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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 9

1.1 Overview 9 1.2 Market Potential Estimation Methodology 9 1.3 The Worldwide Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres 11

2 AFRICA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 12 2.1 Executive Summary 12 2.2 Algeria 14 2.3 Angola 14 2.4 Benin 15 2.5 Botswana 15 2.6 Burkina Faso 16 2.7 Burundi 16 2.8 Cameroon 17 2.9 Cape Verde 17 2.10 Central African Republic 18 2.11 Chad 18 2.12 Comoros 19 2.13 Congo (formerly Zaire) 19 2.14 Djibouti 20 2.15 Egypt 20 2.16 Equatorial Guinea 21 2.17 Eritrea 21 2.18 Ethiopia 22 2.19 Gabon 22 2.20 Ghana 23 2.21 Guinea 23 2.22 Guinea-Bissau 24 2.23 Ivory coast 24 2.24 Kenya 25 2.25 Lesotho 25 2.26 Liberia 26 2.27 Libya 26 2.28 Madagascar 27 2.29 Malawi 27 2.30 Mali 28 2.31 Mauritania 28 2.32 Mauritius 29 2.33 Morocco 29 2.34 Mozambique 30 2.35 Namibia 30 2.36 Niger 31 2.37 Nigeria 31

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2.38 Republic of Congo 32 2.39 Rwanda 32 2.40 Sao Tome E Principe 33 2.41 Senegal 33 2.42 Sierra Leone 34 2.43 Somalia 34 2.44 South Africa 35 2.45 Sudan 35 2.46 Swaziland 36 2.47 Tanzania 36 2.48 The Gambia 37 2.49 Togo 37 2.50 Tunisia 38 2.51 Uganda 38 2.52 Zambia 39 2.53 Zimbabwe 39

3 ASIA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 40 3.1 Executive Summary 40 3.2 Bangladesh 42 3.3 Bhutan 42 3.4 Brunei 43 3.5 Burma 43 3.6 Cambodia 44 3.7 China 44 3.8 Hong Kong 45 3.9 India 45 3.10 Indonesia 46 3.11 Japan 46 3.12 Laos 47 3.13 Macau 47 3.14 Malaysia 48 3.15 Maldives 48 3.16 Mongolia 49 3.17 Nepal 49 3.18 North Korea 50 3.19 Papua New Guinea 50 3.20 Philippines 51 3.21 Seychelles 51 3.22 Singapore 52 3.23 South Korea 52 3.24 Sri Lanka 53 3.25 Taiwan 53 3.26 Thailand 54 3.27 Vietnam 54

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4 EUROPE: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 55 4.1 Executive Summary 55 4.2 Albania 57 4.3 Andorra 57 4.4 Austria 58 4.5 Belarus 58 4.6 Belgium 59 4.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 4.8 Bulgaria 60 4.9 Croatia 60 4.10 Cyprus 61 4.11 Czech Republic 61 4.12 Denmark 62 4.13 Estonia 62 4.14 Finland 63 4.15 France 63 4.16 Georgia 64 4.17 Germany 64 4.18 Greece 65 4.19 Hungary 65 4.20 Iceland 66 4.21 Ireland 66 4.22 Italy 67 4.23 Kazakhstan 67 4.24 Latvia 68 4.25 Liechtenstein 68 4.26 Lithuania 69 4.27 Luxembourg 69 4.28 Macedonia 70 4.29 Malta 70 4.30 Moldova 71 4.31 Monaco 71 4.32 Netherlands 72 4.33 Norway 72 4.34 Poland 73 4.35 Portugal 73 4.36 Romania 74 4.37 Russia 74 4.38 Serbia and Montenegro 75 4.39 Slovakia 75 4.40 Slovenia 76 4.41 Spain 76 4.42 Sweden 77 4.43 Switzerland 77

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4.44 Ukraine 78 4.45 United Kingdom 78

5 LATIN AMERICA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 79 5.1 Executive Summary 79 5.2 Argentina 80 5.3 Belize 81 5.4 Bolivia 81 5.5 Brazil 82 5.6 Chile 82 5.7 Colombia 83 5.8 Costa Rica 83 5.9 Ecuador 84 5.10 El Salvador 84 5.11 Guatemala 85 5.12 Guyana 85 5.13 Honduras 86 5.14 Mexico 86 5.15 Nicaragua 87 5.16 Panama 87 5.17 Paraguay 88 5.18 Peru 88 5.19 Suriname 89 5.20 Uruguay 89 5.21 Venezuela 90

6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 91 6.1 Executive Summary 91 6.2 Antigua and Barbuda 93 6.3 Bahamas 93 6.4 Barbados 94 6.5 Bermuda 94 6.6 Canada 95 6.7 Cuba 95 6.8 Dominica 96 6.9 Dominican Republic 96 6.10 Grenada 97 6.11 Haiti 97 6.12 Jamaica 98 6.13 Martinique 98 6.14 Netherlands Antilles 99 6.15 St. Kitts and Nevis 99 6.16 St. Lucia 100 6.17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100 6.18 Trinidad and Tobago 101

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6.19 United States 101 7 OCEANA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 102

7.1 Executive Summary 102 7.2 American Samoa 103 7.3 Australia 104 7.4 Fiji 104 7.5 Kiribati 105 7.6 Marshall Islands 105 7.7 Micronesia Federation 106 7.8 Nauru 106 7.9 New Zealand 107 7.10 Palau 107 7.11 Solomon Islands 108 7.12 Tonga 108 7.13 Tuvalu 109 7.14 Vanuatu 109

8 THE MIDDLE EAST: PASSENGER CAR TYRES 110 8.1 Executive Summary 110 8.2 Afghanistan 112 8.3 Armenia 112 8.4 Azerbaijan 113 8.5 Bahrain 113 8.6 Iran 114 8.7 Iraq 114 8.8 Israel 115 8.9 Jordan 115 8.10 Kuwait 116 8.11 Kyrgyzstan 116 8.12 Lebanon 117 8.13 Oman 117 8.14 Pakistan 118 8.15 Qatar 118 8.16 Saudi Arabia 119 8.17 Syrian Arab Republic 119 8.18 Tajikistan 120 8.19 Turkey 120 8.20 Turkmenistan 121 8.21 United Arab Emirates 121 8.22 Uzbekistan 122 8.23 Yemen 122

9 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 123 9.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 123 9.2 Icon Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 124

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW The liberalization of markets has lead to record levels of international investments. Icon Group’s primary mission is to assist international managers to better plan and implement strategies in a global economy. It does so by providing various specialized industry reports, databases, publications and services to its clients. This report is one of many published by Icon Group Ltd. to assist executives and planners in monitoring and analyzing world markets. In addition to industry-specific studies, Icon Group Ltd.’s reports cover human resources management, export strategies, investment strategies, entry & marketing strategies, political and economic risk assessments and legal trends (e.g., intellectual property, licensing, and corruption). This report covers the world outlook for passenger car tyres across 235 countries. For each year reported, the estimates are given for the latent demand for the country in question. Icon Group uses a number of proprietary econometric models which project economic changes within each country and across countries. From there, market potential estimates are created. The units used in this report are: million US $. As shown in the report, the market potential for passenger car tyres is expected to reach $38,598.52 million by 2005. The distribution of the world market, however, will not be evenly distributed across regions. North America & the Caribbean will be the largest market with $15,210.19 million or 39.41 percent, followed by Europe with $13,183.55 million or 34.16 percent, and then Asia with $4,205.59 million or 10.90 percent of the world market. In essence, if a firm targets these top 3 regions, they cover come 84.47 percent of the world wide demand for passenger car tyres.

1.2 MARKET POTENTIAL ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY Icon Group uses a number of methodologies to create market potential estimates for products and services across markets, whether at the level of a region, country, or city. In this report, two modelling approaches are used. The first involves modelling the economic fundamentals of each market over time. This is based on standard models of economic growth (e.g. focussing on growth of income, or gross domestic product per capita). The second approach is more subtle. The second approach involves collecting information on the market size or market potential for the particular product or service in question, typically in national currency, and translating these into a common currency. Icon Group uses the U.S. dollar as its common currency across markets. For some categories and markets, basic demand indicators are reported in national statistics, as is mostly the case for the United States and other developed markets. In most of the world’s 230 countries, however, few statistics are available. For these, Icon Group uses



econometric models to estimate these markets, and forecast these over time. As true for all forward-looking economic forecasts, certain critical assumptions must be made. Two types of assumptions are made for the models used in this report. The first type covers the socio-economic and global environment. In essence, Icon Group assumes that dynamics seen in the past are likely to continue in the future, without major discontinuous changes. For example, if a city, country or region has not seen civil strife, major recessions, or substantial foreign exchange or currency changes, this is assumed to be the case over the forecast period. Likewise, the worldwide demand is foreseen to progress in a fashion similar to that seen in historical figures, based on aggregated data collected at the national level. The extent to which these assumptions are violated in the future will surely affect the accuracy of the forecasts presented here. The second type of assumption is of greater importance, especially for those markets where insufficient local information is reported in the public domain, or in markets where there is higher uncertainty. Here, we use cross-country econometric models of demand, often called a cross-sectional pooled time series models with varying parameters. In simple terms, we assume an underlying consumption function that is allowed to vary over time and across geographic markets. Economists have long proposed various consumption functions. These include John Maynard Keynes, Simon Kuznets, Irving Fisher, Franco Modigliani, Albert Ando, Richard Brumberg, and Milton Friedman. Across these, and other authors, the consumption of a product (as opposed to the amount produced) is foreseen to vary depending on a number of local factors and the time frame that one considers (short-, medium- and long-run). In general, the variance of the market potential across markets is foreseen to be a function of variances in income, wealth, interest rates, expected future income, and a variety of exogenous factors, including geography and culture. Icon Group forecasts primarily rely on non-cultural economic factors in modelling cross-market demand, for a given product or service. We also model the market potential using a consumption function which assumes a constant average propensity to consume in the long run (i.e. as incomes rise, average consumption rates do not fall, as earlier argued by Keynes). Once the cross-market model of demand is specified, it is combined with the local economic models described above. As in all econometric exercises, the lack of local market figures in the public domain results in estimation errors. Furthermore, many intervening factors may arise over time that can materially affect the accuracy of the forecasts, including changes in local economic conditions, changes in political regimes, improvements in primary data, and currency fluctuations, among other factors. As the estimates and forecasts reported here are forward-looking and subject to assumption-induced errors, you are asked to read the caveats and disclaimers at the end of this report.



