In the Chinese tire market in 2025, Giti Tire will undoubtedly be a dazzling star.
Data shows that the total sales of the TOP15 brands in the PCR (passenger car tire) replacement market (RE) in 2025 will be approximately 112 million units, accounting for 59.7% of the market share.
Among them, three companies, Zhongce, Linglong and Giti, have sales exceeding 10 million units. Giti has a market share of 5.9% with sales of 11 million units.
In the core supporting market (OE), the concentration is higher.
The total sales of TOP15 brands are about 131 million, accounting for 73.2%.
There are also three companies with sales exceeding 10 million, namely Linglong, Zhongce, and Giti. Giti has a sales volume of 17 million, accounting for 9.5%. The total share of these three companies is as high as 32%.
Giti has deservedly become the largest foreign tire brand in the Chinese market, with total sales of approximately 28 million units, leading well-known brands such as Michelin, Hankook, Continental, Goodyear, and Bridgestone.
Giti was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.
It has 5 tire manufacturing plants, 3 of which are in China, 1 in Indonesia, and 1 in the United States. It has 4 major R&D centers in Anhui, China, South Carolina, the United States, Hannover, Germany, and Tangerang, Indonesia. It also has a tire testing center in Indonesia and more than 10 offices. It has more than 100,000 retail service terminals in more than 130 countries and regions, providing original tire services for more than 635 models around the world.
Giti’s development history is full of legend.
In the early 1950s, Giti’s Indonesian factory was officially established and produced the first bicycle tires, thus starting the road to rubber tire manufacturing.
In the 1970s, it expanded its motorcycle tire business through technical cooperation with Japanese companies. In 1981, it entered the bias tire track for passenger cars and commercial vehicles and officially entered the automotive tire field. At the same time, the local entity completed its listing and grew into the leading comprehensive tire manufacturing company in Southeast Asia.
In 1993, Giti entered the Chinese market, established its first production base in Hefei, Anhui, and began producing radial tires for cars and light trucks.
In 1995, the Putian factory in Fujian was built. In 2003, the Heilongjiang Hualin production base was established through the acquisition of Hualin Tire, continuing to improve the domestic production capacity layout.
In the same year, Giti Tire (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was established to coordinate its Chinese business, and built a China R&D center in Hefei, which linked up with three major overseas R&D centers in Indonesia, Germany and the United States to form a global tire technology R&D network.
Based on the “AdvanZtech Technology Platform” for passenger tires and the “T5 Qizhi Technology Platform” for commercial tires, Giti continues to innovate.
For example, the G6 new generation product launched around the three new demands brought by new energy vehicles: high torque, vehicle weight, and sensitivity to quietness and energy consumption, forming a complete matrix covering driving control, comfort, and off-roading.
Among them, the P10 enhances wetland control and high-speed stability, the F26 focuses on silent standards and comfort, and the AT200 focuses on off-road and crossing scenarios.
In the Chinese market, Giti’s matching rate is extremely high. For every 10 passenger cars produced in China, 1 is equipped with Giti, and for every 7 new energy vehicles produced in China, 1 is equipped with Giti.
Today, it has become a supplier to passenger car manufacturers such as BYD, Geely, Chery, Great Wall, SAIC, and GAC, and commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Yutong, Zhongtong, Ankai, King Long, Yaxing, Foton, and CRRC.
In 2025, Giti’s passenger tire supporting models will exceed 130 models and have maintained high growth for five consecutive years.
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Last year, S Giti (Giti Tire’s only listing platform in China) achieved operating income of 4.845 billion yuan and net profit of 197 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.78% and 13.08% respectively.
(Fujian Gitong Factory) tire output was 17.9449 million units and sales volume was 17.6121 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.56% and 0.52% respectively.
Among them, the sales volume of semi-steel radial tire series products increased slightly by 0.2%, the sales volume of products with specifications above 18 inches increased by 15.2%, and the sales volume of products with 15-inch specifications fell by 15%.
In 2025, Giti will expand production at its production base in Hualin Town, Mudanjiang City, adding 4.6 million semi-steel radial tires and 1.1 million sets of all-steel radial tires.
After reaching full production capacity, the Hualin factory’s total radial tire production capacity will reach 7 million sets per year, including 5.6 million sets of semi-steel radial tires per year and 1.4 million sets of all-steel radial tires per year.
With its excellent quality, continuous innovation and extensive market layout, Giti Tire has demonstrated strong competitiveness in the Chinese market and even the global market, and is expected to continue to write glorious chapters in the future.
