Category: Michelin

The French government recently launched a €7bn national hydrogen strategy, which aims to build up capacity for hydrogen from non-fossil sources by 2030.

A family owned and run motorcycle racing team competing in the British Superbike Championship has replaced the Michelin steer tyres on its 1995 Mercedes-Benz 814 transporter after more than 300,000km in service.

Staffordshire-based N.S. Clarke Transport has specified Michelin tyres as original equipment across its 30 new Volvo FH 6×2 500hp tractor units, praising the tyre company for its impressive price per kilometre running costs.

The Michelin Alpin 6 has been designed to perform in the most extreme conditions. The tyre maker says the Alpin 6 is packed with technology that keeps it working effectively down to the 1.6mm minimum legal tread depth, whatever the weather.

Michelin says its new CrossClimate+ combines the best of summer and winter tyre technology, while guaranteeing a high level of performance over the whole life of the tyre.

The new Porsche Panamera, fitted with specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, has set a new lap record for ‘executive cars’ on the 20.832-kilometre Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, posting a time of 7 minutes 29.81 seconds.

UK mobile tyre fitting specialist, Mid Beds Tyres is said to be benefiting from improved traction and an increased range of up to 64 kilometres (40 miles) per tank of fuel,

Michelin has introduced its latest agricultural tyre technology in Northern Ireland, with the launch of ‘Zen@Terra’ for high-powered tractors – enabling farmers to easily adjust tyre pressures for heavy road and field work.

When Michelin introduced the first CrossClimate tyre a few years ago, it heralded a new all-season category, and I for one was won over. There followed the CrossClimate + and the CrossClimate SUV and now we have news that the CrossClimate 2 will be along soon. Rivals such as Bridgestone caught up in this category and Michelin is

Michelin has introduced a next generation version of its popular MachXBib agricultural tyres, with a revised tread pattern that improves endurance, traction and resistance to stubble damage – amongst a host of other performance benefits. Ideal for high horsepower tractors, delivering between 160-300hp, the new MachXBib design will initially be launched in three sizes traditionally

FG Pryor & Son has chosen an identical set of VF 380/85 R34 149A8/B TL Michelin YieldBib tyres for its Bateman RB35 sprayer, after being hugely impressed with the performance of the original equipment rubber.