1.3 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR PASSENGER CAR TYRES Worldwide Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): 2000

Region Latent Demand million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ North America & the Caribbean 12,565 39.1 Europe 11,460 35.7 Asia 3,313 10.3 Middle East 1,908 5.9 Latin America 1,699 5.3 Africa 745 2.3 Oceana 441 1.4 Total 32,130 100.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Worldwide Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): 2000

North America & the Caribbean

Europe Asia

Middle East

Other

World Market for Passenger Car Tyres: 1995 - 2005

Year World Market million US $ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 28,929.44 1996 29,781.94 1997 29,739.46 1998 30,090.73 1999 31,066.06 2000 32,175.15 2001 33,348.07 2002 34,575.52 2003 35,857.79 2004 37,197.78 2005 38,598.52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2 AFRICA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

2.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Africa (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Africa _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ South Africa 269 35.97% Egypt 101 13.44% Algeria 66 8.86% Nigeria 48 6.38% Libya 36 4.87% Morocco 28 3.76% Tunisia 16 2.13% Cameroon 16 2.08% Sudan 12 1.66% Ivory coast 12 1.57% Angola 11 1.45% Kenya 11 1.45% Congo (formerly Zaire) 11 1.42% Tanzania 8 1.04% Ghana 8 1.01% Ethiopia 7 0.97% Zimbabwe 7 0.95% Senegal 7 0.90% Uganda 7 0.87% Gabon 6 0.80% Botswana 4 0.56% Zambia 4 0.53% Burkina Faso 4 0.48% Madagascar 3 0.46% Guinea 3 0.43% Other 40 5.88% Total 745 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Africa (million US $): 2000

South Africa

EgyptAlgeria Nigeria

Other

The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in Africa: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 689.45 2.38 1996 697.36 2.34 1997 719.85 2.42 1998 703.03 2.34 1999 721.22 2.32 2000 748.47 2.33 2001 781.28 2.34 2002 816.58 2.36 2003 853.84 2.38 2004 893.18 2.40 2005 934.73 2.42 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.2 ALGERIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Algeria 1995 - 2005

Year Algeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 51 7.46% 0.17% 1996 55 7.94% 0.18% 1997 58 8.04% 0.19% 1998 59 8.32% 0.19% 1999 62 8.60% 0.19% 2000 66 8.86% 0.20% 2001 71 9.08% 0.21% 2002 76 9.28% 0.21% 2003 81 9.49% 0.22% 2004 87 9.70% 0.23% 2005 93 9.92% 0.24% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.3 ANGOLA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Angola 1995 - 2005

Year Angola % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10 1.50% 0.00% 1996 11 1.51% 0.00% 1997 10 1.44% 0.00% 1998 11 1.49% 0.00% 1999 11 1.48% 0.00% 2000 11 1.45% 0.00% 2001 11 1.47% 0.00% 2002 12 1.49% 0.00% 2003 13 1.50% 0.00% 2004 14 1.52% 0.00% 2005 14 1.54% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.4 BENIN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Benin 1995 - 2005

Year Benin % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.34% 0.00% 1996 2 0.34% 0.00% 1997 2 0.32% 0.00% 1998 2 0.33% 0.00% 1999 2 0.32% 0.00% 2000 2 0.31% 0.00% 2001 3 0.32% 0.00% 2002 3 0.33% 0.00% 2003 3 0.33% 0.00% 2004 3 0.34% 0.00% 2005 3 0.35% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.5 BOTSWANA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Botswana 1995 - 2005

Year Botswana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.53% 0.00% 1996 4 0.54% 0.00% 1997 4 0.53% 0.00% 1998 4 0.55% 0.00% 1999 4 0.56% 0.00% 2000 4 0.56% 0.00% 2001 4 0.55% 0.00% 2002 5 0.55% 0.01% 2003 5 0.55% 0.00% 2004 5 0.55% 0.01% 2005 5 0.55% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.6 BURKINA FASO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Burkina Faso 1995 - 2005

Year Burkina Faso % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.50% 0.00% 1996 4 0.50% 0.00% 1997 3 0.48% 0.00% 1998 4 0.50% 0.00% 1999 4 0.49% 0.00% 2000 4 0.48% 0.00% 2001 4 0.49% 0.00% 2002 4 0.49% 0.00% 2003 4 0.50% 0.00% 2004 5 0.51% 0.00% 2005 5 0.51% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.7 BURUNDI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Burundi 1995 - 2005

Year Burundi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.18% 0.00% 1996 1 0.18% 0.00% 1997 1 0.17% 0.00% 1998 1 0.18% 0.00% 1999 1 0.18% 0.00% 2000 1 0.18% 0.00% 2001 1 0.18% 0.00% 2002 2 0.18% 0.00% 2003 2 0.18% 0.00% 2004 2 0.18% 0.00% 2005 2 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.8 CAMEROON Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Cameroon 1995 - 2005

Year Cameroon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 2.04% 0.00% 1996 14 2.07% 0.00% 1997 14 2.00% 0.00% 1998 15 2.09% 0.00% 1999 15 2.09% 0.00% 2000 16 2.08% 0.00% 2001 16 2.08% 0.00% 2002 17 2.09% 0.00% 2003 18 2.09% 0.00% 2004 19 2.09% 0.05% 2005 20 2.09% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.9 CAPE VERDE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Cape Verde 1995 - 2005

Year Cape Verde % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.04% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Central African Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Central African Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.20% 0.00% 1996 1 0.20% 0.00% 1997 1 0.19% 0.00% 1998 1 0.20% 0.00% 1999 1 0.19% 0.00% 2000 1 0.19% 0.00% 2001 2 0.19% 0.00% 2002 2 0.20% 0.00% 2003 2 0.20% 0.00% 2004 2 0.20% 0.00% 2005 2 0.20% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.11 CHAD Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Chad 1995 - 2005

Year Chad % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.20% 0.00% 1996 1 0.20% 0.00% 1997 1 0.19% 0.00% 1998 1 0.20% 0.00% 1999 1 0.20% 0.00% 2000 1 0.19% 0.00% 2001 2 0.20% 0.00% 2002 2 0.20% 0.00% 2003 2 0.20% 0.00% 2004 2 0.20% 0.00% 2005 2 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.12 COMOROS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Comoros 1995 - 2005

Year Comoros % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.04% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE) Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Congo (formerly Zaire) 1995 - 2005

Year Congo (formerly Zaire) % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 1.25% 0.00% 1996 9 1.30% 0.00% 1997 9 1.28% 0.00% 1998 10 1.37% 0.00% 1999 10 1.40% 0.00% 2000 11 1.42% 0.00% 2001 11 1.40% 0.00% 2002 11 1.37% 0.00% 2003 12 1.35% 0.00% 2004 12 1.32% 0.00% 2005 12 1.30% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.14 DJIBOUTI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Djibouti 1995 - 2005

Year Djibouti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.15 EGYPT Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Egypt 1995 - 2005

Year Egypt % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 74 10.69% 0.25% 1996 82 11.71% 0.27% 1997 97 13.44% 0.32% 1998 90 12.79% 0.29% 1999 94 13.00% 0.30% 2000 101 13.44% 0.31% 2001 108 13.81% 0.32% 2002 116 14.17% 0.33% 2003 124 14.54% 0.34% 2004 133 14.91% 0.35% 2005 143 15.28% 0.37% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.16 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Equatorial Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Equatorial Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.02% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.02% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.17 ERITREA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Eritrea 1995 - 2005

Year Eritrea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.06% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.18 ETHIOPIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ethiopia 1995 - 2005

Year Ethiopia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.97% 0.00% 1996 7 0.98% 0.00% 1997 7 0.95% 0.00% 1998 7 0.99% 0.00% 1999 7 0.98% 0.00% 2000 7 0.97% 0.00% 2001 8 0.98% 0.00% 2002 8 0.98% 0.00% 2003 8 0.99% 0.02% 2004 9 1.00% 0.00% 2005 9 1.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.19 GABON Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Gabon 1995 - 2005

Year Gabon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.79% 0.00% 1996 6 0.80% 0.00% 1997 6 0.77% 0.00% 1998 6 0.81% 0.00% 1999 6 0.81% 0.00% 2000 6 0.80% 0.01% 2001 6 0.80% 0.00% 2002 7 0.81% 0.00% 2003 7 0.81% 0.00% 2004 7 0.81% 0.00% 2005 8 0.81% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.20 GHANA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ghana 1995 - 2005

Year Ghana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 1.07% 0.00% 1996 7 1.07% 0.00% 1997 7 1.01% 0.00% 1998 7 1.05% 0.00% 1999 7 1.03% 0.00% 2000 8 1.01% 0.00% 2001 8 1.02% 0.00% 2002 9 1.04% 0.00% 2003 9 1.06% 0.02% 2004 10 1.08% 0.00% 2005 10 1.09% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.21 GUINEA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.45% 0.00% 1996 3 0.45% 0.01% 1997 3 0.43% 0.00% 1998 3 0.45% 0.00% 1999 3 0.44% 0.01% 2000 3 0.43% 0.00% 2001 3 0.44% 0.00% 2002 4 0.44% 0.01% 2003 4 0.45% 0.00% 2004 4 0.46% 0.01% 2005 4 0.46% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.22 GUINEA-BISSAU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Guinea-Bissau 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea-Bissau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.02% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.03% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.23 IVORY COAST Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ivory coast 1995 - 2005

Year Ivory coast % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 1.66% 0.00% 1996 12 1.66% 0.00% 1997 11 1.58% 0.00% 1998 11 1.63% 0.00% 1999 12 1.60% 0.00% 2000 12 1.57% 0.00% 2001 12 1.59% 0.00% 2002 13 1.62% 0.00% 2003 14 1.65% 0.00% 2004 15 1.68% 0.00% 2005 16 1.70% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.24 KENYA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Kenya 1995 - 2005

Year Kenya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 1.53% 0.00% 1996 11 1.53% 0.00% 1997 11 1.45% 0.03% 1998 11 1.50% 0.00% 1999 11 1.48% 0.03% 2000 11 1.45% 0.00% 2001 11 1.47% 0.00% 2002 12 1.49% 0.00% 2003 13 1.52% 0.00% 2004 14 1.54% 0.00% 2005 15 1.57% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.25 LESOTHO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Lesotho 1995 - 2005

Year Lesotho % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.17% 0.00% 1996 1 0.17% 0.00% 1997 1 0.16% 0.00% 1998 1 0.16% 0.00% 1999 1 0.15% 0.00% 2000 1 0.14% 0.00% 2001 1 0.15% 0.00% 2002 1 0.16% 0.00% 2003 1 0.16% 0.00% 2004 2 0.17% 0.00% 2005 2 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.26 LIBERIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Liberia 1995 - 2005

Year Liberia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.16% 0.00% 1996 1 0.17% 0.00% 1997 1 0.16% 0.00% 1998 1 0.17% 0.00% 1999 1 0.17% 0.00% 2000 1 0.17% 0.00% 2001 1 0.17% 0.00% 2002 1 0.17% 0.00% 2003 2 0.17% 0.00% 2004 2 0.17% 0.00% 2005 2 0.17% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.27 LIBYA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Libya 1995 - 2005

Year Libya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 27 3.88% 0.00% 1996 29 4.10% 0.00% 1997 31 4.25% 0.10% 1998 33 4.63% 0.10% 1999 34 4.77% 0.11% 2000 36 4.87% 0.11% 2001 39 4.94% 0.11% 2002 41 5.01% 0.11% 2003 43 5.08% 0.12% 2004 46 5.16% 0.12% 2005 49 5.23% 0.12% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.28 MADAGASCAR Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Madagascar 1995 - 2005

Year Madagascar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.46% 0.00% 1996 3 0.47% 0.01% 1997 3 0.45% 0.00% 1998 3 0.47% 0.00% 1999 3 0.47% 0.00% 2000 3 0.46% 0.00% 2001 4 0.46% 0.00% 2002 4 0.47% 0.00% 2003 4 0.47% 0.00% 2004 4 0.47% 0.00% 2005 4 0.47% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.29 MALAWI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Malawi 1995 - 2005

Year Malawi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.33% 0.00% 1996 2 0.33% 0.00% 1997 2 0.31% 0.00% 1998 2 0.31% 0.00% 1999 2 0.30% 0.00% 2000 2 0.29% 0.00% 2001 2 0.30% 0.00% 2002 3 0.31% 0.00% 2003 3 0.32% 0.00% 2004 3 0.33% 0.00% 2005 3 0.34% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.30 MALI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mali 1995 - 2005

