The Rubber Road: How a Single Car Tire Passes Through 10 Countries and 3 Trade Wars Before Reaching Your Car
Key Insight: A typical premium passenger tire contains raw materials from 6+ countries, rubber from Southeast Asia, steel from Brazil or Japan, and synthetic polymers from Gulf petrochemicals — yet 70% of final tire assembly occurs in just 5 countries, creating a fragile concentration of manufacturing risk. 1. Assembly & Final Manufacturing Global Tire Assembly…