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MTD January 2016 Union has lost some leverage Y early tire capacity, not pro- duction, in North America totaled 310.1 million tires at 59 plants as of Jan. 1, 2016. Tat's up 0.7% compared to 2015, when capac- ity was 307.9 million tires. (Te total does not include race or aviation tires.) In the United States, annual capacity increased one-half percent, to 249.5 million units. Tat was a year-over-year increase of 1.4 million tires. Canadian tire plant capacity decreased 2.8%, to 25.3 million tires a year, the third year in a row it has decreased. In contrast, Mexican plant capacity increased 4.4%, to 35.2 million tires annually; since 2002, it has increased 156%. In the next two years, another three consumer tire plants are expected to come on-line in North America, which will bring the total number to 62. Only fve years ago, there were 51 plants. Hankook Tire America Corp. will begin producing tires in Clarksville, Tenn., later this year, while Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will open its plant in Facts section: plant capacities Chart 21 NORTH AMERICAN PLANT CAPACITIES as of Jan. 1, 2016 (in thousands of units) Plant location/ Year constructed Non- union ISO QS Pas- senger per day: Light truck per day: Truck per day: Others per day: Total Bridgestone Americas Inc. Aiken, S.C., 2013 x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.03 0.03 La Vergne, Tenn., 1972 x x 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 Warren County, Tenn., 1990 x x 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 Bloomington, Ill., 1965 x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.29 0.29 Des Moines, Iowa, 1945 x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.57 4.57 Wilson City, N.C., 1974 x x x 32.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 34.0 Aiken, S.C., 1999 x x x 20.5 9.2 0.0 0.0 29.7 Joliette, Quebec, 1966 x x 9.3 7.2 0.0 0.0 16.5 Monterrey, Mexico, 2007 x 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1980 x x 11.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 Total: 80.8 22.8 15.2 4.89 123.69 American Industrial Partners (formerly Carlisle Tire & Wheel Co.) Jackson, Tenn., 2009 x 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.0 26.0 Clinton, Tenn. (Dico), 1974 x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 15.0 Total: 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.0 41.0 Continental Tire the Americas LLC Sumter, S.C., 2013 x 5.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 6.5 Mount Vernon, Ill., 1973 x x x 29.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 41.0 Total: 34.4 5.1 8.0 0.0 47.5 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Findlay, Ohio, 1917 x 7.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 23.0 Texarkana, Ark., 1964 x 24.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 32.0 Tupelo, Miss., 1984/1960 x x 42.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.0 Total: 73.0 24.0 0.0 0.0 97.0 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Danville, Va., 1966 x x 0.0 0.0 11.0 2.0 13.0 Fayetteville, N.C., 1969 x x 30.5 10.5 0.0 0.0 41.0 Gadsden, Ala., 1928 x x 14.5 11.5 0.0 0.0 26.0 Lawton, Okla., 1978 x x x 64.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.0 Topeka, Kan., 1945 x x 0.0 0.5 5.5 0.1 6.1 Medicine Hat, Alberta, 1960 x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 13.0 Napanee, Ontario, 1990 x x x 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.0 Total: 128.0 22.5 16.5 15.1 182.1 GTY (General/Yokohama) Mount Vernon, Ill., 1988 x x x 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 3.9 Hankook Tire America Corp. Clarksville, Tenn., 2016 x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Kumho Tire Co. Inc. Macon, Ga., 2015 x 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.01 Michelin North America Inc. Ardmore, Okla., 1969 x x x 40.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 44.0 Dothan, Ala., 1979 x x 1.1 4.1 0.0 0.0 5.2 Fort Wayne, Ind., 1961 21.0 9.5 0.0 0.0 30.5 Greenville, S.C., 1975 x x 28.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.0 Greenville, S.C. (C3M), 1997 x x x 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 Greenville, S.C. (Tweel), 2014 x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.07 0.07 Lexington, S.C., 1981 x x 19.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 Lexington, S.C., 1998 x x 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 Plant closings (2001-2011) Since 2000, 10 consumer tire plants in the U.S. have been closed. Goodyear: Union City, Tenn. (2011), Tyler, Texas (2008), and Huntsville, Ala. (2003). Continental: Charlotte, N.C. (2006), and Mayfeld, Ky. (2005). Michelin: Opelika, Ala. (2009), and Reno, Nev. (2002). Bridgestone: Oklahoma City, Okla. (2006). Cooper Tire: Albany, Ga. (2009). Pirelli: Hanford, Calif. (2001). The plants produced an estimated 263,000 passenger and light truck tires a day. 68