Year Mali % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.41% 0.00% 1996 3 0.42% 0.00% 1997 3 0.40% 0.00% 1998 3 0.42% 0.00% 1999 3 0.42% 0.00% 2000 3 0.42% 0.00% 2001 3 0.42% 0.00% 2002 3 0.42% 0.01% 2003 4 0.42% 0.00% 2004 4 0.42% 0.00% 2005 4 0.43% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.31 MAURITANIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mauritania 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.17% 0.00% 1996 1 0.17% 0.00% 1997 1 0.16% 0.00% 1998 1 0.17% 0.00% 1999 1 0.17% 0.00% 2000 1 0.17% 0.00% 2001 1 0.17% 0.00% 2002 1 0.17% 0.00% 2003 2 0.17% 0.00% 2004 2 0.17% 0.00% 2005 2 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.32 MAURITIUS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mauritius 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritius % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.39% 0.00% 1996 3 0.39% 0.00% 1997 3 0.38% 0.00% 1998 3 0.39% 0.00% 1999 3 0.39% 0.00% 2000 3 0.39% 0.00% 2001 3 0.39% 0.00% 2002 3 0.39% 0.00% 2003 3 0.40% 0.00% 2004 4 0.40% 0.00% 2005 4 0.40% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.33 MOROCCO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Morocco 1995 - 2005

Year Morocco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 23 3.35% 0.00% 1996 24 3.46% 0.00% 1997 25 3.41% 0.00% 1998 26 3.65% 0.00% 1999 27 3.73% 0.00% 2000 28 3.76% 0.00% 2001 29 3.71% 0.08% 2002 30 3.65% 0.08% 2003 31 3.59% 0.00% 2004 32 3.53% 0.00% 2005 32 3.46% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.34 MOZAMBIQUE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mozambique 1995 - 2005

Year Mozambique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.23% 0.00% 1996 2 0.23% 0.00% 1997 2 0.23% 0.00% 1998 2 0.24% 0.00% 1999 2 0.25% 0.00% 2000 2 0.25% 0.00% 2001 2 0.25% 0.00% 2002 2 0.24% 0.00% 2003 2 0.24% 0.00% 2004 2 0.24% 0.00% 2005 2 0.24% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.35 NAMIBIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Namibia 1995 - 2005

Year Namibia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.29% 0.00% 1996 2 0.29% 0.00% 1997 2 0.27% 0.00% 1998 2 0.28% 0.00% 1999 2 0.27% 0.00% 2000 2 0.27% 0.00% 2001 2 0.27% 0.00% 2002 2 0.28% 0.00% 2003 2 0.28% 0.00% 2004 3 0.29% 0.00% 2005 3 0.30% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.36 NIGER Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Niger 1995 - 2005

Year Niger % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.42% 0.00% 1996 3 0.42% 0.00% 1997 3 0.40% 0.00% 1998 3 0.41% 0.00% 1999 3 0.40% 0.00% 2000 3 0.39% 0.00% 2001 3 0.40% 0.00% 2002 3 0.40% 0.00% 2003 4 0.41% 0.00% 2004 4 0.42% 0.00% 2005 4 0.43% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.37 NIGERIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Nigeria 1995 - 2005

Year Nigeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 35 5.01% 0.11% 1996 37 5.28% 0.12% 1997 42 5.83% 0.14% 1998 45 6.32% 0.14% 1999 46 6.39% 0.14% 2000 48 6.38% 0.14% 2001 50 6.34% 0.14% 2002 51 6.29% 0.14% 2003 53 6.24% 0.14% 2004 55 6.19% 0.14% 2005 57 6.14% 0.14% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.38 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Republic of Congo 1995 - 2005

Year Republic of Congo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.38% 0.00% 1996 3 0.38% 0.00% 1997 3 0.36% 0.00% 1998 3 0.38% 0.00% 1999 3 0.38% 0.00% 2000 3 0.37% 0.00% 2001 3 0.37% 0.00% 2002 3 0.38% 0.00% 2003 3 0.38% 0.00% 2004 3 0.38% 0.00% 2005 4 0.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.39 RWANDA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Rwanda 1995 - 2005

Year Rwanda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.31% 0.00% 1996 2 0.32% 0.00% 1997 2 0.31% 0.00% 1998 2 0.33% 0.00% 1999 2 0.34% 0.00% 2000 3 0.34% 0.00% 2001 3 0.34% 0.00% 2002 3 0.33% 0.00% 2003 3 0.33% 0.00% 2004 3 0.33% 0.00% 2005 3 0.32% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.40 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Sao Tome E Principe 1995 - 2005

Year Sao Tome E Principe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.41 SENEGAL Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Senegal 1995 - 2005

Year Senegal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.94% 0.00% 1996 7 0.94% 0.00% 1997 7 0.90% 0.00% 1998 7 0.93% 0.00% 1999 7 0.92% 0.00% 2000 7 0.90% 0.00% 2001 7 0.91% 0.00% 2002 8 0.93% 0.00% 2003 8 0.94% 0.00% 2004 9 0.95% 0.00% 2005 9 0.97% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.42 SIERRA LEONE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Sierra Leone 1995 - 2005

Year Sierra Leone % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.18% 0.00% 1996 1 0.18% 0.00% 1997 1 0.18% 0.00% 1998 1 0.19% 0.00% 1999 1 0.19% 0.00% 2000 1 0.19% 0.00% 2001 2 0.19% 0.00% 2002 2 0.19% 0.00% 2003 2 0.19% 0.00% 2004 2 0.18% 0.00% 2005 2 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.43 SOMALIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Somalia 1995 - 2005

Year Somalia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.21% 0.00% 1996 1 0.21% 0.00% 1997 1 0.20% 0.00% 1998 2 0.21% 0.00% 1999 2 0.21% 0.00% 2000 2 0.21% 0.00% 2001 2 0.21% 0.00% 2002 2 0.21% 0.00% 2003 2 0.21% 0.00% 2004 2 0.21% 0.00% 2005 2 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.44 SOUTH AFRICA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): South Africa 1995 - 2005

Year South Africa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 294 42.69% 1.01% 1996 282 40.39% 0.94% 1997 280 38.95% 0.94% 1998 261 37.15% 0.86% 1999 263 36.47% 0.84% 2000 269 35.97% 0.83% 2001 276 35.27% 0.82% 2002 282 34.53% 0.81% 2003 289 33.80% 0.80% 2004 295 33.08% 0.79% 2005 302 32.35% 0.78% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.45 SUDAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Sudan 1995 - 2005

Year Sudan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 1.56% 0.00% 1996 11 1.60% 0.00% 1997 11 1.56% 0.00% 1998 12 1.65% 0.00% 1999 12 1.67% 0.00% 2000 12 1.66% 0.00% 2001 13 1.66% 0.00% 2002 13 1.65% 0.00% 2003 14 1.63% 0.00% 2004 15 1.62% 0.00% 2005 15 1.61% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.46 SWAZILAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Swaziland 1995 - 2005

Year Swaziland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.13% 0.00% 1996 1 0.14% 0.00% 1997 1 0.13% 0.00% 1998 1 0.14% 0.00% 1999 1 0.14% 0.00% 2000 1 0.13% 0.00% 2001 1 0.13% 0.00% 2002 1 0.14% 0.00% 2003 1 0.14% 0.00% 2004 1 0.14% 0.00% 2005 1 0.14% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.47 TANZANIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Tanzania 1995 - 2005

Year Tanzania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 1.05% 0.00% 1996 7 1.06% 0.00% 1997 7 1.02% 0.00% 1998 7 1.06% 0.00% 1999 8 1.06% 0.02% 2000 8 1.04% 0.00% 2001 8 1.05% 0.02% 2002 9 1.06% 0.00% 2003 9 1.06% 0.00% 2004 10 1.07% 0.00% 2005 10 1.07% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.48 THE GAMBIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): The Gambia 1995 - 2005

Year The Gambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.05% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.49 TOGO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Togo 1995 - 2005

Year Togo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.25% 0.00% 1996 2 0.25% 0.00% 1997 2 0.24% 0.00% 1998 2 0.24% 0.00% 1999 2 0.24% 0.00% 2000 2 0.23% 0.00% 2001 2 0.24% 0.00% 2002 2 0.24% 0.00% 2003 2 0.25% 0.00% 2004 2 0.25% 0.00% 2005 2 0.26% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.50 TUNISIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Tunisia 1995 - 2005

Year Tunisia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 15 2.23% 0.00% 1996 16 2.23% 0.00% 1997 15 2.12% 0.00% 1998 15 2.20% 0.05% 1999 16 2.17% 0.00% 2000 16 2.13% 0.00% 2001 17 2.16% 0.00% 2002 18 2.19% 0.00% 2003 19 2.22% 0.00% 2004 20 2.25% 0.00% 2005 21 2.28% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.51 UGANDA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Uganda 1995 - 2005

Year Uganda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.95% 0.00% 1996 7 0.95% 0.00% 1997 6 0.89% 0.00% 1998 6 0.91% 0.00% 1999 6 0.89% 0.00% 2000 7 0.87% 0.00% 2001 7 0.89% 0.00% 2002 7 0.91% 0.00% 2003 8 0.93% 0.00% 2004 9 0.95% 0.00% 2005 9 0.97% 0.02% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.52 ZAMBIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Zambia 1995 - 2005

Year Zambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.50% 0.00% 1996 4 0.51% 0.00% 1997 4 0.50% 0.00% 1998 4 0.52% 0.00% 1999 4 0.53% 0.00% 2000 4 0.53% 0.00% 2001 4 0.53% 0.00% 2002 4 0.52% 0.00% 2003 4 0.52% 0.00% 2004 5 0.52% 0.00% 2005 5 0.51% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.53 ZIMBABWE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Zimbabwe 1995 - 2005

Year Zimbabwe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.87% 0.00% 1996 6 0.90% 0.00% 1997 6 0.88% 0.00% 1998 7 0.93% 0.00% 1999 7 0.95% 0.00% 2000 7 0.95% 0.00% 2001 7 0.94% 0.00% 2002 8 0.93% 0.00% 2003 8 0.92% 0.00% 2004 8 0.91% 0.00% 2005 8 0.90% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3 ASIA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

3.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Asia (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Asia _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ China 828 24.98% Taiwan 715 21.59% India 448 13.52% South Korea 319 9.62% Indonesia 248 7.49% Thailand 158 4.77% Hong Kong 117 3.53% Singapore 104 3.14% Philippines 80 2.41% Malaysia 73 2.20% Japan 53 1.61% Burma 53 1.61% North Korea 34 1.01% Bangladesh 25 0.76% Vietnam 18 0.55% Sri Lanka 9 0.26% Brunei 8 0.25% Papua New Guinea 4 0.12% Mongolia 4 0.12% Nepal 4 0.11% Cambodia 3 0.08% Macau 3 0.00% Laos 1 0.00% Seychelles 0 0.01% Bhutan 0 0.00% Other 0 0.25% Total 3,313 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Asia (million US $): 2000

China

Taiwan

IndiaSouth Korea

Other

The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in Asia: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3,244.14 11.21 1996 3,209.34 10.78 1997 3,123.25 10.50 1998 3,054.88 10.15 1999 3,165.22 10.19 2000 3,312.74 10.30 2001 3,471.61 10.41 2002 3,640.02 10.53 2003 3,818.07 10.65 2004 4,006.37 10.77 2005 4,205.59 10.90 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.2 BANGLADESH Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bangladesh 1995 - 2005

