Michelin [] (complete name: Manufacture of the Pneumatiques Michelin) is tire manufacturer with seat in Clermont Ferrand, France.

Enterprise history

The society became to 28. May 1889 of the brothers and Michelin based and is today one the world-wide largest tire manufacturer also over 125.000 persons employed, of it 8500 in the German works in Karlsruhe, Homburg, Bad Kreuznach, Hallstadt and Trier.

Michelin 1891 the idea of a replaceable bicycle pneumatic tire could two years after together with its brother the establishment of the enterprise be patented, which brought in a development projection/lead for the enterprise. 1895 were standard the Eclair the first automobile equipped by Michelin with pneumatic tires.

1898 were lifted the Werbefigur existing this very day, the Michelin male "Bibendum", from the baptism. Already 1900 publish Michelin its first travel guide (Guide Michelin), which is likewise until a today firm component of the enterprise profile.

With that at that time still slowly, but constantly also the size of the work, which already 1906 6000 coworkers busy, grew increasing popularity of the automobile. 1908 were built the first foreign work in Turin. In the First World War Michelin built also airplanes, was limited afterwards however the tire production.

Into the 1920er years continued to expand the enterprise: Beside new works in Stoke on Trent (England) and Trente (Italy) and the first German work in Karlsruhe (1931) Michelin in the French colony at that time Indochina put on own india rubber plan days. 1930 announced Michelin the patent on a tire with vulcanized in place hose, the forerunner of the today usual tubeless motor-car tire. Further technical novelties like a lamella profile for the better adhesion on wet roads as well as the reinforcement of the tire by steel wires followed.

1934 to 1975 possessed Michelin the stock majority at the French automaker

After the Second World War Michelin developed the concept of the radial ply tyre, a building method, which interspersed itself into the 1950er years also with most other tire manufacturers. With the autoboom also the enterprise, 1969 busy Michelin world-wide 81,000 of coworkers grew the post-war period.

The possibilities of the radial ply tyres were consistently used with in seventies the introduced TRX wheel.

1977 was used in the formula 1 radial ply tyre by Michelin, 1979 for the first time won with Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) for the first time a driver on Michelin tire the Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft. Today Michelin beside Bridgestone is the only tire supplier for the formula 1. On 19 June 2005 the company recommended to all teams, which were bereift with Michelin rubbers with the large price of the USA in Indianapolis due to a puzzling blowout, not to start. Thereupon only the six of Bridgestone began supplied drivers.

Michelin will step out at the end of of 2006 of the formula 1, reason is change of rule, after which starting from 2008 unit tires by a manufacturer to be used to have, fixed of the international one de l'Automobile (FIA), in order to save costs. Thus the Japanese competitor Bridgestone will be an only tire supplier.

One of the newest and possibly most promising projects is the "Tweel" (mix from the terms "tyre" and "wheel").

Michelin is to 26. May 2006 with a boat misfortune the close Ile de its deadly has an accident. Since that time its partner in the management, Michel tumble, takes over the exclusive line of the enterprise.

Positioning on the market

Apart from business ranges around the tire production Michelin approximately produces also travel guides and road maps. Outstanding restaurants are evaluated by Michelin in the restaurant leader Guide Michelin since 1926 with stars.

Michelin and the competition

• The Michelin company with the marks Michelin, adhesive, Stomil, Taurus
• The Continental AG with the marks Continental (passenger car, truck), Semperit (passenger car), Uniroyal, general Tire, Gislaved, Viking, Mabor
• The Pirelli company with the marks Pirelli (passenger car, truck), Ceat
• Trelleborg Wheel of system with the marks Trelleborg, Pirelli agricultural tire, Bergougnan, monarch, Rota
• The Bridgestone company with the marks Bridgestone, Firestone
• The Goodyear Tire & Rubber company with the marks Goodyear, Fulda, Dunlop, falcon, Pneumant, Kelly Springfield, South Pacific, Sava, Debica
• The Czech Rubber Group with the marks Barum, Mitas, Euzkadi, Continental agricultural tire, Semperit agricultural tire
• Nokian
• Alliance
• Marangoni
• Galaxy Tire and Wheel
• Vredestein
• Kumho
• BKT
• Danubiana

Related links

• michelin.de - official firm web page (German).
• viamichelin.de - Michelins travel guide (route planner, road maps, tourism information, hotel & restaurant in Europe).

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