At the start of the season, the stock of winter tires in Russia stands at 33 million units, which is 43% more than before the start of last winter. And the total reserve of tires, regardless of the season, exceeded 80 million units in September – this is 30% more than a year earlier, Kommersant writes citing Chestny Znak data. On average, Russians buy 30-40 million tires a year.
For example, the situation with tires has recently stabilized. Recall that in the spring there were concerns about the shortage of tires. Many foreign tire manufacturers stopped production or left the Russian market.
Now tire stocks are actively supplemented with imports from China, Korea and Turkey. For the first time since the start of the crisis, shipments from these countries rose significantly in July and August. The volume of tires imported into the Russian Federation is now about 35%, the rest is domestic products. According to experts, the current reserves should be sufficient for a period of more than 9 months.
The source quotes Sergey Udalov of Avtostat, who notes that the winter tire stock was formed on the basis of 1.6 million new cars sold, and in fact only 0.6 million will be sold in Russia by the end of the year. prices for tires, compared to last year they have grown about one and a half times (by 46.5%): the average tire now costs 6.8 thousand rubles.
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