MTD Facts Issue: A Big Year For Imports 

Jan. 28, 2025

Import units were up across three segments – passenger, consumer and medium truck tires – during 2024. 

“As it turns out, there was no giant-killer looming behind the scenes,” MTD Managing Editor Joy Kopcha writes in MTD’s newly published 2025 Facts Issue. 

“Thailand remains the leading producer and exporter of tires in all three categories, having shipped almost 57.8 million passenger, light truck and medium truck tires to the U.S. in 2024.” 

How many tires did other countries export to the U.S. last year? 

MTD’s 2025 Facts Issue features import shipments in three product categories: passenger tires, consumer tires and commercial medium truck tires, starting in 2024 and going back 10 years. 

Click here to read more and don’t forget to listen to the latest episode of The Modern Tire Dealer Show, in which MTD’s editors provide a special preview of the Facts Issue.