Michelin starts passenger car tire production at Chennai facility

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Michelin has commercially launched its first passenger car tyre made at its Chennai plant, targeting India's fast-growing premium vehicle segment with tyres in 16-inch to 22-inch sizes starting at ₹10,000.
The company said the move is driven by long-term strategy and a 'local-to-local' approach rather than production costs, with consumer prices unaffected despite higher initial manufacturing expenses.
It will first focus on the premium replacement market before supplying original equipment makers, and later use the plant to export to Africa, West Asia, North America and Europe.
Michelin has invested ₹2,800 crore in Chennai since 2009, plus an additional ₹686 crore for the passenger car tyre line.

Expansion of supplies to original equipment (OE) manufacturers beyond the replacement market
Rollout of exports to Africa, West Asia, North America and Europe as production scales up
Any disclosure of expected sales volumes, which executives declined to share

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