Year Bangladesh % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 24 0.75% 0.00% 1996 25 0.77% 0.00% 1997 24 0.77% 0.00% 1998 25 0.80% 0.00% 1999 25 0.78% 0.00% 2000 25 0.76% 0.00% 2001 27 0.77% 0.00% 2002 28 0.78% 0.00% 2003 30 0.78% 0.00% 2004 32 0.79% 0.00% 2005 34 0.80% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.3 BHUTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bhutan 1995 - 2005

Year Bhutan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.4 BRUNEI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Brunei 1995 - 2005

Year Brunei % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.23% 0.00% 1996 8 0.24% 0.00% 1997 8 0.25% 0.00% 1998 8 0.26% 0.00% 1999 8 0.25% 0.00% 2000 8 0.25% 0.00% 2001 9 0.25% 0.00% 2002 9 0.25% 0.00% 2003 10 0.25% 0.00% 2004 10 0.25% 0.00% 2005 11 0.25% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.5 BURMA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Burma 1995 - 2005

Year Burma % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 39 1.18% 0.13% 1996 41 1.27% 0.13% 1997 48 1.52% 0.16% 1998 50 1.65% 0.16% 1999 52 1.64% 0.16% 2000 53 1.61% 0.16% 2001 55 1.58% 0.16% 2002 57 1.55% 0.16% 2003 58 1.52% 0.16% 2004 60 1.49% 0.16% 2005 62 1.46% 0.15% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.6 CAMBODIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Cambodia 1995 - 2005

Year Cambodia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.09% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.08% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.09% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.7 CHINA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): China 1995 - 2005

Year China % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 828 25.51% 2.86% 1996 834 25.99% 2.80% 1997 801 25.65% 2.69% 1998 781 25.55% 2.59% 1999 801 25.29% 2.57% 2000 828 24.98% 2.57% 2001 856 24.65% 2.56% 2002 886 24.32% 2.56% 2003 916 24.00% 2.55% 2004 949 23.67% 2.55% 2005 982 23.35% 2.54% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.8 HONG KONG Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Hong Kong 1995 - 2005

Year Hong Kong % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 97 2.97% 0.33% 1996 105 3.26% 0.35% 1997 107 3.42% 0.36% 1998 113 3.68% 0.37% 1999 115 3.63% 0.37% 2000 117 3.53% 0.36% 2001 119 3.42% 0.35% 2002 121 3.32% 0.35% 2003 123 3.22% 0.34% 2004 125 3.12% 0.33% 2005 127 3.02% 0.32% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.9 INDIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): India 1995 - 2005

Year India % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 493 15.20% 1.70% 1996 442 13.76% 1.48% 1997 432 13.84% 1.45% 1998 415 13.59% 1.38% 1999 429 13.54% 1.37% 2000 448 13.52% 1.39% 2001 469 13.49% 1.40% 2002 490 13.46% 1.41% 2003 513 13.42% 1.42% 2004 536 13.38% 1.44% 2005 561 13.33% 1.45% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.10 INDONESIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Indonesia 1995 - 2005

Year Indonesia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 241 7.42% 0.83% 1996 240 7.47% 0.80% 1997 222 7.10% 0.74% 1998 224 7.32% 0.74% 1999 235 7.43% 0.75% 2000 248 7.49% 0.77% 2001 262 7.55% 0.78% 2002 277 7.61% 0.80% 2003 293 7.67% 0.81% 2004 310 7.74% 0.83% 2005 328 7.80% 0.85% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.11 JAPAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Japan 1995 - 2005

Year Japan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 59 1.83% 0.20% 1996 53 1.64% 0.17% 1997 47 1.50% 0.15% 1998 45 1.47% 0.14% 1999 49 1.53% 0.15% 2000 53 1.61% 0.16% 2001 59 1.69% 0.17% 2002 65 1.77% 0.18% 2003 71 1.86% 0.19% 2004 78 1.95% 0.21% 2005 86 2.04% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.12 LAOS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Laos 1995 - 2005

Year Laos % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.13 MACAU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Macau 1995 - 2005

Year Macau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.08% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.14 MALAYSIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Malaysia 1995 - 2005

Year Malaysia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 56 1.72% 0.19% 1996 61 1.89% 0.20% 1997 66 2.10% 0.22% 1998 65 2.12% 0.21% 1999 68 2.16% 0.22% 2000 73 2.20% 0.22% 2001 78 2.25% 0.23% 2002 84 2.30% 0.24% 2003 90 2.35% 0.25% 2004 96 2.39% 0.25% 2005 103 2.44% 0.26% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.15 MALDIVES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Maldives 1995 - 2005

Year Maldives % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.16 MONGOLIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mongolia 1995 - 2005

Year Mongolia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.12% 0.00% 1996 4 0.12% 0.00% 1997 4 0.12% 0.00% 1998 4 0.13% 0.00% 1999 4 0.12% 0.01% 2000 4 0.12% 0.00% 2001 4 0.12% 0.00% 2002 5 0.12% 0.00% 2003 5 0.13% 0.00% 2004 5 0.13% 0.00% 2005 6 0.13% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.17 NEPAL Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Nepal 1995 - 2005

Year Nepal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.11% 0.00% 1996 4 0.11% 0.00% 1997 4 0.11% 0.00% 1998 4 0.12% 0.00% 1999 4 0.12% 0.00% 2000 4 0.11% 0.00% 2001 4 0.11% 0.00% 2002 4 0.11% 0.00% 2003 5 0.11% 0.00% 2004 5 0.11% 0.00% 2005 5 0.11% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.18 NORTH KOREA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): North Korea 1995 - 2005

Year North Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 25 0.76% 0.00% 1996 27 0.82% 0.00% 1997 28 0.88% 0.00% 1998 30 0.96% 0.00% 1999 32 0.99% 0.10% 2000 34 1.01% 0.10% 2001 36 1.03% 0.10% 2002 38 1.05% 0.11% 2003 41 1.07% 0.11% 2004 44 1.09% 0.11% 2005 47 1.11% 0.12% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Papua New Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Papua New Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.10% 0.00% 1996 4 0.11% 0.00% 1997 4 0.11% 0.01% 1998 4 0.12% 0.00% 1999 4 0.12% 0.00% 2000 4 0.12% 0.00% 2001 4 0.12% 0.00% 2002 4 0.12% 0.00% 2003 5 0.12% 0.00% 2004 5 0.11% 0.00% 2005 5 0.11% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.20 PHILIPPINES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Philippines 1995 - 2005

Year Philippines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 60 1.86% 0.20% 1996 66 2.05% 0.22% 1997 73 2.35% 0.24% 1998 71 2.32% 0.23% 1999 75 2.36% 0.24% 2000 80 2.41% 0.24% 2001 86 2.46% 0.25% 2002 92 2.52% 0.26% 2003 98 2.57% 0.27% 2004 105 2.62% 0.28% 2005 113 2.68% 0.29% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.21 SEYCHELLES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Seychelles 1995 - 2005

Year Seychelles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.01% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.01% 0.00% 2000 0 0.01% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.22 SINGAPORE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Singapore 1995 - 2005

Year Singapore % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 76 2.34% 0.26% 1996 84 2.62% 0.28% 1997 101 3.22% 0.33% 1998 93 3.04% 0.30% 1999 97 3.06% 0.31% 2000 104 3.14% 0.32% 2001 112 3.21% 0.33% 2002 120 3.29% 0.34% 2003 129 3.36% 0.35% 2004 138 3.44% 0.37% 2005 148 3.51% 0.38% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.23 SOUTH KOREA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): South Korea 1995 - 2005

Year South Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 342 10.54% 1.18% 1996 319 9.94% 1.07% 1997 305 9.77% 1.02% 1998 297 9.73% 0.98% 1999 306 9.68% 0.98% 2000 319 9.62% 0.99% 2001 332 9.55% 0.99% 2002 345 9.47% 0.99% 2003 359 9.40% 1.00% 2004 373 9.31% 1.00% 2005 388 9.23% 1.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.24 SRI LANKA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Sri Lanka 1995 - 2005

Year Sri Lanka % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.26% 0.00% 1996 9 0.26% 0.00% 1997 8 0.27% 0.00% 1998 8 0.27% 0.00% 1999 9 0.27% 0.00% 2000 9 0.26% 0.00% 2001 9 0.26% 0.00% 2002 10 0.26% 0.00% 2003 10 0.27% 0.00% 2004 11 0.27% 0.00% 2005 12 0.28% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.25 TAIWAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Taiwan 1995 - 2005

Year Taiwan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 711 21.91% 2.45% 1996 712 22.17% 2.39% 1997 671 21.48% 2.25% 1998 643 21.03% 2.13% 1999 673 21.26% 2.16% 2000 715 21.59% 2.22% 2001 761 21.90% 2.28% 2002 808 22.21% 2.33% 2003 859 22.50% 2.39% 2004 914 22.80% 2.45% 2005 971 23.09% 2.51% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.26 THAILAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Thailand 1995 - 2005

Year Thailand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 138 4.25% 0.47% 1996 147 4.58% 0.49% 1997 144 4.59% 0.48% 1998 150 4.90% 0.49% 1999 154 4.87% 0.49% 2000 158 4.77% 0.49% 2001 162 4.67% 0.48% 2002 167 4.57% 0.48% 2003 171 4.47% 0.47% 2004 175 4.37% 0.47% 2005 180 4.27% 0.46% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.27 VIETNAM Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Vietnam 1995 - 2005

Year Vietnam % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 19 0.59% 0.00% 1996 19 0.59% 0.00% 1997 18 0.59% 0.00% 1998 18 0.59% 0.00% 1999 18 0.57% 0.00% 2000 18 0.55% 0.00% 2001 20 0.56% 0.00% 2002 21 0.57% 0.00% 2003 23 0.59% 0.00% 2004 25 0.61% 0.00% 2005 26 0.62% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4 EUROPE: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Europe (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Europe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ France 2,729 23.80% Germany 1,708 14.89% United Kingdom 1,635 14.26% Italy 1,527 13.32% Spain 664 5.79% Netherlands 290 2.53% Austria 281 2.44% Ukraine 240 2.09% Sweden 231 2.01% Poland 214 1.86% Switzerland 190 1.66% Finland 184 1.60% Denmark 182 1.58% Norway 147 1.28% Belgium 147 1.28% Portugal 134 1.17% Russia 134 1.16% Greece 100 0.87% Hungary 94 0.81% Romania 85 0.74% Belarus 83 0.72% Kazakhstan 70 0.60% Ireland 56 0.49% Czech Republic 56 0.48% Slovakia 31 0.26% Other 248 2.31% Total 11,460 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Europe (million US $): 2000

France

Germany

United Kingdom Italy

Other

The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in Europe: 1995 - 2005





4.2 ALBANIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Albania 1995 - 2005

Year Albania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.01% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.03% 0.01% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 5 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.3 ANDORRA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Andorra 1995 - 2005

Year Andorra % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.4 AUSTRIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Austria 1995 - 2005

Year Austria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 269 2.45% 0.93% 1996 268 2.36% 0.89% 1997 249 2.28% 0.83% 1998 258 2.36% 0.85% 1999 269 2.41% 0.86% 2000 281 2.44% 0.87% 2001 292 2.48% 0.87% 2002 305 2.51% 0.88% 2003 317 2.54% 0.88% 2004 331 2.58% 0.88% 2005 345 2.61% 0.89% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.5 BELARUS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Belarus 1995 - 2005

