Michelin
Michelin is a French tyre company. It is based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world.[1] In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Tigar, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal (in North America) tyre brands. The mascot is Bibendum, colloquially known as the Michelin Man.
In 2012, the Group produced 166 million tyres at 69 facilities located in 18 countries.[2]
The company was founded in 1889.
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Michelin, advertising, Australia, 1922
Demonstration of the Michelin "car-train" with rubber tyres in the Netherlands in 1932
Michelin Lithion 2, road bicycle tyre
Michelin is the official tyre supplier of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars used in the Porsche Carrera Cup and the Porsche Supercup.
Michelin map nr 4 (South Belgium) of 1940
The Michelin PLR, a 1972 mobile tyre evaluation machine, based on the Citroën DS Break
Michelin's North America headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
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References
- ↑ Cronin Fisk, Margaret; O'Reilly, Cary (10 September 2009). "Michelin Loses $12 Million Verdict in Suit Over Crash". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=atXgCB_Ktf04. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ Staff (6 May 2013). "Global 2000". Forbes: 17. https://archive.org/details/sim_forbes_2013-05-06_191_6/page/17.