Industry Insights
Local production, Local investment and Local employment
| Total local tyre production | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Production | 9 745 572 | 10 076 977 | 9 501 090 | 9 298 132 | 9 154 485 | 6 482 598 |
| Capacity | 11 611 290 | 11 422 134 | 11 606 944 | 12 093 318 | 12 354 734 | 11 741 817 |
| Utilisation | 83,9% | 88,2% | 81,9% | 76,9% | 74,1% | 55,2% |
| Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 |
| Capital Expenditure (Investment) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Investment (R'000) | 987 232 | 1 477 107 | 1 230 962 | 694 418 | 770 227 | 595 918 |
| Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 |
| Employment | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Employment count (units) | 7 164 | 7 392 | 6 965 | 6 529 | 6 475 | 6 637 |
| Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 |
Sales Domestic market, Export markets and Tyre imports
| Domestic market (Repl & OE) tyre sales of locally manufactured product | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Original Equipment | 2 407 963 | 2 259 569 | 2 071 427 | 1 982 483 | 1 950 709 | 1 226 435 |
| Replacement Centre (incl. BLNS) | 5 690 441 | 5 833 573 | 5 511 685 | 5 316 607 | 5 212 927 | 4 217 535 |
| Total | 8 098 404 | 8 093 142 | 7 583 112 | 7 299 090 | 7 163 636 | 5 443 970 |
| Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 |
| Export market tyre sales of locally manufactured product | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Exports | 1 249 661 | 1 317 037 | 1 373 299 | 1 560 759 | 1 567 356 | 1 333 940 |
| Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: SATMC Lightstone Auto, 2021 |
| Total imported tyres | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| SARS Import Quantity | 6 393 190 | 7 942 120 | 8 045 210 | 8 230 849 | 7 988 319 | 6 615 487 |
| Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 | Source: Lightstone Auto, 2021 |