Michelin "Rubless" and "Strengthened" Rich Card Passenger Car Tire Product Line

On March 1, 2012, Michelin (China) Investment Co., Ltd. announced the launch of a full-wheel-reinforced tire product for the Chinese market - the Michelin 12R22.5 X Multi HD Z. This is Michelin's product for heavy-duty truck users after the first time last year to bring two reinforced card passenger car tires to Chinese users. This tire combines the advantages of both tubeless and reinforced tires, and is suitable for national and provincial highway conditions, providing more choices for Chinese truck and bus tire users.

Mr. Xia Maoting, senior vice president of Michelin (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said: "In 2011, Michelin brought the reinforced tires with innovative tire technology to the Chinese market for the first time. Today, the release of this tire not only further enriches the Michelin reinforced card. The passenger car tire product line is also a manifestation of Michelin's long-term commitment to the Chinese market. It is believed that this particularly reinforced carcass design will bring more surprises to Chinese users."

As an all wheelless tire, the Michelin 12R22.5 X Multi HD Z has the advantages of low operating temperature, slow air tapping and light weight, which helps the team to save fuel consumption costs. At the same time, this reinforced tire has a stronger crown and carcass. Compared with the Michelin 12R22.5 XZE 2+, this tire has a 14% increase in the carcass steel wire and a 30% thick bead wire at the mouth and contains more rubber and new materials. Make it more resistant to impact and puncture, greatly increase the tire mileage and refurbishment rate, reduce the loss of time caused by the failure of the toe. It is worth mentioning that the “protective rubber block” design at the bottom of the middle groove of this tire can effectively prevent the stone from being damaged by the stone.

This tyre is also a new member of the Michelin 12R specification tyres. In today's Chinese car passenger car tire market, a large number of heavy-duty users are still using 11.00R20 tube tires. For this group of customers, Michelin analyzed the failure statistics of this specification tire in the past three years and found that nearly 60% of tire failures resulted from various types of non-artificial and non-accidental accidents occurring in the crown, sidewall, and toe under heavy load conditions. malfunction. The 12R22.5 Tubeless Tire is the best match option when converting an inner tube tire to a Tubeless Tire with a 11.00R20 tire. It is safer, lighter, and more fuel-efficient without sacrificing loading capacity. For those truck users with higher payloads and lower tire failure expectations, the Michelin 12R22.5 X Multi HD Z tireless tires will be a smarter choice. According to statistics, the current 12R specifications of tubeless tires account for about 10% of the radial tire market, and in the past three years at a high rate of 30 to 40% per year. In the past few years, Michelin has introduced three tires of 12R specifications for different road conditions, which can be equipped in different positions such as all-wheel positions and drive shafts, with more safety, lower failure rate, and more fuel economy. .

At the same time, Michelin has launched two user-specific programs for "carcass repurchases" and "refurbishing offers" for different cities. Where Michelin 12R22.5 X Multi HD Z tires are purchased within the stipulated time period and Michelin refurbishment standards are met, Michelin will purchase the tire from the customer. Customers who purchase this tire during this time will also receive Michelin refurbished coupons.

These two exclusive programs are designed to encourage users to properly maintain and use the tires, further increase the tire retread rate and save the tire use cost awareness. While bringing benefits to Chinese card and passenger car users, the program also fully shows Michelin's confidence in its tire products.