MICHELIN, a powerful brand

Over 100 years old, the MICHELIN brand now enjoys an indisputable power and reputation on an international scale. It is one of the Group’s most valuable assets, as a lever for the success of its ambitious “Michelin in Motion” strategic plan.

The MICHELIN brand embodies the Group’s strengths for our customers and our partners across the globe. It carries our values and our commitments.

Adeline Challon-Kemoun Executive Vice President Engagement and Brands - Member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

The MICHELIN brand has earned global value and acclaim over the past 130 years of history: celebrated for its strong culture of innovation and quality; a symbol of the highest levels of safety and performance; and a host of other attributes that define Michelin today. The Group can also count on its famous Michelin Man. Named the “icon of the millennium” by New York’s Advertising Week in 2018 and best logo in the world by the Financial Times in 2020, Bibendum (as the “Michelin Man” is kown among family and close friends) is much more than just an advertising emblem, he also builts trust and creates closeness between the Brand and its customers.

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MRDs $: the value of the Michelin Brand in 2023*

*source: Brand Finance Top 500

Michelin believes that motion is intrinsic to life and human development because motion is a source of technological, economic, social, and cultural progress. With its new strategic plan, "Michelin in Motion,” the Group aims to expand the Brand’s playing field, moving from the tire and “mobility” category to the broader domain of “motion.”

The MICHELIN Brand undertakes to innovate for a better life in motion and confirms its sustainable development goals.

Michelin is continuing to impress its brand across the world through its global campaign, “Motion For Life”, which not only celebrates movement by showcasing its wealth of products and services, but also spotlights its innovative strength with some shining examples of Michelin’s unique expertise ; a journey “On the road and beyond!”

“On the road and beyond”: Michelin’s brand campaign

The excellent reputation enjoyed by the MICHELIN brand reflects the quality of the Group’s products and services, its technological leadership, and even the attractiveness of its employer brand and its commitment to sustainable development.

For example: the MICHELIN brand has the best Brand Power Score¹ for tire brands, especially in China, Spain, France and Thailand. Recognized among the world's 100 most innovative companies (Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2023), Michelin also rose in the 2023 Forbes list of World’s Best Employers, which rates employers offering the best working conditions.

Its CSR commitment is also scored by non-financial ratings agencies on an international scale.

¹Brand Power Score: brand market share prediction based on consumer perceptions. 2023 KANTAR study.

In addition to MICHELIN, its primary brand, the Group's portolio currently comprises more than 120 other brands. This multi-brand strategy allows the Group to boost its market share in the tire sector, especially through integrated and franchised distribution networks, and also to enter new, high-growth markets that recognize its value and expertise beyond mobility.

Boosting its market shares via a diversified offer in the tire and track fields.
In addition to the MICHELIN brand the Group boasts several tire brands that allow for meeting the various needs expressed by consumers.
The Group became the global leader for off-road mobility solutions by adding rubber track solutions to its tire offer.
Developing market access via integrated and franchised distribution networks
Michelin holds a vast integrated and franchised network, with brands such as Euromaster, Europe’s No. 1 with 2,500 service centers in 17 countries, the TBC Corp. joint venture in North America and TyrePlus on the other continents. To boost its presence in e-commerce, which has now become essential, Michelin has enriched its network of pure players, such as Allopneus in France or Blackcircles.com in the United Kingdom, each ranking as No. 1 source for online tire sales in their respective countries.
Supporting its growth ambitions beyond mobility
To conquer new areas for growth and have a positive impact on the environment and society, Michelin pursues an active acquisition strategy that allows it to enhance its expertise, especially in the fields of high-tech materials and data. This is how, for example, the Flex Composite Group’s brands, specializing in high-tech fabrics and films have been added to the Michelin Group’s portfolio of brands.