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A Century Of Progress And Innovation
In
1889 two brothers, André and Edouard Michelin,
embarked one of the great human and industrial
adventures of our times: one that shaped and
continues to drive progress in modern means of
transport through constant innovation
From the invention of radial tires to that of Pax
System, and from the first gastronomic guide to the
steel wheel, Michelin has played an active role at
every stage of the automotive adventure.
Faithful to its tradition, the Company that gave
birth to Bibendum constantly designs innovative
equipment for all types of vehicles.
1832 - Aristide Barbier and Edouard Daubrée open in
Clermont-Ferrand a factory for farming equipment
and
rubber items.
1889 - Edouard Michelin becomes manager of the
company renamed “Michelin et Cie”.
1891 - Michelin develops the detachable tire for
bicycles.
1895 - Michelin fits the first automobile with
pneumatic tires: the Eclair.
1898 - Birth of Bibendum, the Michelin Man.
1900 - The first Michelin Red Guide is published.
1914 - Michelin takes part in the war effort by
building 2500 Breguet aircraft.
1929 - Michelin invents the “Micheline” and the
train tire.
1935 - Michelin acquired a majority stake in Citroën,
and retained it until 1975.
1938 - Introduction of “Michelin Metalic” the first
ever tire with a steel casing. Edouard Michelin
appoints
Robert Puiseux and Pierre Boulanger joint
Managing Partners.
1946 - Michelin filed a revolutionary patent for
radial tires.
1952 - Michelin adapts radial technology to truck
tires.
1955 -
François Michelin becomes a Managing Partner in the
Company.
1959 - Michelin launches the first radial tire for
earthmover equipment.
1965 - The Ladoux research and testing center opens
north of Clermont-Ferrand.
1979 - With Ferrari, the Michelin radial tire wins
the World Championship in Formula 1 racing.
1981 - The first radial tire for aircraft, Michelin
Air X, is developed.
1984 - Launch of the first radial tires for
motorcycles, marketed in 1987.
1986 - François Michelin appoints René Zingraff as
joint Managing Partner.
1991 - François Michelin appoints his son Edouard
Michelin as joint Managing Partner.
1993 - Michelin develops a new tire manufacturing
process: C3M.
1994 - The new “Energy” tire range promotes better
fuel efficiency.
1996 - Michelin invents the vertically anchored tire
which will be called PAX System in 1998.
1998 - The Colombian company Icollantas becomes part
of the Michelin Group. Bibendum celebrate its
100th
birthday. Michellin creates Challenge Bibendum,
global clean behicle and sustainable
mobility forum.
2001
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Michelin develops the world's largest
earthmover tire. ViaMichelin launched. Michelin
develops a
new technology for
aircraft enabling Concorde to return to the skies,
the NZG radial technology.
2003 - XeoBib, the first agricultural tire to run at
a constant low pressure.
2004 - First Michelin plant in Russia inaugurated at Davydovo near Moscow. Michelin showcased three
trail-blazing projects in tire and wheel technology
and two Michelin-built clean concept-cars.
2005 -
Michel Rollier becomes a joint Managing
Partner. Airbus A380's first flight took off on
Michelin tires.
The light quality of Michelin's new
tire develop for the A280, lends it added
competitive edge.
2006 - Michelin Tweel, a revolutionary,
non-pneumatic wheel concept. An innovative answer to
the crucial
issue of earthmover tire resistance to
damage. Containing no pressurized air, it is
puncture-proof,
hence the vehicles's uninterrupted
mobility.
2006 - Mr Michel Rollier, acting Joint Managing
Partner, assumed the Group's leadership upon the
accidental death of Mr. Edouard Michelin.
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