With the confidence that all your needs are covered, you can have peace of mind
and just enjoy your drive.
MICHELIN® Total Performance™ is the result of our 125-year obsession with improving mobility. We take our findings from our global research center and from the toughest lab ever – motorsports – and apply it to your day-to-day tire. Find out how we can create a tire that covers all your needs in one.
More on innovationTire characteristics such as fuel saving, longevity and quiet ride are key for everyone’s future. That is why we have been creating green tires even before any standards were in place and why our worldwide technology center continually investigates new approaches in sustainability.
More on sustainabilityWe are a global company founded in 1880 providing tires in over 170 countries.
We make tires locally for your specific needs and road conditions in one of our 69 production facilities.
Our 114,000 employees are committed to making safe and relevant tires for you.
We are leaders in innovation and sustainable development for the mobility of people and goods.
In everyday conditions, most tires perform well. It's in difficult situations that great tires make all the difference. For ultimate peace of mind on the road, choose tires that can handle anything
MICHELIN® Total Performance™ makes sure all your needs are covered.
Because our tires last long and are fuel efficient, you get more for your money and you save in the long run.
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.
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.
Globally Michelin produces tires for virtually every category of the tire market. Michelin North America offers:
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