Michelin is a French multinational tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand, known for numerous tyre inventions including the removable tyre and the radial tyre, and for its Red and Green travel guides, roadmaps, and the Michelin star restaurant rating system. It has been the world's largest tyre manufacturer by annual revenue since 2021, also owning the Kleber, Uniroyal, BFGoodrich and Riken brands.
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Company Type Founded Year HeadquartersClermont-Ferrand, France 1 Company Type
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Why is Michelin's founding date sometimes given as 1832 and sometimes as 1889?
1832 is when the earlier Barbier Daubrée business was founded; 1889 is when the Michelin brothers took it over.
The company traces back to a farm implement business that predates the Michelin name. In 1889, two brothers, Édouard Michelin and André Michelin, took over Barbier Daubrée, a struggling farm implement business founded in 1832 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. So 1832 dates the earlier firm and 1889 dates the brothers' takeover.
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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), commonly referred to as Michelin ( MISH-əl-in, MITCH-əl-in, French: [miʃlɛ̃]), is a French multinational tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France.
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based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France
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1832 (Barbier-Daubrée) May 28, 1889 (Reincorporation as Michelin)
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The World's Largest Tyre Maker Also Runs Restaurant Ratings
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