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 in full Compagnie Générale des Etablissments Michelin

Leading French manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. It was founded in 1888 by the Michelin brothers, André (1853–1931) and Édouard (1859–1940), to
 for the number one spot on a list of top original equipment (OE) tire suppliers as determined by the fourth annual J.D. Power and Associates original equipment tire satisfaction index study. Of the 25,000 owners of 1991 model-year cars and trucks who were surveyed, those whose autos are equipped with Pirelli tires indicated they are more satisfied with the original equipment tires on their vehicles than owners of all other tire brands. Michelin, which held the top slot for three years in succession, ranked number two. Goodyear was rated at the industry average, while the following OE tire brands were ranked below the average: (in alphabetical order) BFGoodrich, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop Dunlop is a surname, Scottish in origin. For people with family name Dunlop, see Dunlop (surname).

Companies named Dunlop include
  • Dunlop Tyres
  • Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems, a company traceable back to John Boyd Dunlop's wheel and tyre group of
, Firestone fire·stone  
n.
1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire.

2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones.

Noun 1.
, General, Toyo, Uniroyal and Yokohama. The study was based on customer ratings of their OE fires in two main areas: Appearance and performance, and product quality.
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Title Annotation:original equipment tires favorite
Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Nov 1, 1992
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