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Michelin

Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA
Société en commandite par actions
Traded as EuronextML
Industry Auto and truck parts
Founded 28 May 1889; 127 years ago (1889-05-28)
Headquarters Clermont-Ferrand, France
Key people
Jean-Dominique Senard
(General partner and CEO)

Michel Rollier
(chairman of the supervisory board)
Products Tires, travel assistance services
Revenue €21.47 billion (2012)
€2.469 billion (2012)
Profit €1.571 billion (2012)
Total assets €21.58 billion (end 2012)
Total equity €8.501 billion (end 2012)
Number of employees
111,200 (end 2013)
Website michelin.com

Michelin (/ˈmɪʃəlɪn/ or /ˈmɪəlɪn/; French pronunciation: ​[miʃˈlɛ̃]; full name: SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) is a French tire manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the three largest tire manufacturers in the world along with Goodyear and Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Tigar, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal (in North America) tire brands. Michelin is also notable for its Red and Green travel guides, its roadmaps, the Michelin stars that the Red Guide awards to restaurants for their cooking, and for its company mascot Bibendum, colloquially known as the Michelin Man.


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