Michelin

A massive multinational grapples with the dual challenges of decarbonization and a shift toward sustainable materials. Michelin is pushing change on a generational timeline, and showed us some new prototypes, as well its latest-gen factory lines.

We've been reporting on Michelin's airless tire technology for more than 16 years now, and the company has finally put them on a demo passenger car for members of the public to experience what this re-invention of the wheel feels like to drive on.

Beyond making tires for fast but inefficient cars, Michelin has its hand in more sustainable endeavors. Its Wing Sail Mobility project aims to increase efficiency in shipping with an inflatable sail that deploys and retracts on demand.

Each year Gripdetective publishes overall rankings for the best all-season tires in Europe based on testing from a variety of sources, and the 2020 analysis has just been released.

Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless tires. The tires, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tires and will debut for testing on the Chevrolet Bolt electric car.

Michelin has been one of the world's leading tire brands for 120 years, but Michelin's humanization of the brand using Bibendum the Michelin Man is now business school "best practice" and the copy of the original Bibendum poster going to auction in Paris this week could see remarkable prices.

Michelin is exploring the potential for improvements in tire technology with its Vision concept tire that is airless, 3D printed, equipped with sensors, biodegradable, and not just a tire, but a tire and wheel in one.

If the Michelin Design Challenge is anything to go by, endurance racing is tame compared to what we can expect in 2030. The winners each take a different angle on what racers of the future will look like, using tech from AI to tire-mounted batteries to gain an edge on the competition.

Porsche is hitting the Los Angeles Auto Show in a big way this year and taking center stage is a drool-inducing gray and yellow beauty on four Michelins – the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

A punctured tire is the definition of a bad day, but Michelin is taking some of the sting out as it announces the opening of its newest North American plant, which the company says is the first in the world dedicated to the manufacture of airless tires.

Mexican auto-designer unveils its VŪHL 05 supercar this week in London ahead of its track debut at Goodwood next week.

Mexican supercar manufacturer VŪHL, to finally unveil its 05 supercar next month at the Goodwood Festival of Speed