Tyres & Accessories’ monthly News in Numbers column presents some of the most important statistics of the month, giving you a quick snapshot of major industry stories. Below, we look at the numbers, big and small, that made the news in the December 2025 magazine. Click the embedded links to read more on each article. If you want to support our leading tyre industry news service, you can gain full access to Tyrepress with a print or online subscription. Tyre professionals can also take advantage of the current Tyrepress Professional Membership offer, helping to drive business online and stay informed with the tyre business’s leading magazine and websites.
25.9%
The rate at which vans are failing their first MOT, twice the rate of cars (12.6 per cent), with brakes and tyres as the main culprits, according to Verifleet data analysed by TyreSafe.
35
The number of permanent white collar position layoffs confirmed by Nokian Tyres across operations in its home market of Finland – a number under half the potential layoffs announced by the manufacturer prior to negotiations.
£14 billion
The approximate value of goods bought around the UK’s ‘Black Friday/Cyber Monday’ sales in late November, which results in a particularly busy period for last mile delivery fleets of vans.
15-20%
The improvement in durability Petlas says it has achieved with its latest range of Petlas and Starmaxx branded agricultural tyres.
8%
Predicted growth in the Western European heavy trailer market in the second half of 2025, with further growth expected in the next three years.
1/3
The proportion of drivers who admit they feel nervous driving EVs in winter according to research from YouGov, commissioned by Michelin.
18-34
The UK age demographic leading (42 per cent) in intention to acquire a full electric or hybrid car as their next vehicle according to Kwik Fit research.
£468.6m
Loss reported by Jaguar Land Rover parent company Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles in its second quarter of FY2026, which the business itself attributes to the cyberattack on its IT systems.
22%
The increase in membership reported by the Independent Garage Association (IGA) during 2025, bringing the association’s community to more than 4500.
-52.07%
The cut in emissions Linglong Tire is targeting by 2035 ahead of achieving net-zero by 2050, according to a keynote speech delivered at COP30 by chairman Wang Feng.
30%
The retread proportion Vaculug has called for the UK government to mandate in public sector fleet procurement policy to support the country’s remanufactured tyre sector.
6 years
The length of the latest British Touring Car Championship tyre supply contract renewal agreed between long-term official tyre partner Goodyear and series organiser TOCA, extending the arrangement commenced in 2003 to 2031.
700-plus
The number of UK-based fleets surveyed by Continental as part of its ‘Respect for Retreads’ campaign launch – the manufacturer found that 67 per cent of these fleets fit new tyres exclusively.
3,276,000
Cars produced in September in China, when the country hit an all-time car production high, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers data.
54%
Proportion of 1,000 surveyed European drivers who underestimate or are unaware of safe stopping distances on wet, high-speed roads, according to Apollo Tyres’ research.
>750,000
The number of vehicles failing MOTs for tyre-related reasons that had already been registered as an advisory on the previous test, according to Point S, which is calling for immediate reform in the assessment of tyre defects in the MOT test.
