The monthly census of the German tyre dealers association BRV showed the following results for May 2000: Compared to May 1999 the turnover of German tyre retailers decreased 0.9%. In the passenger car tyre segment the decrease was 5.4% and retreading business had to face a decrease of 9.6%. Only the light truck and truck tyre segment showed an increase (+ 2.7%).
During its 14th annual meeting, the German tyre dealers association BRV voted for an intensified cooperation with the association of the German passenger car dealers and manufacturers (ZDK). The aim of this cooperation is to increase the political influence and to enlarge the knowledge base. The BRV currently has 1,150 members and the ZDK has 48,000.
According to Peter Hülzer, CEO of the German national tyre dealers association BRV, the Exhibition “Tyres 2000” in Essen attracted a total of 15.000 visitors. This is 1,100 visitors fewer than for the ’98 exhibition. The main reasons for this development are reckoned to be the later-than-usual date of the exhibition, the start of the holiday season in some parts of Germany and in a period of very hot weather during the exhibition.
Once again, Goodyear has won the Golden Award from the BRV – the German tyre dealers association – for the passenger car and truck sectors. The prize reflects market- and customer-driven behaviour.
The Swiss Tyre Dealers Association RVS (Reifenverband der Schweiz) has joined the equivalent German organisation BRV (Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk). RVS represents 43 tyre dealers in Switzerland.
Larry Morgan, one of the key note speakers at last month’s BRV/MMS-seminar at the “Reifen 2000” exhibition is purchasing Tires Plus Ltd. This company has 140 outlets in nine US-states and a turnover of 220 million US-$. Combining Tires Plus Ltd. and Morgan Tire together will create the second biggest independent tyre dealer in the United States with 540 stores in 24 states and a turnover of 745 million US-$ – a “retail powerhouse” is how Larry Morgan describes it.
During the so-called “tyre safety month” organised in Germany for May 2000 motorists are offered a free tyre check. Several associations (DVR, BRV, ADAC, ACE, DEKRA, TÜV etc.) are involved in this initiative as well as ten tyre manufacturers.
Never before so many winter tyres were sold in Germany. The dealers association BRV estimated 17 million units (= +15.3%) for 1999. Also the aftermarket in summer tyres was in plus (+0.9%) with 23 million in total.
Membership of the German tyre retailers’ association BRV (Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur Handwerk) reached record levels in January, when 82 new tyre retailers joined. The association now has 1,115 members with 1,443 outlets, which represents around 73 per cent of the 3,500 tyre dealers in Germany.
According to the German tyre dealers association BRV (Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk), in 1999 more than 50 million tyres were sold in the German replacement market, 43 million of them in the passenger car sector. Especially, a new record in winter tyres sales was achieved. Sales in the commercial vehicle sector increased five p.c. to 5.7 million tyres. Whereas retreaded truck tyre sales were stable at 1.7 million units, the fall in sales of retreaded passenger car tyres continued.
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