| Financial
Year 2007-2008 (Est.) |
Turnover
of Indian Tyre Industry
|
Rs. 20,000 Crores |
| Tyre
Production (Tonnage) |
11.35
lakh M.T. |
| Tyre Production
– All Categories (Nos.) |
850 Lakh |
Tyre
Export from India (Value) :
|
Rs. 3000 (est) crores |
| Number of tyre
companies: |
43 |
| Industry
Concentration |
10
Large tyre companies account for over 95% of total tyre production. |
Radialisation
Level - Current
(as a % of total tyre production)
|
Passenger
Car tyres: 95%
Light Commercial Vehicles: 12%
Heavy Vehicles ( Truck & Bus ): 3% |
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| Calendar
Year 2007 (Est.) |
Turnover
of Indian Tyre Industry
|
US $ 4600 Million |
| Installed
Capacity (Nos.) |
85
Million |
| Capacity Utilitsation |
87% |
Total
Tyre Production (Nos.)
|
78 Million |
| Total Tyre Import
(In 000 Nos.) |
2077 |
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|
Government Policy |
| Tyre Industry Delicenced since |
1987 |
| Export
(of tyres and tubes) |
Freely allowed |
| Import (of new
tyres and tubes) |
Freely allowed
Since 2001 |
| Import
Policy for Used / Retreaded tyres: |
Restricted
Since April, 2006 |
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