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Michelin CrossClimate Tyres

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Michelin CrossClimate

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Not a winter tyre, not a summer tyre … not even an ‘all-seasons’ tyre – so what is the CrossClimate? | PistonHeads

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Michelin CrossClimate

This new tyre from Michelin CrossClimate. I think that the new tyre will be a success but will not affect the sale of true winter tyres.

In an excellent reply, a representative from Michelin explained why the new tyre is different. As a result, it is not the same as an all-season tyre. because of the sipes and the compound of the tyre.

Michelin CrossClimate in the debate?

The Michelin CrossClimate tyre has at least sparked conversation among tyre retailers. What kind of tyre is it?
Later in my piece, I’ll get to the answer. We’ve had different tyres for years. originating from different tyre manufacturers, of course.

These have been marketed as all-season tyres. Alternatively put Obviously, a tyre that can handle the summer’s dry, sunny weather. Consequently, will also deal with bad weather during the winter, such as ice and snow.
I think the goal was never entirely accomplished. A persistent issue has always existed in achieving this.

Combining the proper compound with the tread design is challenging. As a result, you would need winter grip in the snow.
A good winter tyre has always been produced by Vredestein, which is currently owned by Apollo Tyre. Over the years, it has garnered numerous honours. however, in my view.

Michelin CrossClimate
Michelin CrossClimate

We always found it difficult to sell the “Quatrac,”

which was an all-weather tyre. It appeared as though the customers knew exactly what they wanted.
Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom There is a large demand from drivers for the installation of winter tyres.

because our neighbourhood is so mountainous. Thus, snow is a reality for the entire winter season. They are steadfast in their desires. Due to the winter tyres installed on their cars and SUVs, they want to be the ones who can drive themselves to work and school on snowy mornings.

The Michelin CrossClimate

started a great discussion in a LinkedIn tyre forum, where some members questioned whether this tyre was any different from those that came before it. However, I received a fantastic comment from a Michelin Guy who explained why the CrossClimate was unlike any other tyre before it.
As soon as I have the author’s consent, I will publish the comment.

For more interesting reading  http://www.michelin.com/eng/media-room/press-and-news/michelin-news/Innovation/The-new-MICHELIN-CrossClimate-tire-a-turning-point-in-history

targeting the 65% of European drivers who use summer tyres year-round, the 5% who use winter tyres year-round, and the 4% who use all-season tyres. These numbers come from the surveys we did, and Michelin made the CrossClimate to meet the needs of real users, not because VW asked them to.

The goal is to be able to move

(get traction and stop) no matter what the weather is like in temperate areas where snow falls occasionally while being ready for quickly changing weather conditions. Michelin continues to advise customers who frequently deal with these weather conditions to adopt winter tyres, which are created to offer the best overall performance in snow and ice situations.


The technologies that go along with this make it possible

for this performance to happen in both summer and winter. Due to the big tread blocks with auto-blocking sipes, which also ensure a tyre life equivalent to that of a summer tyre, dry performance near that of a summer tyre (Michelin Energy Saver+) is feasible.
Due to the silica-based compound, unique tread pattern, and intricately designed sipes, wet performance is feasible.

Forward to 2024

Drivers have taken a rapid liking to Michelin CrossClimate tyres due to their remarkable dependability and versatility. The unique design of these all-season tyres, which blends the advantages of summer and winter tyres into one package, has won praise.

This makes them perfect for coping with the erratic British weather, which can range from dry and mild conditions to icy and wet roadways. Drivers value Michelin CrossClimate tyres’ increased durability, improved grip, and shorter stopping distances.

They’re a popular option for drivers looking for dependable performance without having to replace their tyres on a seasonal basis because of their capacity to offer a safe, comfortable, and fuel-efficient ride all year round.

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Apollo Tyres- Manufacturing Facility

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Apollo Tyres

A Day At Apollo Tyres Manufacturing Facility In Chennai – Plant Visit Report

An absorbing article about one of the world’s up-and-coming tyre manufacturers The Indian tyre giant Apollo Tyres is now expanding across the world via various buyouts.

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When I first read this article, I was reminded of my past visits to tyre factories here in the UK. I now know that the tyre-making facilities are very modern and hygienic.

As expected, far from the days in the 70’s and 80’s.
The very first tyre plant that I visited was at Fort Dunlop. On the outskirts of Birmingham in the West Midlands, UK.

Fort Dunlop was a massive tyre making facility. For this reason, it was one of the area’s largest employers. You could see the huge factory from the M6 motorway, with its massive “Dunlop” sign on the top of the building;

it was a landmark that you would never forget once you saw it.

You could see the huge factory from the M6 motorway. Thus, with its massive “Dunlop” sign on the top of the building, it was a landmark that you would never forget once you saw it.


I was a young man at the time.  I can remember seeing the motorsport division as we approached the main factory. It was a very exciting time for me. As it was to be the first time.

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I knew that this would increase my knowledge.Naturally, about the product and that it would give me a better understanding.especially of the tyres that would give me a decent standard of living for the rest of my life.
Strangely enough, the thing that stuck in my mind was at the end of the production process.

With all the tyres hung onto a conveyor belt, ready for checking by an inspector, I also remember that mixed brands were coming off the final inspection line.

Apart from Dunlop tyres, I saw Indian tyres being made. I knew that Dunlop made India tyres, but now that I had seen it myself, it gave me greater confidence when I returned to my depot in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK.

Apollo Tyres would buy out Vredestein Tyres from Holland

Later on in my career When I owned my tyre centre. I had the pleasure to become a dealer for the excellent Vredestein tyres. Vredestein is a Dutch company.

Naturally, they have a reputation second to none for quality and value and build their tyres in a factory that I had the pleasure of visiting on three occasions in Enschede, Holland.


They became a vital supplier to me and helped build the business into what it is today.

Vredestein was to be eventually bought out by Apollo Tyres, but before that, I enjoyed many trips to their factory in Holland.
The Vredestein factory was to be the cleanest and most efficient tyre company that I had ever seen.

I was always given the best treatment, and this only cemented our business relationship and my enthusiasm for Vredestein tyres.

apollo tyres
Apollo Tyres

However, like many smaller companies, Vredestein Tyres started to grow and sort of left the little guys a bit behind.

They became more aggressive with their marketing tactics, and as a small tyre retailer in Halifax, we started to drift apart, and I could not get the right deal from them.

The Vredestein sales manager, whom I had known for some years, retired, and I used this particular time to change my main supplier of mid-range tyres to Toyo Tyres of Japan.


Vredestein makes some of the best winter tyres in Europe and can sell all that they make.

They were to become a prime target for Apollo tyres.

Vredestein had used proclaimed star car designer Giorgetto Giugiao to design their tyres in the late 90’s, and the brand of Vredestein had become much sought after in the tyre world.
Thus, Vredestein was now making up to six million winter and summer car tyres and was to become a prime target for the Indian tyre company Apollo Tyres, and the acquisition took place in 1999.


The company is now known as Apollo Vredestein Tyres, and some of the production of things like cycle tyres and tubes has to be done at an Apollo Tyres factory in East Asia.

Also, Vredestein is renowned for their tractor tyres, and some of these will now be made in the Apollo tyre factory in India.
Finally, I am very pleased that I once again have access to the Vredestein products. 

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