ATV-Industry magazine, a monthly trade publication to lawn/garden, farm/ranch supply and hunting/camping retailers, polled hundreds of U.S. ATV dealers on tire sales for its 2005 ATV Market Watch report. Dealers were asked which brands were their best-selling, what tire brands they inventory and whether ATV tire sales were up, down or the same as a year earlier. The results were published in the magazine's December 2005 issue.
Top-selling ATV tire brands
(Percentages based on survey responses from U.S. ATV dealers)
ITP: 48%
Dunlop: 38%
Ohtsu: 7%
Goodyear: 4%
Bridgestone: 2%
Other: 1%
ATV tires most carried by dealers
ITP: 75%
Dunlop: 70%
Maxxis: 29%
Bridgestone: 28%
Goodyear: 27%
Cheng Shin: 25%
Kenda: 18%
Ohtsu: 17%
Kings: 11%
Titan/None: 7% each
Total = more than 100% due to multiple brands carried
ATV tire sales
Up: 47%
Down: 18%
Same: 35%
Source: ATV-Industry magazine