Michelin

French multinational tyre manufacturing company
Organization publishing_house Q151107
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Michelin

Summary

Michelin is a publishing house[1]. Michelin ranks in the top 0.2% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month, #2 of 994).[2]

Key Facts

  • Michelin's field of work was tire manufacturer[3].
  • Michelin received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • Michelin is in the country of France[5].
  • Michelin's image is recorded as Siège de Michelin à Clermont-Ferrand - Panoramique.jpg[6].
  • Michelin's image is recorded as Siège de Michelin à Clermont-Ferrand II.jpg[7].
  • Michelin's instance of is recorded as publishing house[8].
  • Michelin's instance of is recorded as tire manufacturer[9].
  • Michelin's founder is recorded as Édouard Michelin[10].
  • Michelin's founder is recorded as André Michelin[11].
  • Édouard Michelin is named after Michelin[12].
  • André Michelin is named after Michelin[13].
  • Michelin's logo image is recorded as Michelin Wordmark.svg[14].
  • Michelin's logo image is recorded as Logo Michelin.jpg[15].
  • Michelin's headquarters location is recorded as Clermont-Ferrand[16].
  • Michelin's chief executive officer is recorded as Yves Chapot[17].
  • Michelin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121756243[18].
  • Michelin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 267338489[19].
  • Michelin's GND ID is recorded as 1028895-8[20].
  • Michelin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80032798[21].
  • Michelin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11868980t[22].
  • Michelin's IdRef ID is recorded as 02644318X[23].
  • Michelin's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08497139[24].
  • Michelin's child organization or unit is recorded as Michelin (Canada)[25].
  • Michelin's child organization or unit is recorded as Nihon Michelin Tire[26].
  • Michelin's child organization or unit is recorded as Q105700850[27].

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Founding

Founders include Édouard Michelin[10] and André Michelin[11]. +1889-05-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Michelin[28]. Michelin's location of formation is recorded as Clermont-Ferrand[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin'}[30] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATIQUES MICHELIN'}[31]. Michelin's part of is recorded as CAC 40[32]. Michelin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MFPM'}[33].

Leadership

Michelin's chief executive officer is recorded as Yves Chapot[17]. Michelin's chairperson is recorded as Florent Menegaux[34].

Operations

Michelin's headquarters location is recorded as Clermont-Ferrand[16]. Subsidiaries include Michelin (Canada)[25], a business[35], in Canada[36], headquartered in Laval[37]; Nihon Michelin Tire[26]; Q105700850[27]; Tyreplus[38], a retail chain[39], in People's Republic of China[40]; and Tyremore[41].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[42], manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres[43], plastics and rubber industry[44], and business and other management consulting[45]. Michelin's field of work was tire manufacturer[3].

Ownership

Michelin's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext Paris[46]. Michelin's product or material produced is recorded as tire[47].

Recognition

Michelin received the Silver Anvil Award[4].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Michelin include Michelin star[48], a prize[49], founded in 1926[50].

Why It Matters

Michelin ranks in the top 0.2% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month, #2 of 994).[2] Michelin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Michelin is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Michelin is credited with the discovery of Tweel[53]. Entities named for Michelin include Michelin star[48], a prize[49], founded in 1926[50].

FAQs

What awards did Michelin receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[4].

What did Michelin discover?

Michelin is credited as discoverer of Tweel[53].

References

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  33. [45] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
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  38. [30] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  39. [31] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  40. [33] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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