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Canada catches up Replacement passenger tire shipments drop 12%

Perhaps the global recession has caught up with Canada. Th e next largest independent tire dealer groups are Alliance Aft er an 18.5% increase in replacement consumer tire Tire Professionals (161 stores; Michelin, BFGoodrich and shipments in 2009 compared to 2008, Canada suff ered Uniroyal brands) and Fountain Tire Ltd. (140 stores; Gooda 10.5% decrease in shipments in 2010 (see Chart 21). year, Dunlop and Kelly brands). Goodyear Canada Inc. has a

Th at’s a litt le misleading, however. Winter tire shipments minority interest in Fountain Tire. were down close to 30% because Canadian dealers found Canadian Tire Corp., with 482 stores, is one of two mass merthemselves overstocked in 2009. (In 2008, Quebec passed chandisers in Canada that sell tires. Each store is operated by an legislation requiring “season-specifi c” tire use in winter.) independent business owner. Th ey off er 11 brands: Motomaster

In contrast, original equipment passenger and light truck tire (see Chart 22), Pirelli, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin, General, shipments rebounded a bit. And replacement and OE medium BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, Hankook, Dunlop and Cooper. truck tire shipments were up 8.3% and 15.3%, respectively. Walmart Canada Corp. has approximately 300 outlets that

Th e largest independent dealer in Canada is Kal Tire Inc., sell tires, including 100 Super Centres that host Tire & Lube with 231 locations. Kal Tire off ers 11 passenger and light truck Express Auto Centres. Walmart Canada promotes four brands: tire brands: BFGoodrich, Bridgestone, Falken, Firestone, Bridgestone, Nexen, Goodyear and Kingstar. Goodride, Michelin, Multi-Mile, Nitt o, Nokian, Uniroyal and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is the only warehouse Yokohama. It also sells Continental, Bridgestone, Firestone, membership club in Canada. Its 80 outlets off er three brands: Kumho, Michelin and Yokohama truck tires. Michelin, BFGoodrich and Bridgestone. ■

Th e largest independent tire dealer group in Canada is OK Tire Stores Inc., with 271 outlets. Each store Chart 22 is individually owned and operated. OK Tire sells 13 2010 CANADIAN REPLACEMENT brands: Bridgestone, Kumho, Pirelli, Continental, CONSUMER TIRE BRAND SHARES* Toyo, Firestone, General, Dayton, Fuzion, WinPASSENGER TIRE LIGHT TRUCK TIRE terquest (TBC), Primewell, Hankook and Durun. (based on 1 8.5 million units) (based on 2.8 million units)

Brand % of total Brand % of total

Chart 21 Motomaster 14.5% Goodyear 15.0%

CANADIAN TIRE UNITS SHIPPED (in millions) Goodyear 12.0% Michelin 12.0% PASSENGER TIRE Michelin 12.0% Motomaster 11.0%

Y ear Replacement OE Bridgestone 8.0% BFGoodrich 9.0% 2010 18.5 8.0 BFGoodrich 6.0% Bridgestone 8.5% 2009 21.0 6.0 Hankook 6.0% Firestone 5.5% 2008 19.0 8.5 General 4.0% Yokohama 5.5% 2007 17.4 10.7 Nexen 3.5% General 4.0% 2006 16.4 11.6 Toyo 3.5% Hankook 4.0% LIGHT TRUCK TIRE Yokohama 3.5% Toyo 4.0% 2010 2.8 .02 Cooper 3.0% Kumho 3.0% 2009 2.8 .01 Kumho 3.0% Uniroyal 3.0% 2008 2.6 .04 Uniroyal 3.0% Dayton 2.0% 2007 2.7 .75 Continental 2.0% Dunlop 2.0% 2006 2.6 .63 Dayton 2.0% Hercules 2.0%

MEDIUM/HEAVY TRUCK TIRE Dunlop 2.0% Pirelli 2.0% 2010 1.3 .15 Falken 2.0% Continental 1.0% 2009 1.2 .13 Hercules 2.0% Kelly 1.0% 2008 1.1 .30 Nokian 1.5% Multi-Mile 1.0% 2007 1.3 .37 Delta 1.0% Others 7.0% 2006 1.4 .47 Kelly 1.0% * Because numbers are rounded

Source: Rubber Association of Canada; MTD estimates Pirelli Others 1.0% 6.0% to the nearest one-half percent, the total may not equal 100%.