The largest centers of tire production. Dunlop tires: country of origin, reviews

Michelin has production sites V 17 countries of the world on 68 factories:

1. Brazil
2. Hungary
3. Germany
4. Spain
5. Italy
6. Canada
7. China
8. Colombia
9. Mexico
10. Poland
11. Russia
12. Romania
13. Serbia
14. United Kingdom
15. Thailand
16. France

In 170 countries it is possible, which is produced in accordance with the uniform quality standards of the Group around the world.

Michelin tires Russian production are sold not only in Russia.

Where are the MICHELIN tires sold in the shop.site online store made?

MICHELIN tires in our online shop are not sorted by place of production. It is difficult to say who is the manufacturer of a particular product in the catalog. It doesn't matter. All Michelin tires sold at official dealers, have equally good performance indicators.

Does the quality of the tire depend on the place of production?

No, it doesn't. Now many world brands have their own factories in Russia. At the same time, the requirements for product quality remain unchanged regardless of the place of production.

Tires made in Poland or in Germany have the same high quality. For all Michelin production sites there is a single technological process for each tire model. Therefore, the consumer will not be able to distinguish a tire produced, for example, in Poland from a similar model produced in a German plant.

Tests and tests conducted by independent organizations have confirmed that Russian or Asian-made MICHELIN products are identical to their Western counterparts in terms of performance.

Is the warranty valid for tires produced at the Michelin plant in Russia?

All MICHELIN-branded tires carry a 10-year warranty from the date of manufacture against defects in workmanship and materials.

For MICHELIN tires purchased online tire centers TYREPLUS, distributed. It includes free repair or replacement of tires within 12 months from the date of purchase.

Spanish and Russian tires MICHELIN: test, differences

One automotive edition conducted a test comparing size 180/60R15 made in Spain with a similar model in the same size made in Russia.

Tests have shown that both tires have the same characteristics: tread depth, handling (both on dry and wet asphalt surfaces), wear resistance, braking properties on dry and wet pavement. The test pilots of the publication confirmed that they did not notice the difference between the two products presented.

How to determine the place of manufacture of a tire

You can find the date and country of manufacture of the tire on the sidewall of the tire. The date is indicated in DOT marking. The last 4 digits in this marking are the production date. For example, 4513: where 45 is the week of production, 13 is the year of production.

Also, the country of manufacture is indicated on the tire in the form of the inscription "Made in".

Description of Amtel-Vredestein Group of Companies

Combining several enterprises under its roof, the Amtel-Vredestein group of companies is the market leader in tire production in Europe. The concern includes Russian factories and industrial enterprises of the Netherlands. Russian enterprises: 2 large tire production complexes - "-Povolzhye" in Kirov and "Amtel-Chernozemye" in Voronezh, 1 chemical industry enterprise - "Amtel-Kuzbass" in Kemerovo. The Dutch tire factory is Vredestein Banden. Factories in the Russian Federation - the largest suppliers truck market and cars, aviation and agricultural special equipment, bicycle and motorcycle transport.

The Amtel-Vredestein group of companies in the Russian Federation is the leader in the tire market. In 2004, the annual turnover exceeded 14 million units of products in physical terms, the growth of the market share was 13.4%. 1/2 of the manufactured products are made for cars and passenger cars.

Description of the Sibur holding

40% of all tires produced in Russia leave the conveyors of the Sibur-Russian Tires holding. 4 tire plants in Russia are Voltyre-Prom (Volgograd region, Volzhsky), Uralshina (Yekaterinburg), Omskshina (Omsk), Yaroslavl Tire Plant (Yaroslavl). In addition to the listed members of the holding, there are 2 more Russian enterprises- "Rezinotekhnika" (Saransk) and "Sibur-Volzhsky" (Volgograd region). The last plant produces synthetic fiber.

Until the beginning of 2006, there was a trading and marketing company Sibur - Russian Tires, restructured into a holding company of the same name. A large network of enterprises is a link in a complex chain, subordinate to the petrochemical holding Sibur-Holding and a subsidiary of Russia's energy leader, Gazprom.