Year Belarus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 63 0.56% 0.21% 1996 69 0.60% 0.23% 1997 77 0.71% 0.26% 1998 74 0.68% 0.24% 1999 78 0.69% 0.25% 2000 83 0.72% 0.25% 2001 89 0.75% 0.26% 2002 96 0.79% 0.27% 2003 103 0.82% 0.28% 2004 110 0.85% 0.29% 2005 118 0.89% 0.30% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.6 BELGIUM Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Belgium 1995 - 2005

Year Belgium % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 164 1.49% 0.56% 1996 162 1.42% 0.54% 1997 146 1.34% 0.49% 1998 145 1.32% 0.48% 1999 146 1.30% 0.46% 2000 147 1.28% 0.45% 2001 148 1.25% 0.44% 2002 149 1.22% 0.43% 2003 150 1.20% 0.41% 2004 151 1.17% 0.40% 2005 152 1.15% 0.39% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 - 2005

Year Bosnia and Herzegovina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10 0.00% 0.00% 1996 11 0.00% 0.00% 1997 11 0.00% 0.00% 1998 11 0.10% 0.03% 1999 11 0.10% 0.00% 2000 12 0.10% 0.00% 2001 12 0.10% 0.00% 2002 13 0.10% 0.00% 2003 13 0.10% 0.00% 2004 14 0.10% 0.00% 2005 14 0.10% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.8 BULGARIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bulgaria 1995 - 2005

Year Bulgaria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 28 0.25% 0.00% 1996 29 0.25% 0.00% 1997 29 0.26% 0.00% 1998 29 0.26% 0.00% 1999 30 0.26% 0.00% 2000 31 0.26% 0.00% 2001 32 0.27% 0.09% 2002 34 0.27% 0.00% 2003 36 0.28% 0.00% 2004 37 0.29% 0.10% 2005 39 0.29% 0.10% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.9 CROATIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Croatia 1995 - 2005

Year Croatia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 26 0.23% 0.00% 1996 27 0.23% 0.00% 1997 27 0.24% 0.00% 1998 27 0.24% 0.00% 1999 28 0.25% 0.08% 2000 29 0.25% 0.00% 2001 30 0.25% 0.00% 2002 31 0.25% 0.00% 2003 33 0.26% 0.00% 2004 34 0.26% 0.00% 2005 36 0.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.10 CYPRUS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Cyprus 1995 - 2005

Year Cyprus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.01% 1996 6 0.00% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 6 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.05% 0.00% 2001 6 0.05% 0.00% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.00% 2005 8 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.11 CZECH REPUBLIC Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Czech Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Czech Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 45 0.40% 0.15% 1996 48 0.41% 0.15% 1997 46 0.42% 0.15% 1998 49 0.45% 0.16% 1999 53 0.47% 0.16% 2000 56 0.48% 0.17% 2001 60 0.50% 0.17% 2002 64 0.52% 0.18% 2003 68 0.54% 0.19% 2004 73 0.56% 0.19% 2005 78 0.58% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.12 DENMARK Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Denmark 1995 - 2005

Year Denmark % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 181 1.64% 0.62% 1996 182 1.60% 0.61% 1997 169 1.55% 0.56% 1998 172 1.57% 0.57% 1999 177 1.58% 0.56% 2000 182 1.58% 0.56% 2001 188 1.59% 0.56% 2002 193 1.59% 0.55% 2003 199 1.60% 0.55% 2004 205 1.60% 0.55% 2005 212 1.60% 0.54% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.13 ESTONIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Estonia 1995 - 2005

Year Estonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.00% 0.00% 1996 9 0.00% 0.00% 1997 9 0.00% 0.00% 1998 9 0.00% 0.00% 1999 9 0.00% 0.00% 2000 9 0.07% 0.00% 2001 10 0.00% 0.00% 2002 10 0.00% 0.02% 2003 11 0.00% 0.00% 2004 12 0.00% 0.00% 2005 12 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.14 FINLAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Finland 1995 - 2005

Year Finland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 184 1.67% 0.63% 1996 183 1.61% 0.61% 1997 167 1.52% 0.56% 1998 155 1.42% 0.51% 1999 167 1.49% 0.53% 2000 184 1.60% 0.57% 2001 202 1.71% 0.60% 2002 222 1.83% 0.64% 2003 244 1.96% 0.68% 2004 269 2.09% 0.72% 2005 296 2.24% 0.76% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.15 FRANCE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): France 1995 - 2005

Year France % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2,800 25.49% 9.67% 1996 2,853 25.14% 9.57% 1997 2,662 24.42% 8.94% 1998 2,658 24.39% 8.83% 1999 2,693 24.12% 8.66% 2000 2,729 23.80% 8.48% 2001 2,765 23.46% 8.29% 2002 2,801 23.12% 8.10% 2003 2,838 22.78% 7.91% 2004 2,876 22.44% 7.73% 2005 2,914 22.10% 7.54% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.16 GEORGIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Georgia 1995 - 2005

Year Georgia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 18 0.16% 0.00% 1996 19 0.16% 0.00% 1997 20 0.18% 0.00% 1998 21 0.19% 0.00% 1999 22 0.19% 0.00% 2000 23 0.20% 0.00% 2001 24 0.20% 0.00% 2002 24 0.19% 0.00% 2003 25 0.19% 0.00% 2004 25 0.19% 0.00% 2005 26 0.19% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.17 GERMANY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Germany 1995 - 2005

Year Germany % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,771 16.12% 6.12% 1996 1,681 14.81% 5.64% 1997 1,630 14.96% 5.48% 1998 1,649 15.13% 5.48% 1999 1,678 15.03% 5.40% 2000 1,708 14.89% 5.30% 2001 1,738 14.75% 5.21% 2002 1,769 14.60% 5.11% 2003 1,800 14.45% 5.01% 2004 1,832 14.29% 4.92% 2005 1,864 14.13% 4.82% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.18 GREECE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Greece 1995 - 2005

Year Greece % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 97 0.88% 0.33% 1996 97 0.85% 0.32% 1997 96 0.88% 0.32% 1998 97 0.89% 0.32% 1999 99 0.88% 0.31% 2000 100 0.87% 0.31% 2001 101 0.85% 0.30% 2002 103 0.84% 0.29% 2003 104 0.83% 0.29% 2004 105 0.82% 0.28% 2005 107 0.81% 0.27% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.19 HUNGARY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Hungary 1995 - 2005

Year Hungary % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 69 0.63% 0.23% 1996 76 0.67% 0.25% 1997 89 0.81% 0.29% 1998 84 0.76% 0.27% 1999 87 0.78% 0.28% 2000 94 0.81% 0.29% 2001 101 0.85% 0.30% 2002 108 0.89% 0.31% 2003 116 0.92% 0.32% 2004 124 0.96% 0.33% 2005 133 1.00% 0.34% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.20 ICELAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Iceland 1995 - 2005

Year Iceland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.01% 1996 6 0.00% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 6 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.05% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.05% 0.00% 2005 8 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.21 IRELAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ireland 1995 - 2005

Year Ireland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 40 0.36% 0.13% 1996 43 0.37% 0.14% 1997 51 0.46% 0.17% 1998 53 0.49% 0.17% 1999 55 0.49% 0.17% 2000 56 0.49% 0.17% 2001 58 0.48% 0.17% 2002 59 0.48% 0.17% 2003 61 0.48% 0.16% 2004 62 0.48% 0.16% 2005 64 0.48% 0.16% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.22 ITALY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Italy 1995 - 2005

Year Italy % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,157 10.53% 3.99% 1996 1,465 12.90% 4.91% 1997 1,429 13.11% 4.80% 1998 1,448 13.28% 4.81% 1999 1,487 13.31% 4.78% 2000 1,527 13.32% 4.74% 2001 1,569 13.31% 4.70% 2002 1,611 13.30% 4.65% 2003 1,655 13.28% 4.61% 2004 1,700 13.26% 4.56% 2005 1,746 13.24% 4.52% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.23 KAZAKHSTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Kazakhstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kazakhstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 54 0.48% 0.18% 1996 58 0.51% 0.19% 1997 62 0.56% 0.20% 1998 62 0.56% 0.20% 1999 65 0.58% 0.20% 2000 70 0.60% 0.21% 2001 75 0.63% 0.22% 2002 80 0.65% 0.23% 2003 85 0.68% 0.23% 2004 91 0.71% 0.24% 2005 98 0.74% 0.25% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.24 LATVIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Latvia 1995 - 2005

Year Latvia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.12% 0.00% 1996 14 0.12% 0.00% 1997 14 0.13% 0.00% 1998 15 0.13% 0.04% 1999 16 0.13% 0.00% 2000 16 0.14% 0.00% 2001 17 0.14% 0.00% 2002 17 0.14% 0.00% 2003 18 0.14% 0.00% 2004 19 0.14% 0.00% 2005 19 0.14% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.25 LIECHTENSTEIN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Liechtenstein 1995 - 2005

Year Liechtenstein % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.26 LITHUANIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Lithuania 1995 - 2005

Year Lithuania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 18 0.16% 0.00% 1996 19 0.16% 0.00% 1997 19 0.17% 0.00% 1998 19 0.17% 0.00% 1999 20 0.17% 0.00% 2000 21 0.17% 0.00% 2001 21 0.18% 0.00% 2002 22 0.18% 0.00% 2003 23 0.18% 0.00% 2004 24 0.19% 0.00% 2005 25 0.19% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.27 LUXEMBOURG Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Luxembourg 1995 - 2005

Year Luxembourg % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10 0.00% 0.00% 1996 11 0.00% 0.00% 1997 10 0.00% 0.00% 1998 11 0.00% 0.00% 1999 11 0.00% 0.03% 2000 11 0.00% 0.00% 2001 12 0.00% 0.00% 2002 12 0.10% 0.00% 2003 13 0.10% 0.00% 2004 14 0.10% 0.00% 2005 14 0.10% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.28 MACEDONIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Macedonia 1995 - 2005

Year Macedonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.00% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.02% 1998 6 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 7 0.05% 0.00% 2002 7 0.00% 0.00% 2003 8 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.00% 2005 9 0.06% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.29 MALTA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Malta 1995 - 2005

Year Malta % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.02% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.02% 0.00% 1998 3 0.02% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.02% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.30 MOLDOVA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Moldova 1995 - 2005

Year Moldova % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.12% 0.04% 1996 14 0.12% 0.00% 1997 15 0.13% 0.00% 1998 15 0.13% 0.00% 1999 16 0.14% 0.00% 2000 16 0.14% 0.00% 2001 17 0.14% 0.00% 2002 18 0.14% 0.00% 2003 18 0.14% 0.00% 2004 19 0.14% 0.00% 2005 19 0.14% 0.05% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.31 MONACO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Monaco 1995 - 2005

Year Monaco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.32 NETHERLANDS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Netherlands 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 305 2.77% 1.05% 1996 301 2.65% 1.01% 1997 273 2.50% 0.91% 1998 269 2.47% 0.89% 1999 279 2.49% 0.89% 2000 290 2.53% 0.90% 2001 302 2.56% 0.90% 2002 314 2.59% 0.90% 2003 327 2.62% 0.91% 2004 341 2.65% 0.91% 2005 355 2.69% 0.91% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.33 NORWAY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Norway 1995 - 2005

