Vehicle data - DSCI 490: Capstone Data Science Project - Automotive - Winter 2024

Factors influencing Tire Industry

Rolling resistance refers to the energy it takes to rotate the tires, affected by the friction caused when the tire surface meets the road. The Department of Energy estimates that 4 to 11 percent of fuel consumption is due to tire rolling resistance.

There have been significant strides in tire technology designed to improve fuel economy, driven in part by automakers trying to meet increasingly stringent fuel economy standards. Consumers also are eager to save at the pump, especially now.

How Long Do Tires Last? Consumer Reports' Treadwear Testing Will Tell You.
Consumer Reports’ treadwear testing has shown that family-car tires can readily last 70,000 miles or more, based on a recent evaluation of eight all-season and 18 performance all-season models. Many all-season light truck and SUV tires can last as long or longer, too. Ultra-high-performance tires generally wear quicker. In fact, some tested UHP tires tested in western Texas showed wear that indicates they will last to just 25,000 to 30,000 miles. To make matters worse, most summer tires don’t even carry warranties.
How Long Do Winter Tires Last & How Do You Maximize Their Life?
How long do snow-rated tires last? Is it possible to properly maintain them for a couple of extra snowy seasons? Here, we discuss how to maximize winter tire value and life.
Riding On Air
Transport Canada Guide to Tire Safety.
Plunkett Analytics Reports. Automobile (Car) and Light Truck Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores Industry (U.S.)
Plunkett Industry Analytics Reports
Deep Industry Benchmarks, Statistics, Financials and Revenue Forecasts.
Market Analysis Report for Passenger Car Replacement Tires in Canada
The rolling resistance of passenger vehicle tires developed for the new vehicle market has significantly improved because automakers require low rolling resistance tires to help meet greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards. However, tires sold in the replacement market lag behind. While about 26% of the 26 million passenger vehicle and light truck replacement tires sold annually in Canada are marketed as “fuel efficient”, manufacturers generally do not provide a specific basis for these claims. Thus, consumers cannot objectively determine which tires will provide significant fuel savings. In addition, many consumers are not aware that tires affect fuel economy.
Low Rolling Resistance Tires Market is Projected to Reach USD 31482.03 Million, at a 15% CAGR by 2030 - Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)
According to a Comprehensive Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR), "Low Rolling Resistance Tires Market Research Report: Information by Application, Vehicle Type, sales channel and Region - Forecast till 2030 ", The low rolling resistance tires market is anticipated to grow at a rate of 15%, when it is anticipated to reach USD 31482.03 Million in value.
OCtopus Search Tire or Tyre Market
Octopus Search string = ( tyre or tire ) AND Industry AND Market
OCtopus Search After Market auto parts market forecast
"after market" OR "after-sales" AND auto parts AND sales AND forecast*

Data from Statistics Canada

Statistics by subject

Navigate the subject list on Statistics Canada where you may find useful data under several categories, most notably the Automotive Statistics. On Automotive Statistics page, you can further find related data tables ranging from New motor vehicle sales, new motor vehicle registration, gross sales of gasoline and more.

Those data tables can be customized by province and year range for download. To find out how to do this, watch this How to use the data tables (4 min) tutorial.

Learn how to search for reports and data from this What's new on our website (2 min) video.

Examples of possibly useful data

Canadian Vehicle Survey (till 2009) data

The 2009 issue of Canadian Vehicle Survey is the final release as this survey had been discontinued. The series contains 38 tables showing the survey estimates for each year, including vehicle-kilometres tables by type of vehicle, jurisdiction, driver age group, etc.

You can download datasets from this survey, for example, datasets for passenger-kilometres, by type of vehicle and province are available in CSV format. These datasets are under Open Government Licence, free and accessible. Make sure you check it out and follow terms of use.

The Daily

News releases by Statistics Canada that provides useful summary reports and associated summary stats, for example, Repair and maintenance services subsector, 2020

Reference data terminology used by Statistics Canada

Definitions, data sources and methods: This information is provided to ensure an understanding of the basic concepts that define the data, including variables and classifications, the underlying statistical methods and surveys, and key aspects of the data quality. Direct access to questionnaires is also provided.
Power from Data! glossary: These definitions provide information to those who have statistics-related questions but who do not require highly technical explanations.

Search on the web

Passenger & commercial vehicle types by municipality and make/model
Recent five years of vehicle population data by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)'s public Tableau profile
Automobile data set (UCI - University of California, Irvine, Machine Learning Repository)

Data repositories

Geodisy by UBC
an open-source tool that allows users to search online for Canadian research data through map-based discovery.
Borealis
Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multidisciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data.
Google Dataset Search
This may sound superfluous - Google Dataset Search is a search engine for datasets. According to its Keyword Blog Post, it has indexed 25 million datasets as of Sept 5, 2022 (This doesn't mean all are freely accessible)...and it's in Beta.