The four-season tire has made significant advances in recent years. KwikFit notices that. The share of cars on this tire type has increased sixfold since 2013.
It seems that the Netherlands is increasingly embracing the four-season tire (or ‘all seasons’). KwikFit has seen the share rise for years and especially in the past four years it has gone fast. Last August, no less than 19 percent of the cars that came to KwikFit were on all-season tires. Summer tires were still by far the most widely represented at 76.5 percent. It is striking that 4.5 percent of the cars in August just had winter tires underneath. That is slightly less than last August, when it was the case for 5.4 percent of the cars.
Four years ago, the share of all-season tires in particular was much lower. At that time, the all seasons only accounted for a 7.2 percent share. Four years earlier, in 2013, it was still 3.3 percent. KwikFit does not give a clear reason for the growing share for all-season tires. This year, however, there is again a cautious decline in the share of winter tires among cars and that will be related. Apparently more and more people prefer to switch to tires that do not need to be changed when the season is over.
Source: KwikFit
Most popular brands
Vredestein is the most popular brand at KwikFit among all-season tires. No less than 31.8 percent of the tires are from that brand. Michelin is in second place with 17.8 percent market share, followed by Goodyear with 13.1 percent. Other brands come forward with summer tires. Continental is the most popular (22.2 percent), followed by Michelin (17 percent) and Bridgestone (7.8 percent).
Which all season tire is best? There are several things to consider. AutoWeek is happy to explain it to you. We don’t just test all-season tires, but also winter and summer tires.
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