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 November 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.
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The approximate number of remanufactured – or retread – truck and bus radial tyres projected to have been fitted in the UK in 2025, according to Michelin; this equates to around 500,000 retreads, which is significantly lower than pre-pandemic, when 800,000 were fitted.
-27.1%
The fall in UK car production in September following the JLR cyber-attack, which meant the fewest cars were produced in this month since 1952.
£1.9 billion
The estimated cost to the UK economy of the JLR cyber-attack, making it the most significant in history.
200
The number of UK tyre retail sites targeted by The Tyre Group in an interview with Tyres & Accessories following the group’s recent acquisition strategy, which has made it a national powerhouse.
-4.4%
Contraction in sales reported by Groupe Michelin in the first nine months of 2025, after encountering a more challenging economic environment than anticipated during the third quarter.
6
Number of days’ shutdown implemented by Pirelli at both of its UK plants in late October to align output with prevailing market conditions.
37,000
The number of Toyo and Nitto-branded tyres across several dozen product lines recalled in USA due to a potential tread separation issue.
22,914
Number of cars recalled by General Motors in USA due to the production of original equipment Continental CrossContact RX tyres with “a noncomforming tread base rubber compound” between 6 and 12 October 2024 – the models affected are the 2025-2026 model year Chevrolet Equinox EV and Cadillac Optiq.
1.3%
The improvement in lap times enabled by the new Bridgestone Racing Battlax V03 motorcycle track tyre, according to the manufacturer’s testing data.
40%
The proportion of renewable and recycled materials Continental is aiming to surpass in its tyre production within the next five years.
S$150 million
The amount (£86.4 million) raised by Giti Tyre’s issuance of five-year Sustainability Notes to finance or refinance expenditure directly related to eligible green and social projects described in Giti’s Sustainable Finance Framework.
61%
The number of UK drivers who are unaware that driving on an illegal tyre could incur a fine of £2,500 per tyre – 45 per cent were also unaware that each illegal tyre carries three penalty points.
22,000
The number of UK drivers surveyed jointly by The AA and TyreSafe in May and July 2025.
63”
The largest size of mining tyres produced by an exclusive band of tyre manufacturers, to whose ranks Linglong was added this October.
15-20%
The “remarkable” extension in operating hours Petlas says it has achieved with its latest range of tractor tyres.
22,000 tonnes
The planned annual end-of-life tyre recycling capacity of the Pyrum Innovations plant in Perl-Besch, Germany, whose groundbreaking will take place in November.
US$40 million
Value of the deal between Hwa Fong Rubber and Sumitomo Rubber USA for the acquisition of the latter’s Tonawanda tyre plant in New York, USA.
More than 1 million
Number of EU tyre labels analysed between 2012 and 2023 in the latest ETRMA assessment of labelling trends as the association calls for EU incentives for the production of higher quality tyres.
8,000
Number of Lego elements used by artist Kim Seong-wan to create a model of Asia’s largest tyre test facility, the Hankook Technoring.
