U.S. tyre price rises have affected some brands in Haikou, China

The rise in tire prices in the United States has affected the domestic market, and tire prices in some shops in Haikou have increased.

Owners: This year's prices have risen significantly compared to last year. For one tire, it took almost a hundred dollars more.

Recently, some media reported that major brand tire manufacturers such as Bridgestone, Goodyear, Michelin, and Kumho recently announced that they would increase the tire prices in the US market by at least 4%. The reason is that this year's global oil prices are high, Thailand and other Southeast Asian regions due to climatic reasons led to the reduction of rubber production, and the domestic demand for high-end tires and many other factors superimposed directly led to the rubber prices and even tire prices. Industry insiders predict that tire prices will also rise by 20% this year. Yesterday, the reporter visited a number of auto repair shop and tire shop in Haikou, found that some shop tire prices rose 50-100 yuan.

Business: Part of the brand tires rose 50-100 yuan

On April 11, 2012, the reporter went to a tire shop on the South China Sea Boulevard. There are various brands of tires such as Michelin, Yokohama, and Dunlop. Salesperson Ms. Wang told reporters that tire prices have been rising since last year. Since March, the purchase price has risen again. The ordinary tires from 300 yuan to 500 yuan have now risen by about 50 yuan. The mid-to-high grade tires of more than 1,000 yuan each rose by about 100 yuan. Ms. Wang said that tire inflation is not an isolated phenomenon. The prices of tires for the seven or eight brands they operate on a daily basis have been raised to varying degrees.

Ms. Li, a person in charge of a car tire store at South Zhongshan Road, Haikou, told reporters that they are mainly engaged in five brands of tires, of which, three brands of tires increase the purchase price, different types of tire prices are not the same, including Large-size tires increase prices more.

The reporter found another tire sales shop in Haikou, where the tires did not increase prices. The reporter saw on its price list that tires from 200 yuan to more than 3,000 yuan still maintain sales prices for the year before. Mr. Wang, head of the shop's auto repair department, told reporters that he had also heard news of price increases, but at present, dealers in Hainan did not raise the purchase price. Therefore, they will not increase prices for the time being.

Car owners: Tire prices are nearly 100 yuan more expensive than last year

For tire prices, some car owners said there was pressure, "Now to replace a child is more than nearly 100 yuan last year." Zhehai Avenue FAW repair shop car owner Zeng told reporters that he will change every other year Once a tire, the price of the tire this year is obviously more expensive than last year by nearly 100 yuan.

In this regard, industry sources said that in fact, starting in 2009, the tire has been in the rally. The person in charge of a car service center in Haikou expressed his frustration at the increase in tire prices. “Now everything is increasing prices. The price of tires has also risen rapidly in the past two years. According to the conditions of tires sold in my store, the average from 2009 to the present, Each tire is at least 150 yuan," said the responsible person.

Outlook: It is expected that this round of price increases will not last long

The reporter found through interviews that the price of tyres for 4S shops in various automobile brands in Haikou was relatively stable, as compared with the situation where tire prices for auto repair shops and tire stores increased.

In the interview, some people in the industry believe that starting from 2011, rubber prices began to fluctuate, and the increase in tire prices is not expected to last long. Manager Zhang of a 4S shop in Haikou told reporters that the current increase in tire prices is affected by factors in various aspects of prices, and the other is affected by the rubber supply situation. From the beginning of last year, the momentum of strong growth in the automotive market has slowed down a lot. In the long run, with the completion of the next rubber planting cycle, the trend of increasing tire prices will be eased due to the fall in raw material prices and the auto market conditions.