Description of Nizhnekamskshina

Founded in 1971, the company was originally focused on meeting the demand for tires domestic production for cars, agricultural and trucks(manufactured by KamAZ and VAZ).

The release of the first batch of products occurred at the end of April 1973. Today Open Joint Stock Company Nizhnekamskshina is one of the leaders in the Russian tire market. The enterprise launched the production car tires such brands as KAMA. The range of standard sizes includes more than a hundred models, which were developed by the best specialists STC "Kama". The plant was the first among the enterprises of the Russian Federation to start supplying tires to foreign partners - Volkswagen manufacturers, Fiat and Skoda.

CJSC "SP" ROSAVA"

Until 1996, tires in Ukraine produced Production Association"Belotserkovshina", transformed into OJSC "Rosava". Later on the basis of the open joint-stock company CJSC SP Rosava was established (1998).

The enterprise today powerful producer providing tires for cars, trucks, agricultural vehicles; micro and simple buses; trolleybuses and floor transport. All » have a progressive design - a metal cord breaker and a radial scheme. The plant produces more than 5 million car tires and 500,000 tires for agricultural and commercial vehicles.

Description of the Yaroslavl Tire Plant

The Yaroslavl ShZ began to function in 1932, being a pioneer in this industry. The first of all the plants operating at that time, Yaroslavsky began the development of synthetic rubber species.

The plant today is a business partner of well-known automakers. Among them: UAZ, Minsk and Lipetsk tractor factories, GAZ, the Likhachev plant in Moscow, MAZ, etc. The prestigious Russian competition "100 the best goods Russia" has repeatedly noted the quality of YaShZ products with finalist awards. Modern factory is a dynamically developing manufacturing enterprise.

Tire manufacturer from the Urals - Uralshina

In the entire territory of the Urals, only one serious enterprise producing tires can be noted - OJSC Uralshina. The year of foundation is military 1943. The first types of manufactured products were massive tires for tracked and armored vehicles. The plant also has recognized successes, confirmed by awards All-Russian competitions. So, in 2001, the company received a Diploma for the quality of massive tires "Superelastic" in the nomination of the competition "100 Best Goods of Russia".

For two years (1995, 1996) the plant's engineers have been developing new radial tires for passenger cars of the GAZ and VAZ brands. This product allows you to reach speeds of more than 210 km / h. Now the annual output of these products has exceeded one million copies. Since 1997 OJSC Uralshina has been supplying Russian and foreign markets tire models such as Lynx, Snow Leopard, Severok, Malachite, Taganay, Berkut, etc.

Description of the plant "Omskshina"

The year 2002 was marked by the 60th anniversary for JSC "Omskshina". Now the plant produces more than a hundred different sizes of diagonal and radial tires for almost all types of vehicles: cars, trucks, agricultural, motorcycles and bicycles. The product range includes two hundred articles of rubber products with a wide range of applications.

Omsk tires are supplied to all Russian regions, 70% of sales fall on 4 regions: East Siberian, Urals, Far East and West Siberian. 20% of the turnover goes abroad - to partners from near and far abroad. Tires are purchased in large quantities by the Volga, North Caucasian and Central regions.

Description of the Moscow tire plant

The leading plant in the country, specializing in the production of pneumatic tire models, is the Moscow ShZ. Consumers of products - domestic cars, trolleybuses, buses and trailers. The tires of this manufacturer are purchased by the main domestic automakers - GAZ, ZIL for their equipment. In the total volume of tire production in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, the Moscow Tire Plant owns almost 8%. Products are exported to Poland, Hungary, CIS countries, the Czech Republic, Egypt and other countries.

The tires produced by MShZ are produced according to traditional technologies and according to experimental ones - single-layer tubeless products for cars.

