China's tire exports to the United States has grown rapidly

From the U.S. Department of Commerce and the United States Rubber Industry Association (RMA) released the latest data, China's tire industry as a global business partners, the impact of improved significantly. China tires of the United States to become the darling of users, to reach the last stage of the summit, several large tires in short supply in the United States.

In 2004, Chinese exports to the United States to 38 percent of tires pace of growth in Japan for many years a breakthrough in one fell swoop ranked top of the situation, and exports to the United States to become the new overlord fetal load. In the past five years, U.S. imports have doubled in the tire, but also to double-digit growth to continue to grow.

In 2004, the U.S. tire manufacturers and wholesalers imported a total of 89,200,000 tires, the value of 3,680,000,000 U.S. dollars. The U.S. tire manufacturer exported to the North American Free Trade countries other than the tires of about 10,000,000, the value of 483,500,000 U.S. dollars, accounting for about U.S. tire output of 4.5 percent. U.S. trade deficit tires have been more than 3,000,000,000 U.S. dollars. With the soaring number of tire imports, the U.S. tire business labor and employment numbers have been 6 years in a row in a straight line was a downward trend. RMA data provided by the show that the industry in the mid-70s of the last century up to 120,000 employees, employees in 1997 to 87,100 people, and to March 2004, workers reduced to 68,700 people.

Truck tires in the United States imports about its original and replacement tire shipments of fetal 42.7 percent. According to statistics, Chinese-made truck tire replacement tire market, the United States accounted for about 14.8%, 3.5% increase over the previous year; truck tires made in Japan accounted for the market share of 12.4 percent. In the United States, the main export countries, Japan, South Korea, India exports deliveries fell, while Brazil and Mexico showed double-digit growth. In addition, Costa Rica imported tires, to enhance its delivery capacity by 10 percentage points, China and the United States this state for the first time in the top 10 ranks of the country of origin. Due to Germany's mainland from its new subsidiary in Malaysia - Bank of China Shi Tire Company purchased 100,000 truck tires exported to the United States, Malaysia is also among the forefront of the country of origin.

By the use of birth, the import volume accounted for by the United States to use fetal 37% market share, and in 2003 the ratio was 33.1 percent. From the data analysis, it is estimated that in 2004 imported used tires by about 23% of the retail market, in 2003 the ratio was 20% in 2002 to only 17%. By using fetal growth in imports in 2003 compared with 13.7 percent, to 93,300,000, while the United States to use fetal production decreased by 2% to 184,600,000.

In the light truck tires, in 2004 the volume of imports and replacement tires were a 5.4 percent growth last year and 5.5 percent. The light truck tire imports to 20,700,000, accounting for light truck tire market share of 47.3 percent. Over the past four years, and light truck tire imports have doubled, while light truck tire production in the United States increased by only 1.6 percent.

Chinese origin, led to the influx of a large number of tires outside the United States, U.S. industry believes that the United States is the main reason for the higher labor costs, while China's currency policies to improve the competitiveness of their products. China's exports to the United States is fundamental for the Low tire tires, due to higher cost welcomed by customers. The main sales agent for the system. As the market is good, to make money fast, Chinese tire dealers competing to become the object of pursuit. A number of U.S. tire dealers have been trying to reporters through the tire plant for China's proxy. Ohio's international tire company also plans to be in India bias tire production line to China, the first condition is to ensure that its tire business for at least 10,000,000 U.S. dollars in deliveries.

In the survey found that the majority of Chinese enterprises on the U.S. tire market is not very familiar with the over-reliance on agents, the lack of proactive attitude in the "hack-meter". China's tire sales in the United States most of the OEM production, compared with the well-known Chinese brands rarely tires. In the long run, this is not conducive to the Chinese tire industry to international development. At the same time, Chinese exports in the tire is a lack of communication, the price war with each other not only affects the efficiency of China's exports tires, but also affected the Chinese tire market in the international image. This situation needs Chinese tire industry to further communication and coordination.