Industry Insights

Local production, Local investment and Local employment


Total local tyre production	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Production	9 745 572	10 076 977	9 501 090	9 298 132	9 154 485	6 482 598	7 950 523	8 162 609
Capacity	11 611 290	11 422 134	11 606 944	12 093 318	12 354 734	11 741 817	11 970 098	10 125 400
Utilisation	83,9%	88,2%	81,9%	76,9%	74,1%	55,2%	66,4%	80,7%
Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021
Capital Expenditure (Investment)	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Investment (R'000)	987 232	1 477 107	1 230 962	694 418	770 227	595 918	415 108	534 912
Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021
Employment	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Employment count (units)	7 164	7 392	6 965	6 529	6 475	6 637	6419	6 299
Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021


Domestic market (Repl & OE) tyre sales of locally manufactured product	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Original Equipment	2 407 963	2 259 569	2 071 427	1 982 483	1 950 709	1 226 435	1 575 837	1 601 553
Replacement Centre (incl. BLNS)	5 690 441	5 833 573	5 511 685	5 316 607	5 212 927	4 217 535	3 964 423	4 228 029
Total	8 098 404	8 093 142	7 583 112	7 299 090	7 163 636	5 443 970	5 540 260	5 829 582
Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021
Export market tyre sales of locally manufactured product	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Exports	1 249 661	1 317 037	1 373 299	1 560 759	1 567 356	1 333 940	1 557 265	1 632 529
Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021
Total imported tyres	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
SARS Import Quantity	6 393 190	7 942 120	8 045 210	8 230 849	7 988 319	6 615 487	9 549 291	7 986 152
Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021

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