Run-flat tires are leaving the market
Run-flat tires are also known as run-flat tires. Many people have a lot of misunderstandings because of the name of run-flat tires. Until now, some people keep asking: "Why are run-flat tires not run-flat?" Run-flat tires have been around for about 20 years since they came out. They have considerable sales and lucrative profits. They are the favorite products of dealers and tire shops. But after 20 years of continuous improvement and market changes, run-flat tires are no longer hot, and the market size is gradually shrinking.
01 BMW is abandoning run-flat tires
Before, BMW always had a plus point when selling, that is, all models above the BMW 3 Series are equipped with run-flat tires, and BMW's run-flat tires will also have their own five-pointed star logo. Although the cost of the original tires has increased, because the vehicle is equipped with run-flat tires, BMW has abandoned the spare tire.
But in the past two years, it seems that BMW has gradually abandoned run-flat tires in the original equipment, and the pressure brought by run-flat tires to the company is increasing. For example, the puncture-proof tires are enough to make BMW suffer. The puncture-proof tires did not prevent explosions in the end, causing BMW to lose a group of car owners. Therefore, in recent years, ordinary tires have gradually appeared in BMW's original equipment. If BMW's sales increase significantly because of the puncture-proof tires, will other car companies not follow suit?
02 Unsatisfied with the use experience
For the use experience of puncture-proof tires, car owners are not as satisfied as they imagined. Only in extremely extreme situations will car owners be grateful for puncture-proof tires. For example, a high-speed puncture did not delay the formation of the owner, or because the vehicle was equipped with puncture-proof tires, an accident was avoided after the puncture at high speed. Most of these happened after the tire puncture, and the probability of tire puncture is not very high.
For those car owners who do not often drive on the highway, the comfort of tire use is one of the criteria for measuring the quality of a tire. Due to the special structure of puncture-proof tires, the thickness of the tire wall rubber is increased, and the hardness is also partially enhanced. The noise during vehicle driving can be imagined. Due to the setting of puncture-proof tires, the vibration fluctuation generated by the tire during driving is higher than that of ordinary tires.
03 Difficult to repair and expensive
The price of a run-flat tire of the same specification is much lower than that of an ordinary tire, so the overall market for run-flat tires is much smaller. When driving on ordinary roads, the repair of run-flat tires is higher than that of ordinary tires. Why is the repair price of run-flat tires high? The thicker sidewalls make it more difficult to remove the tires, so the cost is naturally much higher.
04 High probability of tire scrapping
Once a run-flat tire is blown out, it is equivalent to being scrapped, which makes many car owners not realize the secret of run-flat tires. Another important point is that if the vehicle is not equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, the tire may be punctured by a nail. Due to the characteristics of the run-flat tire, the owner may not feel it during driving, so the tire is not repaired in time, and the tire is basically deflated and crushed. This is also why many car owners are worried about why the run-flat tire is scrapped just by a nail?
05 Reduced probability of tire blowout
At present, the number of traffic accidents in China is huge, but the number of traffic accidents caused by tire blowouts is decreasing year by year. Both domestic and foreign tire companies are strengthening their research on tire manufacturing, what kind of tires are suitable for what kind of roads, and how to popularize tires safely. The reduced probability of tire blowouts makes the run-flat tires a bit useless.
06 Incomplete tire specifications
This is about tires that cannot be bought even if you have money. Due to the limitations of run-flat tires, the specifications of run-flat tires are relatively few and cannot meet the needs of most car owners, so run-flat tires have become a phenomenon of being out of stock.
Do car owners choose run-flat tires based on the real function of run-flat tires, or are they too superstitious about the idea of run-flat tires? These have to be investigated, and whether the publicity of run-flat tires should also increase the popularity of tire companies or reduce the credibility of tire companies should be re-examined. At present, most car owners have developed good driving habits. Have run-flat tires lost the market? As for tire manufacturing, tire companies cannot find ways to increase the thickness of the tire wall to achieve the effect of being able to drive when there is no air, then run-flat tires seem to really say goodbye to the market!