Year Norway % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 164 1.49% 0.56% 1996 165 1.45% 0.55% 1997 153 1.40% 0.51% 1998 145 1.33% 0.48% 1999 145 1.30% 0.46% 2000 147 1.28% 0.45% 2001 149 1.26% 0.44% 2002 151 1.24% 0.43% 2003 152 1.22% 0.42% 2004 154 1.20% 0.41% 2005 156 1.18% 0.40% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.34 POLAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Poland 1995 - 2005

Year Poland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 217 1.97% 0.74% 1996 217 1.90% 0.72% 1997 201 1.84% 0.67% 1998 202 1.84% 0.66% 1999 207 1.85% 0.66% 2000 214 1.86% 0.66% 2001 221 1.87% 0.66% 2002 228 1.87% 0.65% 2003 235 1.88% 0.65% 2004 242 1.89% 0.65% 2005 250 1.89% 0.64% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.35 PORTUGAL Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Portugal 1995 - 2005

Year Portugal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 96 0.87% 0.33% 1996 113 0.99% 0.37% 1997 118 1.08% 0.39% 1998 128 1.17% 0.42% 1999 132 1.17% 0.42% 2000 134 1.17% 0.41% 2001 137 1.16% 0.41% 2002 140 1.15% 0.40% 2003 142 1.14% 0.39% 2004 145 1.13% 0.38% 2005 148 1.12% 0.38% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.36 ROMANIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Romania 1995 - 2005

Year Romania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 80 0.72% 0.27% 1996 81 0.71% 0.27% 1997 80 0.73% 0.26% 1998 81 0.74% 0.26% 1999 83 0.74% 0.26% 2000 85 0.74% 0.26% 2001 87 0.74% 0.26% 2002 90 0.74% 0.25% 2003 92 0.73% 0.25% 2004 95 0.73% 0.25% 2005 97 0.73% 0.25% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.37 RUSSIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Russia 1995 - 2005

Year Russia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 215 1.95% 0.74% 1996 228 2.01% 0.76% 1997 221 2.03% 0.74% 1998 141 1.29% 0.46% 1999 130 1.16% 0.41% 2000 134 1.16% 0.41% 2001 137 1.16% 0.41% 2002 141 1.16% 0.40% 2003 145 1.16% 0.40% 2004 149 1.16% 0.39% 2005 153 1.15% 0.39% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.38 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Serbia and Montenegro 1995 - 2005

Year Serbia and Montenegro % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 28 0.25% 0.00% 1996 29 0.25% 0.00% 1997 28 0.25% 0.00% 1998 29 0.26% 0.00% 1999 29 0.26% 0.09% 2000 30 0.25% 0.00% 2001 31 0.26% 0.00% 2002 33 0.27% 0.00% 2003 35 0.28% 0.00% 2004 37 0.28% 0.00% 2005 39 0.29% 0.10% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.39 SLOVAKIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Slovakia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovakia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 23 0.20% 0.00% 1996 25 0.21% 0.00% 1997 25 0.22% 0.00% 1998 27 0.24% 0.00% 1999 29 0.25% 0.00% 2000 31 0.26% 0.00% 2001 33 0.28% 0.00% 2002 36 0.29% 0.10% 2003 39 0.30% 0.10% 2004 41 0.32% 0.11% 2005 45 0.33% 0.11% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.40 SLOVENIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Slovenia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 22 0.19% 0.00% 1996 22 0.19% 0.00% 1997 22 0.20% 0.00% 1998 22 0.20% 0.07% 1999 22 0.19% 0.00% 2000 23 0.19% 0.00% 2001 24 0.20% 0.00% 2002 25 0.20% 0.00% 2003 27 0.21% 0.00% 2004 29 0.22% 0.00% 2005 30 0.23% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.41 SPAIN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Spain 1995 - 2005

Year Spain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 723 6.57% 2.49% 1996 702 6.18% 2.35% 1997 621 5.70% 2.08% 1998 601 5.51% 1.99% 1999 628 5.62% 2.02% 2000 664 5.79% 2.06% 2001 702 5.95% 2.10% 2002 742 6.12% 2.14% 2003 784 6.29% 2.18% 2004 828 6.46% 2.22% 2005 876 6.64% 2.26% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.42 SWEDEN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Sweden 1995 - 2005

Year Sweden % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 293 2.66% 1.01% 1996 303 2.67% 1.01% 1997 223 2.04% 0.74% 1998 207 1.89% 0.68% 1999 217 1.94% 0.69% 2000 231 2.01% 0.71% 2001 245 2.07% 0.73% 2002 260 2.14% 0.75% 2003 276 2.21% 0.77% 2004 293 2.29% 0.78% 2005 312 2.36% 0.80% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.43 SWITZERLAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Switzerland 1995 - 2005

Year Switzerland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 210 1.91% 0.72% 1996 204 1.79% 0.68% 1997 182 1.66% 0.61% 1998 182 1.66% 0.60% 1999 186 1.66% 0.59% 2000 190 1.66% 0.59% 2001 195 1.65% 0.58% 2002 199 1.64% 0.57% 2003 204 1.63% 0.56% 2004 209 1.62% 0.56% 2005 213 1.61% 0.55% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.44 UKRAINE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ukraine 1995 - 2005

Year Ukraine % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 258 2.34% 0.89% 1996 252 2.22% 0.84% 1997 228 2.08% 0.76% 1998 226 2.06% 0.74% 1999 232 2.08% 0.74% 2000 240 2.09% 0.74% 2001 248 2.10% 0.74% 2002 257 2.12% 0.74% 2003 266 2.13% 0.74% 2004 275 2.14% 0.73% 2005 284 2.15% 0.73% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.45 UNITED KINGDOM Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): United Kingdom 1995 - 2005

Year United Kingdom % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,282 11.66% 4.43% 1996 1,338 11.79% 4.49% 1997 1,464 13.43% 4.92% 1998 1,549 14.21% 5.14% 1999 1,594 14.28% 5.13% 2000 1,635 14.26% 5.08% 2001 1,676 14.23% 5.02% 2002 1,719 14.19% 4.97% 2003 1,763 14.15% 4.91% 2004 1,808 14.11% 4.86% 2005 1,854 14.06% 4.80% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5 LATIN AMERICA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Latin America (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Latin America _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brazil 592 34.82% Argentina 400 23.54% Mexico 376 22.12% Colombia 87 5.11% Venezuela 71 4.15% Chile 45 2.64% Peru 39 2.31% Guatemala 14 0.82% Ecuador 13 0.73% Panama 11 0.67% Uruguay 11 0.63% Paraguay 8 0.45% El Salvador 7 0.40% Costa Rica 7 0.40% Bolivia 6 0.37% Honduras 6 0.36% Nicaragua 3 0.20% Suriname 2 0.00% Belize 0 0.00% Guyana 0 0.00% Total 1,699 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Latin America (million US $): 2000

Brazil

Argentina

Mexico

Colombia

Other



The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in Latin America: 1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1,666.28 5.76 1996 1,597.33 5.36 1997 1,578.28 5.31 1998 1,577.27 5.24 1999 1,632.44 5.25 2000 1,700.00 5.28 2001 1,773.07 5.32 2002 1,850.13 5.35 2003 1,931.03 5.39 2004 2,016.00 5.42 2005 2,105.25 5.45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.2 ARGENTINA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Argentina 1995 - 2005

Year Argentina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 331 19.86% 1.14% 1996 341 21.36% 1.14% 1997 349 22.13% 1.17% 1998 380 24.06% 1.26% 1999 392 23.99% 1.26% 2000 400 23.54% 1.24% 2001 409 23.06% 1.22% 2002 418 22.59% 1.20% 2003 427 22.11% 1.19% 2004 436 21.64% 1.17% 2005 446 21.18% 1.15% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.3 BELIZE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Belize 1995 - 2005

Year Belize % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.02% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.4 BOLIVIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bolivia 1995 - 2005

Year Bolivia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.36% 0.00% 1996 6 0.38% 0.00% 1997 6 0.38% 0.00% 1998 6 0.38% 0.00% 1999 6 0.38% 0.00% 2000 6 0.37% 0.00% 2001 7 0.37% 0.00% 2002 7 0.38% 0.00% 2003 8 0.38% 0.00% 2004 8 0.39% 0.00% 2005 8 0.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.5 BRAZIL Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Brazil 1995 - 2005

Year Brazil % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 646 38.78% 2.23% 1996 615 38.50% 2.06% 1997 558 35.38% 1.87% 1998 539 34.16% 1.79% 1999 562 34.41% 1.80% 2000 592 34.82% 1.84% 2001 624 35.19% 1.87% 2002 658 35.55% 1.90% 2003 693 35.91% 1.93% 2004 731 36.26% 1.96% 2005 771 36.60% 1.99% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.6 CHILE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Chile 1995 - 2005

Year Chile % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 33 1.95% 0.11% 1996 35 2.17% 0.11% 1997 39 2.48% 0.13% 1998 42 2.63% 0.13% 1999 43 2.64% 0.13% 2000 45 2.64% 0.13% 2001 47 2.64% 0.14% 2002 49 2.63% 0.14% 2003 51 2.63% 0.14% 2004 53 2.62% 0.14% 2005 55 2.62% 0.14% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.7 COLOMBIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Colombia 1995 - 2005

Year Colombia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 65 3.89% 0.22% 1996 71 4.45% 0.23% 1997 81 5.14% 0.27% 1998 77 4.90% 0.25% 1999 81 4.96% 0.26% 2000 87 5.11% 0.27% 2001 93 5.25% 0.27% 2002 100 5.39% 0.28% 2003 107 5.53% 0.29% 2004 115 5.68% 0.30% 2005 123 5.83% 0.31% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.8 COSTA RICA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Costa Rica 1995 - 2005

Year Costa Rica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.37% 0.00% 1996 6 0.40% 0.00% 1997 6 0.40% 0.00% 1998 6 0.41% 0.00% 1999 7 0.40% 0.00% 2000 7 0.40% 0.00% 2001 7 0.40% 0.00% 2002 8 0.40% 0.00% 2003 8 0.40% 0.00% 2004 8 0.41% 0.02% 2005 9 0.41% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.9 ECUADOR Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Ecuador 1995 - 2005

Year Ecuador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 0.68% 0.00% 1996 12 0.73% 0.00% 1997 12 0.73% 0.00% 1998 12 0.75% 0.00% 1999 12 0.74% 0.00% 2000 13 0.73% 0.00% 2001 13 0.73% 0.00% 2002 14 0.74% 0.00% 2003 14 0.74% 0.00% 2004 15 0.75% 0.00% 2005 16 0.75% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.10 EL SALVADOR Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): El Salvador 1995 - 2005

Year El Salvador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.40% 0.00% 1996 7 0.42% 0.02% 1997 7 0.42% 0.00% 1998 7 0.42% 0.00% 1999 7 0.41% 0.00% 2000 7 0.40% 0.00% 2001 7 0.40% 0.00% 2002 8 0.41% 0.00% 2003 8 0.42% 0.00% 2004 9 0.43% 0.00% 2005 9 0.44% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.11 GUATEMALA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Guatemala 1995 - 2005

Year Guatemala % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.82% 0.00% 1996 14 0.86% 0.00% 1997 14 0.86% 0.00% 1998 14 0.86% 0.00% 1999 14 0.84% 0.00% 2000 14 0.82% 0.04% 2001 15 0.84% 0.00% 2002 16 0.85% 0.00% 2003 17 0.87% 0.00% 2004 18 0.88% 0.00% 2005 19 0.90% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.12 GUYANA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Guyana 1995 - 2005

