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Tyre maker Michelin to close two French plants by 2026

MICHELIN will close two factories in France by early 2026 affecting about 1,250 jobs, the French tyre maker said on Tuesday (Nov 5), the latest cutback in a European auto industry battling subdued dem...

A plant in northeast France making tyres for farm equipment and another one in the centre of the country supplying civil engineering vehicles will close for several weeks, the company said.

Michelin pauses some French tyre factories as demand falls

The slowing activity is linked to an “overall softening of the world economy,” says CEO

Michelin's sales fell 4.2 per cent year on year to 13.48 billion euros in the first half of 2024.

Michelin’s half-year operating margin increases despite instability in Europe

FRENCH tyre maker Michelin reported a 4.2 per cent drop in half-year sales on Wednesday (Jul 25), slightly below analysts’ expectations, citing an unstable economic environment in Europe and a weak pe...

Michelin has filed an appeal to the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg over the European Commission’s move, claiming the decision to launch the raids was based “on vague and insufficient elements.”

Michelin challenges EU’s hunt for evidence of tyre cartel

MICHELIN is challenging the legality of European Union antitrust raids on its facilities as regulators swept across the tyre industry for evidence of a suspected price-fixing cartel.

Michelin has already invested more than 1 billion euros in Thailand with five plants and 8,000 workers, the government said in a statement issued during Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s visit to France.

Tyre maker Michelin to invest 300 million euros in Thailand

Thailand’s government said on Friday (Mar 8) French tyre maker Michelin planned to invest 300 million euros (S$436.8 million) in the South-east Asian country over the next three years to increase prod...

Sales at Michelin dipped 0.9 per cent last year to 28.3 billion euros (S$41 billion).

SUVs help keep Michelin profits rolling in

MICHELIN, the world’s top tyre maker, on Monday posted record operating profits as a focus on premium products, including for SUVs, helped it survive an otherwise lacklustre year.

Michelin will cease operations at its Karlsruhe, Trier and Homburg sites by the end of 2025, affecting 1,532 jobs.

Tyre maker Michelin announces closure of German sites

FRENCH tyre maker Michelin said on Tuesday (Nov 28) it would be closing three production sites in Germany and transferring its customer service centre to Poland, pointing to a “lack of competitiveness...

Michelin suspended its manufacturing activities in Russia on Mar 15 due to supply difficulties following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Michelin to transfer Russian operations to local management

FRENCH tyre maker Michelin said on Tuesday (Jun 28) that it plans to hand over its activities in Russia to a new entity under local management by the end of the year.