India, Dec. 12 -- The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) expects total US tyre shipments to reach 337.4 million units in 2025, marginally above the previous record of 337.3 million units set in 2024 and up from 332.7 million units in 2019.

The association noted that the forecast was prepared without August and September trade data, which were delayed by the US government shutdown. It said this may result in higher-than-usual estimation errors for replacement tyre shipments.

Original-equipment shipments of passenger, light truck and truck tyres are projected to fall by 3.5 percent, 3.7 per cent and 18.1 percent respectively in 2025, a combined decrease of 2.8 million units compared with 2024.

Replacement shipments are expected to...