Category: Michelin

A leading tyre industry figure has called for an industry-wide approach in the campaign to combat the use of illegal and defective tyres.

Young drivers, and young students approaching driving age, are the targets of a series of new thought-provoking videos produced by tyre manufacturer Michelin that, together, are intended to teach teenagers the importance of staying safe on our roads by highlighting the dangers of peer pressure, drink driving, speeding and distraction.

Michelin has opened its newest plant in North America, which will produce the innovative MICHELIN® X® TWEEL® Airless Radial Tyre™ for commercial applications.

Tyre manufacturer Michelin is urging Irish motorists – north and south – to be extra diligent in ensuring that their tyres are properly inflated and maintained in good condition.

Michelin has scooped the prestigious Motorcycle News Product of the Year – Tyre award for 2014.

As part of its association with the World Series by Renault (WSR), Michelin will provide Renault Sport with its latest high-performance tyre – the Michelin Pilot Sport S9L – for the new Renault Sport R.S.

English-based haulier J.C. Trans (UK) has recorded an 88 per cent reduction in tyre failures per quarter, after adopting a full Michelin tyre policy for its 15-strong fleet.

Michelin is explaining the fundamentals of its Total Performance strategy at its stand at the Paris Motor Show, October 4-19.

Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres fitted to a Honda CB1000R wearing 120/70 ZR 17 and 180/55 ZR 17 front and rear came top in a recent 2014 Motorrad test carried out in Germany.

Protyre Motorsport has been named as Michelin’s global tyre supply partner to the inaugural FIA Formula E electric race championship which begins in Beijing this weekend.

The Goodwood Revival place this weekend and promises to attract a bumper attendance of classic car enthusiasts with a programme that includes extensive displays of classic cars and motorbikes and a series of classic car races.