Domestic Tire Production Down 3.8 Percent in First Half

The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association Inc. (JATMA) announced combined automobile tire and tire tubes production performance figures for the January–June period at a total of 536,091 tons, a 3.8 percent drop compared to the same period last year. Differentiated according to product categories, production performance for truck and bus tires and tubes dropped by 5.3 percent, for light trucks…