SUV tyres continue to drive 4×4 tyre sales growth Top fives sizes now dominated by 18-inch products

摘要

Sales of SUV tyres continue to drive growth in the UK 4×4 tyre replacement market, with UHP-orientated tyres growing even faster. According to the latest data provided by market analysts GfK, these trends have come while there have been no clear changes in the market's brand segmentation, which suggests product mix and volume growth must be behind the improvement. GfK's data, which is summarised in the infographic at the end of this article considers the volume and value of the market, segmentation and leading sizes of the GfK UK 4×4 and SUV tyre replacement panelmarket from January to December 2018 with the same sample between January and December 2017.