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Facts section: Commercial Chart 17 2013 U.S. REPLACEMENT FARM TIRE MARKET SHARES REAR RADIAL (310,000 units) Akuret 2.0% Firestone 30.0% Carlisle 2.0% BKT 20.0% American Farmer 1.5% Michelin 16.0% Others 2.5% Goodyear 15.0% SMALL FARM (1.25 million units) Alliance 6.0% Firestone 21.0% Titan 5.0% Goodyear 18.0% Trelleborg 3.0% Titan 17.0% Others 5.0% BKT 16.5% REAR BIAS (470,000 units) Carlisle 10.0% BKT 40.0% Akuret 4.0% Firestone 23.5% American Farmer 4.0% Titan 10.0% Harvest King 4.0% Trelleborg 2.5% Alliance 1.0% Others 2.0% Goodyear 7.0% Alliance 6.0% Harvest King 3.0% Trelleborg 2.5% Tere were more new commercial vehicle and trailer registrations last year than in any year since 2007. Tat bodes well for the future of both new and retreaded truck tire sales. Farm tire shipments Replacement farm tire units, both rear and small, were up only 1.3% year-over-year. Tey totaled slightly more than 2 million tires in 2013 (see Chart 17). Original equipment shipments, on the other hand, were up in every category: 9.2% in rear farm tires (see Chart 18) and 5.6% in small farm tires. ■ Chart 18 U.S. OE REAR FARM TIRE MARKET SHARE (730,000 radial and bias units) 44 Quik-Link: 800-687-1557 ext. 11124 41.5% Goodyear 28.0% Titan Titan Tire Corp. produces both the Titan and Goodyear brands at its three plants. Firestone 20.0% Others 10.5% MTD January 2014