Year Guyana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.13 HONDURAS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Honduras 1995 - 2005

Year Honduras % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.35% 0.00% 1996 6 0.37% 0.00% 1997 6 0.37% 0.00% 1998 6 0.38% 0.00% 1999 6 0.37% 0.00% 2000 6 0.36% 0.00% 2001 7 0.37% 0.00% 2002 7 0.37% 0.00% 2003 7 0.38% 0.00% 2004 8 0.38% 0.00% 2005 8 0.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.14 MEXICO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Mexico 1995 - 2005

Year Mexico % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 417 25.02% 1.44% 1996 355 22.23% 1.19% 1997 369 23.40% 1.24% 1998 354 22.42% 1.17% 1999 362 22.17% 1.16% 2000 376 22.12% 1.16% 2001 391 22.04% 1.17% 2002 406 21.95% 1.17% 2003 422 21.86% 1.17% 2004 439 21.76% 1.17% 2005 456 21.65% 1.18% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.15 NICARAGUA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Nicaragua 1995 - 2005

Year Nicaragua % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.19% 0.00% 1996 3 0.20% 0.00% 1997 3 0.20% 0.00% 1998 3 0.21% 0.00% 1999 3 0.20% 0.00% 2000 3 0.20% 0.00% 2001 4 0.20% 0.00% 2002 4 0.20% 0.00% 2003 4 0.21% 0.00% 2004 4 0.21% 0.00% 2005 5 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.16 PANAMA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Panama 1995 - 2005

Year Panama % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 0.63% 0.00% 1996 11 0.67% 0.00% 1997 11 0.67% 0.03% 1998 11 0.69% 0.00% 1999 11 0.68% 0.00% 2000 11 0.67% 0.00% 2001 12 0.67% 0.00% 2002 13 0.68% 0.00% 2003 13 0.68% 0.00% 2004 14 0.69% 0.00% 2005 15 0.69% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.17 PARAGUAY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Paraguay 1995 - 2005

Year Paraguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.44% 0.00% 1996 8 0.46% 0.00% 1997 7 0.46% 0.00% 1998 7 0.47% 0.02% 1999 8 0.46% 0.00% 2000 8 0.45% 0.00% 2001 8 0.46% 0.00% 2002 9 0.46% 0.00% 2003 9 0.47% 0.00% 2004 10 0.48% 0.00% 2005 10 0.48% 0.02% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.18 PERU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Peru 1995 - 2005

Year Peru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 29 1.72% 0.00% 1996 31 1.92% 0.10% 1997 33 2.12% 0.11% 1998 36 2.25% 0.11% 1999 37 2.29% 0.12% 2000 39 2.31% 0.12% 2001 41 2.33% 0.12% 2002 44 2.35% 0.12% 2003 46 2.37% 0.12% 2004 48 2.40% 0.13% 2005 51 2.42% 0.13% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.19 SURINAME Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Suriname 1995 - 2005

Year Suriname % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.08% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.20 URUGUAY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Uruguay 1995 - 2005

Year Uruguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.55% 0.00% 1996 10 0.59% 0.00% 1997 10 0.61% 0.00% 1998 10 0.63% 0.00% 1999 10 0.63% 0.03% 2000 11 0.63% 0.00% 2001 11 0.63% 0.00% 2002 12 0.62% 0.00% 2003 12 0.62% 0.00% 2004 12 0.61% 0.00% 2005 13 0.61% 0.03% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.21 VENEZUELA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Venezuela 1995 - 2005

Year Venezuela % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 62 3.74% 0.21% 1996 64 4.01% 0.21% 1997 63 3.98% 0.21% 1998 65 4.13% 0.21% 1999 68 4.15% 0.21% 2000 71 4.15% 0.21% 2001 74 4.15% 0.22% 2002 77 4.15% 0.22% 2003 80 4.14% 0.22% 2004 84 4.14% 0.22% 2005 87 4.15% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in North America & the Caribbean

(million US $): 2000 Country Latent Demand million US $ % of North America & the Caribbean _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States 11,516 91.44% Canada 991 7.87% Cuba 26 0.20% Dominican Republic 9 0.00% Trinidad and Tobago 5 0.00% Jamaica 4 0.00% Bahamas 3 0.02% Haiti 3 0.00% Martinique 2 0.00% Barbados 2 0.00% Netherlands Antilles 2 0.00% Bermuda 2 0.00% St. Lucia 0 0.00% Antigua and Barbuda 0 0.00% Grenada 0 0.00% St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0.00% St. Kitts and Nevis 0 0.00% Dominica 0 0.00% Total 12,565 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in North America & the Caribbean (million US $): 2000

United States

CanadaCubaDominican RepublicOther

The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in North America & the Caribbean: 1995 -

2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10,210.13 35.29 1996 10,820.20 36.33 1997 11,278.93 37.93 1998 11,687.58 38.84 1999 12,129.57 39.04 2000 12,593.15 39.14 2001 13,076.75 39.21 2002 13,579.66 39.28 2003 14,102.34 39.33 2004 14,645.58 39.37 2005 15,210.19 39.41 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Antigua and Barbuda 1995 - 2005

Year Antigua and Barbuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.3 BAHAMAS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bahamas 1995 - 2005

Year Bahamas % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.01% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.02% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.01% 2000 3 0.02% 0.01% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.02% 0.00% 2004 4 0.02% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.4 BARBADOS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Barbados 1995 - 2005

Year Barbados % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.01% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.5 BERMUDA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bermuda 1995 - 2005

Year Bermuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.01% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.6 CANADA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Canada 1995 - 2005

Year Canada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 933 9.13% 3.22% 1996 967 8.93% 3.24% 1997 981 8.69% 3.29% 1998 961 8.22% 3.19% 1999 973 8.01% 3.13% 2000 991 7.87% 3.08% 2001 1,010 7.72% 3.02% 2002 1,029 7.57% 2.97% 2003 1,049 7.43% 2.92% 2004 1,069 7.29% 2.87% 2005 1,089 7.16% 2.82% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.7 CUBA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Cuba 1995 - 2005

Year Cuba % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 24 0.23% 0.00% 1996 24 0.22% 0.00% 1997 24 0.21% 0.00% 1998 25 0.21% 0.00% 1999 25 0.20% 0.00% 2000 26 0.20% 0.00% 2001 27 0.20% 0.00% 2002 29 0.20% 0.08% 2003 30 0.21% 0.08% 2004 31 0.21% 0.00% 2005 33 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.8 DOMINICA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Dominica 1995 - 2005

Year Dominica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Dominican Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Dominican Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.00% 0.00% 1996 8 0.00% 0.00% 1997 8 0.00% 0.00% 1998 8 0.00% 0.00% 1999 8 0.00% 0.02% 2000 9 0.00% 0.00% 2001 9 0.06% 0.00% 2002 10 0.00% 0.00% 2003 10 0.00% 0.00% 2004 11 0.00% 0.00% 2005 11 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.10 GRENADA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Grenada 1995 - 2005

Year Grenada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.11 HAITI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Haiti 1995 - 2005

Year Haiti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.12 JAMAICA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Jamaica 1995 - 2005

Year Jamaica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.01% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.01% 1999 3 0.00% 0.01% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.01% 2002 4 0.02% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.02% 0.00% 2005 4 0.02% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.13 MARTINIQUE Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Martinique 1995 - 2005

Year Martinique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.01% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.14 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Netherlands Antilles 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands Antilles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.15 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): St. Kitts and Nevis 1995 - 2005

Year St. Kitts and Nevis % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.16 ST. LUCIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): St. Lucia 1995 - 2005

Year St. Lucia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.17 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1995 - 2005

Year St. Vincent and the Grenadines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.18 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Trinidad and Tobago 1995 - 2005

Year Trinidad and Tobago % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 5 0.00% 0.00% 2001 5 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 6 0.03% 0.01% 2004 6 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.19 UNITED STATES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): United States 1995 - 2005

Year United States % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9,197 90.08% 31.79% 1996 9,772 90.31% 32.81% 1997 10,217 90.58% 34.35% 1998 10,645 91.07% 35.37% 1999 11,073 91.28% 35.64% 2000 11,516 91.44% 35.79% 2001 11,976 91.58% 35.91% 2002 12,455 91.72% 36.02% 2003 12,953 91.85% 36.12% 2004 13,472 91.98% 36.21% 2005 14,010 92.11% 36.29% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7 OCEANA: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

7.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Oceana _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Australia 348 77.85% New Zealand 90 20.24% Fiji 1 0.32% Solomon Islands 0 0.00% American Samoa 0 0.00% Nauru 0 0.00% Vanuatu 0 0.00% Tonga 0 0.03% Micronesia Federation 0 0.00% Palau 0 0.00% Marshall Islands 0 0.00% Kiribati 0 0.00% Tuvalu 0 0.00% Total 441 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Australia

New Zealand

FijiSolomon IslandsOther



The Market for Passenger Car Tyres in Oceana: 1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 454.14 1.57 1996 418.59 1.41 1997 430.19 1.45 1998 413.94 1.38 1999 426.72 1.37 2000 446.32 1.39 2001 466.96 1.40 2002 488.64 1.41 2003 511.41 1.43 2004 535.33 1.44 2005 560.45 1.45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.2 AMERICAN SAMOA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): American Samoa 1995 - 2005

Year American Samoa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.05% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.3 AUSTRALIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Australia 1995 - 2005

Year Australia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 380 83.58% 1.31% 1996 337 80.53% 1.13% 1997 337 78.41% 1.13% 1998 325 78.63% 1.08% 1999 334 78.32% 1.07% 2000 348 77.85% 1.08% 2001 361 77.37% 1.08% 2002 376 76.87% 1.08% 2003 391 76.36% 1.08% 2004 406 75.84% 1.09% 2005 422 75.32% 1.09% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.4 FIJI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Fiji 1995 - 2005

Year Fiji % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.29% 0.00% 1996 1 0.32% 0.00% 1997 1 0.31% 0.00% 1998 1 0.33% 0.00% 1999 1 0.33% 0.00% 2000 1 0.32% 0.00% 2001 2 0.32% 0.00% 2002 2 0.32% 0.00% 2003 2 0.32% 0.00% 2004 2 0.32% 0.00% 2005 2 0.33% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.5 KIRIBATI Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Kiribati 1995 - 2005

Year Kiribati % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.01% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.6 MARSHALL ISLANDS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Marshall Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Marshall Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.7 MICRONESIA FEDERATION Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Micronesia Federation 1995 - 2005

Year Micronesia Federation % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.02% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.8 NAURU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Nauru 1995 - 2005

Year Nauru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.04% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.04% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.9 NEW ZEALAND Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): New Zealand 1995 - 2005

Year New Zealand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 67 14.76% 0.23% 1996 74 17.62% 0.24% 1997 85 19.79% 0.28% 1998 81 19.45% 0.26% 1999 84 19.75% 0.27% 2000 90 20.24% 0.28% 2001 97 20.73% 0.29% 2002 104 21.24% 0.30% 2003 111 21.75% 0.31% 2004 119 22.28% 0.32% 2005 128 22.81% 0.33% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.10 PALAU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Palau 1995 - 2005

Year Palau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.01% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.11 SOLOMON ISLANDS Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Solomon Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Solomon Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.12 TONGA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Tonga 1995 - 2005

