Iranian domestic tire manufacturing companies produced 65,353 tons of tires in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21), IRNA reported.
The figure registered a 4% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
A total of 6.14 million tires (including different kinds of bias and radial passenger tires, as well as pickup, bus, agriculture, road construction and industrial tires), were produced during the period.
By the end of the first quarter, 41,140 tons of passenger car tires (bias and radial) were produced, showing a 5% increase YOY and accounting for 63% of the tire manufacturers’ total output.
Statistics indicate that only 19 tons of bias passenger tires were produced during the period, down 99.95% compared with 41,121 tons in the same period of last year.
A total of 5,952 tons of pickup truck tires (bias and radial) were produced in Q1, indicating a 6% YOY growth.
The output of bias pickup truck tires declined by 13% YOY, while that of radial pickup truck tires increased by 108% compared with the corresponding period of last year.
A total of 12,506 tons of heavy-duty truck and bus tires were produced, registering a 3% increase YOY.
The production of bias tires for commercial trucks and buses declined by 10% year-on-year. This is while the output of radial tires for these vehicles grew by 13% YOY.
Statistics show a sharp decline in the share of bias tires in all fields, as they have lost favor due to the old technology used in their production.