I leave it to you if there is a correlation between size and quality. I just know each manufacturer has good and bad tires, but I still like to stay with major brands that I know.
[TABLE="width: 548"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
2011 rankings
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
2010 rankings
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Company / headquarters country
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2010 tire sales (million)
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2009 tire sales (million)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
244.25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
205.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Michelin / France
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
225.15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
196.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
169.5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
156.490
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Continental / Germany
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
81.0
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
65.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
63.2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
55.483
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
6
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
6
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Sumitomo
Rubber Industries /Japan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
58.5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
46.301
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
7
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
7
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Yokohama Rubber / Japan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
47.5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
39.560
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
8
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
8
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
South Korean tire (hankook) / Korea
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
45.131
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
37.600
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
9
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
9
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Cooper Tire & Rubber / United States
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
33.61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
27.790
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
10
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
10
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Cheng Shin Rubber / China Taiwan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
33.564
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
27.230
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
11
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
11
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
32.261
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
23.593
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
12
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
13
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Kumho Tires / South Korea
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
30.259
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
23.006
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
13
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
12
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Toyo Tire & Rubber / Japan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
25.0
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
23.067
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Triangle Group / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
22.589
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
17.677
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Good tires / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
22.075
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
17.411
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
16
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
17
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Apollo Tyres / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
19.434
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
17.011
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
17
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
18
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
MRF / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
17.397
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
12.250
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
18
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
16
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Delicate rubber / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
14.28
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
17.400
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
19
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
19
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
JK Tyre Industry / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
13.03
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
10.189
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
20
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
21
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Nokian Tyres / Finland
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
12.61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
9.750
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
21
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
24
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Qingdao Double Star Tire / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
12.33
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
8.775
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Double Coin Tire Holdings /China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
12.225
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
9.450
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
23
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Aeolus / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
11.99
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
8.271
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
24
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
23
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
The next century / South Korea
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
11.574
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
9.010
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
20
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Xingyuan Tire / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
10.40
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
9.760
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
26
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
27
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Kenda Tyres / China Taiwan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
9.868
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
6.981
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
27
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
28
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Jia Tong / Indonesia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
9.863
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
6.948
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
28
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
29
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Guizhou Tyre / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
9.184
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
6.500
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
29
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
26
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Shengtai / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
8.529
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
7.221
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
30
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
30
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Birla Tyres / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
7.908
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
6.005
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
31
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
53
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Nizhnekamskshina / Russia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
7.687
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.155
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
32
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
31
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
SEAT tire / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
7.602
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
5.971
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
33
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
34
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Tire Belarus / Belarus
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
7.45
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
5.250
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
34
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
32
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Sibur-Russkle Shiny / Russia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
7.15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
5.949
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
35
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
37
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Wanda / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
6.837
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.510
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
36
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
36
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Royal Tan Internationa / United States
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
6.61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.850
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
37
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
35
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
BriSA / Bridgestone - Saba QiTires / Turkey
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
6.51
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.920
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
38
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
40
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Jinyu / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
5.901
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.103
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
39
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
33
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Lu River / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
5.309
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
5.431
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
40
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
39
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
South China Tire & Rubber /China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
5.154
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.119
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
41
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
42
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Nankang Rubber Tire / China Taiwan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
4.316
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
3.200
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
42
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
-
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Shandong Triplex tire / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
4.29
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.711
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
43
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
43
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Mitas / Czech Republic
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
4.11
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
3.182
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
44
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
38
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Qingdao race wheel / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
4.07
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.300
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
45
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
49
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
United Tire / Israel
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.357
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.750
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
46
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
51
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Federal / China Taiwan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.329
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.327
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
47
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
44
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Trelleborg / Sweden
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
3.100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
48
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
48
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Carlisle Tire and Wheel / United States
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.900
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
49
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
46
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Big Dipper / Solideal / Sri Lanka
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.0
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
3.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
50
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
50
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Barel tire rubber / Iran
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.021
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.714
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
51
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
47
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Balkrishna Industry / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
3.00
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
292.1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
52
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
55
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
XCMG Xuzhou / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
289.7
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.953
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
53
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
52
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Ma Lang Gong Ni / Italy
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
263.6
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.236
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
54
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
56
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
FATE / Argentina
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.554
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.913
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
55
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
54
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Huafeng Rubber Industry / China Taiwan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.52
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
2.140
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
56
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
62
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
TVS Srichakra / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.39
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.468
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
57
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
57
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Chaoyang Long Ma / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.242
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.891
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
58
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
58
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Petlas tire industry / Turkey
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.224
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
185.6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
59
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
60
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Multistrada / Indonesia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
162.1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
60
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
59
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber /China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
2.161
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.737
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
63
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.86
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.450
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
62
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
61
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Hyde tire Sichuan / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.736
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.620
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
63
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
66
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Falcon Tyres / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.72
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.195
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
64
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
64
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Beijing Capital / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.488
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.352
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
65
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
68
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Vee Rubber / Thailand
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
66
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
65
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Casumina / Vietnam
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
135.1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
126.1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
67
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
41
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Amtel Group / Russia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.35
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
4.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
68
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
70
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Metro Tyres / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.050
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
69
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
69
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Guangzhou Pearl River Rubber Tyre / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.075
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.059
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
70
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
-
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Rosava / Ukraine
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1.06
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1.0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
71
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
71
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Tianjin United Tire / China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
0.906
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
0.800
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
72
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
-
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Queensland round of Xinjiang /China
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
0.903
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
0.8
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
73
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
72
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
General Tire & Rubber / /Pakistan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
0.90
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
0.710
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
74
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
-
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Modi Tyres / India
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
0.78
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
0.846
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"]
75
[/TD]
[TD="width: 60"]
75
[/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Matador Omskshina / Russia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
0.75
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
0.626
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"][/TD]
[TD="width: 60"][/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Subtotal above
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1455.00
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1230.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"][/TD]
[TD="width: 60"][/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Other
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
65.0
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
45.0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 61"][/TD]
[TD="width: 60"][/TD]
[TD="width: 228"]
Total
[/TD]
[TD="width: 96"]
1520
[/TD]
[TD="width: 104"]
1275.000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]