Tire imports fell, 2017 domestic tires will become a new trend
Xiamen port imports tires are mainly motorized passenger tires, other passenger cars or trucks with tires, accounting for more than 60% of imports. Mainly from China Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Britain and other countries and regions.
In 2016, Xiamen port imports of motorized passenger tires, other passenger cars or trucks with tires, quantity, amount significantly reduced compared with 2015, the main reasons are the following four aspects:
First, because the United States on the implementation of anti-dumping of Chinese tires, domestic tire factory will be the main market from export to domestic sales, and actively expand the Chinese market share;
Second, the international well – known brand tire enterprises to complete the establishment of factories in China, imports to production;
Third, in recent years, China has become the world’s largest rubber consumer and the largest rubber importer, the domestic market, natural rubber surplus, resulting in excess tire production capacity, domestic tire price advantage;
Fourth, in recent years, through product research and development and technological innovation in the gradual increase in investment, the domestic brand product quality and brand effects are in a strong rise, has been able to compete with international brands, quality and cheap domestic tires against imported tires , Resulting in the demand for imported tires are gradually reduced.
In summary, the Xiamen port motorized passenger tires, other passenger cars or trucks with tire imports reduced, reflecting the domestic tires gradually get the process of consumer recognition, the choice of domestic tires already become a new trend of consumption.
We believe that 2017 is the year of domestic tires. For consumers, there are more likely to choose domestic brands, for the owner, perhaps the purchase channel will also have more choices.