Year Tonga % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.02% 0.00% 1996 0 0.03% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.03% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.13 TUVALU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Tuvalu 1995 - 2005

Year Tuvalu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.14 VANUATU Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Vanuatu 1995 - 2005

Year Vanuatu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8 THE MIDDLE EAST: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

8.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in the Middle East (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of the Middle East _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Turkey 610 31.94% Iran 520 27.22% Saudi Arabia 216 11.30% Iraq 97 5.08% Pakistan 77 4.01% Uzbekistan 63 3.29% Israel 59 3.11% United Arab Emirates 51 2.65% Syrian Arab Republic 42 2.20% Azerbaijan 28 1.44% Kuwait 25 1.32% Armenia 16 0.81% Oman 15 0.79% Tajikistan 15 0.78% Kyrgyzstan 14 0.74% Turkmenistan 14 0.72% Yemen 12 0.65% Qatar 9 0.48% Jordan 9 0.48% Lebanon 6 0.33% Afghanistan 5 0.23% Bahrain 4 0.23% Total 1,908 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Passenger Car Tyres in the Middle East (million US $): 2000

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8.2 AFGHANISTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Afghanistan 1995 - 2005

Year Afghanistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.23% 0.00% 1996 4 0.23% 0.01% 1997 4 0.23% 0.00% 1998 4 0.23% 0.00% 1999 4 0.23% 0.00% 2000 5 0.23% 0.00% 2001 5 0.23% 0.00% 2002 5 0.23% 0.00% 2003 5 0.23% 0.00% 2004 5 0.22% 0.00% 2005 5 0.22% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.3 ARMENIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Armenia 1995 - 2005

Year Armenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 15 0.90% 0.00% 1996 15 0.90% 0.00% 1997 15 0.88% 0.00% 1998 15 0.86% 0.00% 1999 15 0.83% 0.00% 2000 16 0.81% 0.00% 2001 17 0.82% 0.00% 2002 18 0.84% 0.00% 2003 19 0.85% 0.00% 2004 20 0.86% 0.05% 2005 21 0.88% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.4 AZERBAIJAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Azerbaijan 1995 - 2005

Year Azerbaijan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 21 1.23% 0.00% 1996 22 1.30% 0.00% 1997 23 1.33% 0.07% 1998 24 1.39% 0.00% 1999 26 1.42% 0.00% 2000 28 1.44% 0.00% 2001 28 1.40% 0.00% 2002 28 1.36% 0.00% 2003 29 1.31% 0.00% 2004 29 1.26% 0.00% 2005 29 1.22% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.5 BAHRAIN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Bahrain 1995 - 2005

Year Bahrain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.22% 0.00% 1996 4 0.22% 0.00% 1997 4 0.22% 0.00% 1998 4 0.23% 0.00% 1999 4 0.23% 0.01% 2000 4 0.23% 0.00% 2001 5 0.22% 0.00% 2002 5 0.22% 0.00% 2003 5 0.22% 0.00% 2004 5 0.22% 0.00% 2005 5 0.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.6 IRAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Iran 1995 - 2005

Year Iran % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 570 33.91% 1.96% 1996 528 31.20% 1.77% 1997 495 28.92% 1.66% 1998 477 27.17% 1.58% 1999 495 27.07% 1.59% 2000 520 27.22% 1.61% 2001 546 27.35% 1.63% 2002 574 27.47% 1.66% 2003 603 27.58% 1.68% 2004 634 27.67% 1.70% 2005 666 27.75% 1.72% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.7 IRAQ Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Iraq 1995 - 2005

Year Iraq % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 72 4.25% 0.24% 1996 79 4.66% 0.26% 1997 93 5.42% 0.31% 1998 87 4.94% 0.28% 1999 91 4.95% 0.29% 2000 97 5.08% 0.30% 2001 104 5.21% 0.31% 2002 112 5.35% 0.32% 2003 120 5.48% 0.33% 2004 129 5.61% 0.34% 2005 138 5.74% 0.35% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.8 ISRAEL Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Israel 1995 - 2005

Year Israel % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 47 2.79% 0.16% 1996 50 2.96% 0.16% 1997 50 2.92% 0.16% 1998 52 2.97% 0.17% 1999 56 3.04% 0.17% 2000 59 3.11% 0.18% 2001 64 3.18% 0.19% 2002 68 3.24% 0.19% 2003 72 3.31% 0.20% 2004 77 3.38% 0.20% 2005 83 3.44% 0.21% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.9 JORDAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Jordan 1995 - 2005

Year Jordan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.54% 0.00% 1996 9 0.54% 0.00% 1997 9 0.52% 0.00% 1998 9 0.51% 0.00% 1999 9 0.49% 0.00% 2000 9 0.48% 0.00% 2001 10 0.48% 0.00% 2002 10 0.49% 0.00% 2003 11 0.50% 0.00% 2004 12 0.51% 0.00% 2005 13 0.52% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.10 KUWAIT Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Kuwait 1995 - 2005

Year Kuwait % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 24 1.40% 0.00% 1996 24 1.41% 0.00% 1997 24 1.39% 0.00% 1998 24 1.37% 0.00% 1999 25 1.35% 0.00% 2000 25 1.32% 0.07% 2001 27 1.33% 0.00% 2002 28 1.34% 0.00% 2003 30 1.35% 0.00% 2004 31 1.35% 0.00% 2005 33 1.36% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.11 KYRGYZSTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Kyrgyzstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kyrgyzstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 0.69% 0.00% 1996 12 0.72% 0.00% 1997 12 0.72% 0.00% 1998 13 0.74% 0.00% 1999 14 0.74% 0.00% 2000 14 0.74% 0.00% 2001 15 0.73% 0.00% 2002 15 0.72% 0.04% 2003 16 0.71% 0.00% 2004 16 0.69% 0.00% 2005 16 0.68% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.12 LEBANON Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Lebanon 1995 - 2005

Year Lebanon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.37% 0.00% 1996 6 0.37% 0.00% 1997 6 0.36% 0.02% 1998 6 0.35% 0.02% 1999 6 0.34% 0.02% 2000 6 0.33% 0.00% 2001 7 0.33% 0.00% 2002 7 0.34% 0.00% 2003 8 0.35% 0.00% 2004 8 0.35% 0.00% 2005 9 0.36% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.13 OMAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Oman 1995 - 2005

Year Oman % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.85% 0.00% 1996 15 0.85% 0.00% 1997 14 0.83% 0.00% 1998 15 0.83% 0.00% 1999 15 0.81% 0.04% 2000 15 0.79% 0.00% 2001 16 0.80% 0.00% 2002 17 0.80% 0.00% 2003 18 0.81% 0.00% 2004 19 0.82% 0.00% 2005 20 0.82% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.14 PAKISTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Pakistan 1995 - 2005

Year Pakistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 58 3.46% 0.20% 1996 63 3.73% 0.21% 1997 70 4.06% 0.23% 1998 68 3.87% 0.22% 1999 72 3.91% 0.23% 2000 77 4.01% 0.23% 2001 82 4.10% 0.24% 2002 88 4.20% 0.25% 2003 94 4.30% 0.26% 2004 101 4.39% 0.27% 2005 108 4.49% 0.27% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.15 QATAR Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Qatar 1995 - 2005

Year Qatar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.47% 0.00% 1996 8 0.48% 0.00% 1997 8 0.48% 0.00% 1998 9 0.48% 0.00% 1999 9 0.48% 0.02% 2000 9 0.48% 0.02% 2001 10 0.47% 0.00% 2002 10 0.47% 0.00% 2003 10 0.47% 0.00% 2004 11 0.46% 0.00% 2005 11 0.46% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.16 SAUDI ARABIA Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Saudi Arabia 1995 - 2005

Year Saudi Arabia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 213 12.64% 0.73% 1996 211 12.48% 0.71% 1997 194 11.33% 0.65% 1998 190 10.79% 0.62% 1999 201 10.99% 0.64% 2000 216 11.30% 0.67% 2001 232 11.62% 0.69% 2002 250 11.95% 0.72% 2003 269 12.29% 0.74% 2004 289 12.64% 0.77% 2005 312 13.00% 0.80% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.17 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Syrian Arab Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Syrian Arab Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 31 1.82% 0.10% 1996 33 1.93% 0.10% 1997 36 2.12% 0.12% 1998 39 2.19% 0.12% 1999 40 2.20% 0.12% 2000 42 2.20% 0.13% 2001 44 2.20% 0.13% 2002 46 2.21% 0.13% 2003 48 2.21% 0.13% 2004 51 2.21% 0.13% 2005 53 2.21% 0.13% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.18 TAJIKISTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Tajikistan 1995 - 2005

Year Tajikistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 0.69% 0.00% 1996 12 0.72% 0.00% 1997 13 0.73% 0.04% 1998 13 0.76% 0.00% 1999 14 0.77% 0.00% 2000 15 0.78% 0.00% 2001 15 0.76% 0.00% 2002 16 0.74% 0.00% 2003 16 0.72% 0.00% 2004 16 0.70% 0.00% 2005 16 0.68% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.19 TURKEY Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Turkey 1995 - 2005

Year Turkey % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 452 26.88% 1.56% 1996 479 28.27% 1.60% 1997 517 30.17% 1.73% 1998 577 32.88% 1.91% 1999 597 32.66% 1.92% 2000 610 31.94% 1.89% 2001 623 31.20% 1.86% 2002 637 30.47% 1.84% 2003 650 29.74% 1.81% 2004 664 29.01% 1.78% 2005 679 28.28% 1.75% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.20 TURKMENISTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Turkmenistan 1995 - 2005

Year Turkmenistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 0.66% 0.00% 1996 12 0.68% 0.00% 1997 12 0.69% 0.00% 1998 13 0.71% 0.00% 1999 13 0.72% 0.00% 2000 14 0.72% 0.00% 2001 14 0.71% 0.00% 2002 15 0.69% 0.00% 2003 15 0.68% 0.04% 2004 15 0.66% 0.00% 2005 16 0.64% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.21 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): United Arab Emirates 1995 - 2005

Year United Arab Emirates % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 37 2.17% 0.12% 1996 39 2.29% 0.13% 1997 45 2.62% 0.15% 1998 47 2.70% 0.15% 1999 49 2.68% 0.15% 2000 51 2.65% 0.15% 2001 52 2.61% 0.15% 2002 54 2.58% 0.15% 2003 56 2.54% 0.15% 2004 58 2.51% 0.15% 2005 60 2.48% 0.15% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.22 UZBEKISTAN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Uzbekistan 1995 - 2005

Year Uzbekistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 49 2.93% 0.17% 1996 53 3.11% 0.17% 1997 54 3.15% 0.18% 1998 55 3.15% 0.18% 1999 59 3.21% 0.18% 2000 63 3.29% 0.19% 2001 67 3.36% 0.20% 2002 72 3.43% 0.20% 2003 77 3.51% 0.21% 2004 82 3.58% 0.22% 2005 88 3.65% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.23 YEMEN Passenger Car Tyres (million US $): Yemen 1995 - 2005

Year Yemen % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 0.69% 0.00% 1996 12 0.70% 0.00% 1997 12 0.68% 0.00% 1998 12 0.68% 0.00% 1999 12 0.66% 0.00% 2000 12 0.65% 0.03% 2001 13 0.65% 0.00% 2002 14 0.66% 0.00% 2003 15 0.66% 0.00% 2004 15 0.67% 0.00% 2005 16 0.67% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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