fiscal year ends other than Dec. 31
N.A. not available
N.R. not ranked ® revised from previous table
1 Michelin formed a 70/30 joint venture with Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd., in June 2001, taking over Shanghai's Tsen Tai plant
2 Michelin acquired two of Tofan Grup's three factories, in April 2001
3 Goodyear and Sumitomo operate 75/25 joint ventures in North America and western Europe, incorporating Sumitomo's Dunlop tire activities in those regions; Goodyear's sales include results of South Pacific Tyres in Australia/New Zealand
4 Starting with fiscal 2000, Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.'s sales are incorporated with Sumitomo Rubber's
5 Hankook's sales for 2000 and 1999 are revised, to reflect the consolidation of its Chinese ventures
6 formerly Anhui Jia'an Tire Co.Ltd.
7 These companies are part of China Enterprises Ltd. (formerly China Tire Holdings), but operate autonomously
8 Govind Rubber reportedly ceased production during the second half of 2002; current status unknown
9 'Others' represents as many as 100 other companies. The next largest are: Beijing Tyre Factory, China; Dong Feng Lion Tyre, China; Weida (Wuxi) Rubber Group Co. Ltd., China; Voltyre, Russia; General Tyre & Rubber Co. of Pakistan Ltd., Pakistan; Firestone East Africa, Kenya; Guilin Tire Co., China; Jiangsu Tyre Factory, China; Barnaul Tire, Russia.
