For more than 100 years, Michelin has been committed to continuously improving motorists’ mobility through professional knowledge and technological innovation.
1889: Michelin Company was established.
1891: Michelin applies for its first patent - removable, repairable tires
1895: Michelin launches the first car with pneumatic tires; Eacute ;clair
1898: Bib Gourmand, Mr. Michelin Tire is born
1900: The first Michelin Guide is published
1905: With a flat head The nailed "Michelin tread" improved the tire's grip and durability
1910: The first Michelin road traffic map with a scale of 1/200,000 was published
1913: Michelin invented the removable steel rim
1923: The first low-pressure car tire (2.5 bar)
1926: Michelin published its first book Green Guide
1930: Michelin applies for a patent for integrated tubed tires
1938: Michelin launches Metalic, the first truck tire with a steel carcass
1946: Michelin invented the radial tire
1959: Michelin launched the first radial tire for construction machinery vehicles
1979: Michelin won a radial tire Formula 1 Grand Prix Champion
1981: Michelin X Air becomes the first radial aircraft tire
1989: Michelin launches the first online travel service on the Minitel network in France
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1992: Michelin launches Energy oil-resistant tires
1993: Michelin invents a new C3M tire manufacturing process
1995: The U.S. space shuttle uses Michelin tires to land
1996: Michelin invented the PAX System tire
1996: The first Bib Gourmand Challenge, the world's most important clean energy vehicle exhibition, was held
1998: Mr. Michelin Tire celebrates its 100th birthday
2000: Bib Gourmand was voted the best logo by an international jury
2001: Michelin launches the world's largest project Mechanical tires
2003: Launch of Michelin brand auto parts
2004: Launch of a new corporate statement: Michelin - Leading the way to progress
2004 : Launch of Michelin XeoBib, the first constant low-pressure agricultural machinery tire
2005: Michelin supplies tires for the Airbus A-380 model Launch of Michelin Power Race, the first dual-compound tire that can be used on the road Competition tires
2006: Michelin’s durability technology revolutionizes truck tires
2007: Launch of new Michelin Energy Saver tires, reducing fuel consumption by almost 0.2 liters per 100 kilometers , carbon emissions reduced by 4g/km
2008: Launch of the new Michelin X Energy Saver green truck tire
2009: The 100th edition of the Michelin France Guide is published
2010: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 and Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires are launched on the market
2012: Michelin Primacy 3 tires are launched on the European market
2012: In Europe Two high-performance winter tires have been launched on the market - Michelin Pilot Alpin and Michelin Latitude Alpin.