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The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) projects total U.S. tire shipments of 338.9 million units in 2026, compared to 336.3 million units in 2025 and 332.7 million units in 2019. This surpasses the previous record of 337.3 million units in 2024.
Compared with 2025, Original Equipment (OE) shipments for passenger, light truck and truck tires are expected to change by 0.8%, 1.2%, and 8.3% respectively, with a total increase of 0.8 million units. Replacement passenger, light truck and truck tire shipments are also projected to change by 0.6%, 0.8%, and 0.2% respectively, with a total increase of 1.7 million units.
| Ìý | 2026 Ìý | Ìý | %Ìý | UnitsÌý | Ìý | %Ìý | UnitsÌý |
| Ìý | ForecastÌý | 2025Ìý | Vs 2025Ìý | Vs 2025Ìý | 2019Ìý | Vs 2019Ìý | Vs 2019Ìý |
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| PassengerÌý | 41.6Ìý | 41.3Ìý | 0.8%Ìý | 0.3Ìý | 46.3Ìý | -10.0%Ìý | -4.6Ìý |
| Light TruckÌý | 6.5Ìý | 6.4Ìý | 1.2%Ìý | 0.1Ìý | 5.9Ìý | 10.6%Ìý | 0.6Ìý |
| TruckÌý | 4.7Ìý | 4.4Ìý | 8.3%Ìý | 0.4Ìý | 6.5Ìý | -27.3%Ìý | -1.8Ìý |
| ReplacementÌý |  Ìý | Ìý |  Ìý |  Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| PassengerÌý | 223.3Ìý | 221.9Ìý | 0.6%Ìý | 1.4Ìý | 222.6 | 0.3%Ìý | 0.7Ìý |
| Light TruckÌý | 38.0Ìý | 37.7Ìý | 0.8%Ìý | 0.3Ìý | 32.5Ìý | 16.8%Ìý | 5.5Ìý |
| TruckÌý | 24.7Ìý | 24.7Ìý | 0.2%Ìý | 0.0Ìý | 18.9Ìý | 30.5%Ìý | 5.8Ìý |
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| Total ShipmentsÌý | 338.9Ìý | 336.3Ìý | 0.7%Ìý | 2.5Ìý | 332.7 | 1.9%Ìý | 6.2Ìý |
Note: All shipments in millions. Figures are rounded up.
Detailed 2025 data can be found in the USTMA’s annual Factbook, which can be purchased atÌý
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