Tires: tire industry, reply asap, rubber manufacturer

Question
Hi,

what is the total volume of the US tire market and total $ <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=sales&v=56">sales</a> in US.

On an average, what is the installed production capacity of a top manufacturer and what would be the utilization levels of equipment and labour.

Also, what would be the annual breakup of <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=sales&v=56">sales</a> in the US tire market on a quarterly basis.

Hope to receive your reply ASAP.

Cheers,
Nitasha Dhillon

Answer
Nitasha,

Some of what you've asked for are figures kept by the Rubber Manufacturer's Association (RMA).  I believe you have to be a member of RMA to get them.

http://www.rma.org/

Some of what you've asked for are closely guarded trade secrets.  

Hope this helps.