Michelin News Updates

Business, Equipment

Michelin Offers Aerodynamic Trailer Kit

Michelin North America Inc. has launched Michelin Energy Guard, an aerodynamic trailer kit for use on 53-foot dry-van or refrigerated trailers.

March 25, 2019
Business

Renault Reshapes Executive Team After Carlos Ghosn’s Resignation

Renault SA named a new leadership team hours after Carlos Ghosn resigned as chairman and CEO from a prison cell in Japan, where he has been held for more than two months.

January 24, 2019
Government, Business

Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard Clears Hurdle on Path to Replacing Carlos Ghosn at Renault

Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard, a frontrunner to replace Carlos Ghosn atop Renault SA, has passed one of the tests required for the job: support of the French state.

January 18, 2019
Business, Equipment

Michelin to Acquire Tiremaker Camso for $1.45 Billion

French tiremaker Michelin is bolstering its specialty business with a $1.45 billion deal to buy Camso, a Canadian producer of rubber tracks for farm equipment and snowmobiles.

July 13, 2018
Business, Equipment

Michelin Plans Summer Launch of Drive-Axle Tire for Off-Road Use

Michelin North America Inc. is launching this summer what it described as its most aggressive drive-axle tire made for energy sector and logging fleets operating in extreme conditions.

June 21, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Michelin Introduces Microchips to Make Truck Tires Smart

Michelin, the French tiremaker that also publishes the eponymous restaurant guide, is betting on a future paved with chips — microchips, that is.

June 1, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Michelin Unveils Trailer Aero Package, Wide-Base Tire

ATLANTA — Michelin North America has unveiled a trailer aerodynamics package for dry van and refrigerated trailers, a five-piece kit that incorporates side skirts, trailer-end fairings, aerodynamic mud flaps and a wake reducer to deliver what the company said is up to 7.4% improvement in fuel efficiency.

March 4, 2018
Business

Scott Clark to Be Chairman, President of Michelin North America Effective Jan. 1

Michelin Group appointed Scott Clark the next chairman and president of Michelin North America, effective Jan. 1.

December 28, 2017
Business, Equipment

Michelin Unveils Two New Drive Tires

ATLANTA — Michelin Americas introduced two new drive tires for heavy-duty trucks — the XDA Energy+ for longhaul fleets and the X Multi D for regional carriers whose typical run is 400 miles or less.

September 27, 2017