LT vs ST tires Required Reading
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lt vs st production numbers
**In 2014 there were about 310,000 trailer sales. A majority of these came with ST type tires and some with LT type tires. While I could not find specific figures I believe that almost all ST type tires were imports. I would estimate this represents almost 1 Mil. OE tire sales.
In the US there were about 7.6 Mil cars and 8.7 Mil light trucks and 400 thousand heavy trucks produced in 2014. There were about 253 Mil. passenger tires plus 33.6 Mil. LT tires and 23.1 MIl medium and heavy truck tires sold at replacement and OE.**
ST tire sales are but a drop in the bucket.....which is one reason our domestic tire makers stopped their ST tire production years ago or as Carlisle and Goodyear moved their ST tire production overseas as most of the other niche tire products such as ag tires/construction vehicle tires/ATV/lawn service equipment tires/etc.
lt vs st production numbers
**In 2014 there were about 310,000 trailer sales. A majority of these came with ST type tires and some with LT type tires. While I could not find specific figures I believe that almost all ST type tires were imports. I would estimate this represents almost 1 Mil. OE tire sales.
In the US there were about 7.6 Mil cars and 8.7 Mil light trucks and 400 thousand heavy trucks produced in 2014. There were about 253 Mil. passenger tires plus 33.6 Mil. LT tires and 23.1 MIl medium and heavy truck tires sold at replacement and OE.**
ST tire sales are but a drop in the bucket.....which is one reason our domestic tire makers stopped their ST tire production years ago or as Carlisle and Goodyear moved their ST tire production overseas as most of the other niche tire products such as ag tires/construction vehicle tires/ATV/lawn service equipment tires/etc.
