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Michelin factory: Laying down some rubber

Photos of a tour visit to the famous Michelin factory in Clermont Ferrand, France.

Five fast Michelin facts

More than 176 million Michelin tyres were sold in 170 countries in 2010

In 2009 Michelin supplied tyres for 41 of the 55 cars entered in Le Mans

Michelin have produced tyres for the Space Shuttle

The company mascot, the Michelin man, is a worldwide iconic character and just as famous as the tyres

The history of road tyres was triggered in the late 1850s when Édouard and André Michelin attempted to fix a bicycle puncture in their family's rubber factory


Story on Michelin releasing the worlds fastest tyres


 Published : Thursday, 17 November 2011
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