Michelin North America, Inc.
Michelin North America operates in the United States, Canada and Mexico with headquarter operations and plants in each country. This demonstrates Michelin’s long-term strategy of being close to its customers.
U.S. Operations
Michelin North America is a $10.76 billion dollar a year company operating 19 plants in 16 locations and employs 22,000 people. It manufactures and sells tires for airplanes, automobiles, farm equipment, heavy duty trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles. Michelin manufactures tires in six states: Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Carolina and South Carolina. In addition, there are three plants in Nova Scotia, Canada and one plant in Queretaro, Mexico. Two plants specialize in the manufacturing of semi-finished goods taking raw materials and turning them into components for the plants that produce tires and one plant strictly produces synthetic rubber. Finished goods are produced in sixteen plants, two sites produce retreads for the trucking and one site produces retreads for the aircraft industry. Michelin Maps and Guides also produce road atlases, road maps and travel guides for all the major cities in North America.
Product Range
Globally Michelin produces tires for virtually every category of the tire market. Michelin North America offers:
- Passenger and light truck tires
- Heavy duty truck tires
- Recreational vehicle tires
- Earthmover tires
- Agriculture tires
- Aircraft tires
- Motorcycle tires
- Bicycle tires
Employment by country
United States 17,805 Canada 3,735 Mexico 715
Employment by State
South Carolina 8,520 Alabama 2,030 Oklahoma 1,900 Indiana 1,620 North Carolina 770