Description of the enterprise "Matador - Omskshina"

Main specialization joint venture"-Omskshina" - release tubeless tires for cars R14 and R13. Radial tires the plant began to produce in the spring of 1996. By the end of 2001, the annual output exceeded the first batch by almost 3 times.

Moscow IV International Exhibition"Tyres, RTI and rubber", which took place in the spring of 2001 in Moscow, awarded the plant a well-deserved award. The 175/70 R13 MP 12 model won the third place for participation in the contest “The Best Car Tire on the Roads of Russia”, and the 205/70 R14 MP57 model received the “gold”.

Description of the Krasnoyarsk tire plant

On the territory of Eastern Siberia, the only tire manufacturer can be noted - the Krasnoyarsk ShZ. For more than 4 decades, the company has been developing, mastering new technologies and following global trends in tire manufacturing. Thanks to the introduction of innovative ideas, the use of the experience of real professionals, the use of modern materials and reconstruction production capacity, is mastering the issue modern models tires for various vehicles.

The study of consumer demand forms the basis of the developed marketing strategy. Each client of the plant is guaranteed an individual approach, which is the key to a long-term partnership and promising cooperation.

Description of the plant "Voronezhshina"

VShZ began its work in 1950 with the production of 3 sizes of tires. Gradually, the assortment of the enterprise expanded, now it is 38 different modern tires for cargo, agricultural and passenger transport.

In addition, tires are produced for bicycles, motorcycles, road construction equipment and scooters. Modern "Voronezhshina" - largest plant Russia, occupied in providing Agriculture leading position. The products of the Voronezh Tire Enterprise are known and appreciated all over the world. VShZ marking means high quality and reliability.

Description of AK Sibur

Four tire factories form the Matador Joint Venture. These are Voltyre-Prom (OAO), Uralshina (OOO), Omskshina (OOO) and Matador-Omskshina (ZAO). The above companies are the founders of AK Sibur, a holding in the petrochemical industry specializing in the use of polymers, rubbers and the production of tires and liquefied gas.

The holding's dealer is Sibur - Russian Tires Limited Liability Company, through which all tire purchase and sale transactions go. The dealer network allows to carry out a unified marketing policy of the holding, to control the country's tire market.

Description of the Altai Tire Plant

AShK - major producer tires RF. Produces a wide range of various rubber products. Production is modernized annually, thanks to the infusion of investors, it is used modern equipment And Hi-tech. current models chambers daily leave the conveyor of the Altai tire plant. The production of tires for the aviation industry has been launched, this line is considered promising, and the products are elite.

The policy of improving production has allowed for the production of exclusive models tires under the Forward brand. Along with these products, the production of traditional tire sizes for the domestic auto industry is not reduced.

Foreign tire manufacturers in Russia

Russia is a spacious country and foreign tire enterprises also operate and build on its territory:

2. The city of Vsevolzhsk in the Leningrad region has become the location of the plant since 2005 (Finland);

Statement of a question

"I only want Germany, don't offer anything else," - such statements from customers are not uncommon and they usually come only from owners inexpensive cars who "know how" to count their money. The owners of a Porsche Caenne or a Mercedes GL are never interested in the country of tire production, as they know what is really worth giving in this life. attention to be "on horseback".

For a long time in our country, world-famous tire factories have opened their own tire factories. Nokia brands and Michelin. Recently joined them Japanese company Yokohama, she was followed Italian firm Pirelli and German Continental. Bridgestone is also going to break into this "segment" of the Russian car market. It should be noted that Nokian has two plants in the world, while the rest of the “tire business tycoons” have dozens of enterprises scattered around the globe. These manufacturers have gigantic volumes. And their factories located in China, and in Poland, and in the Philippines, and in Slovenia. However, only in Russia they treat tires this way. local production. Reasonable question- Why?

Misconceptions in general

Most Russians assume that a manufacturer opening factories in third world countries or ours intends to produce cheap products. Low quality . However, in reality this is absolutely not the case. First of all, a certain tire model produced in Russia will be supplied to all countries, even to such "reference in this matter" as Germany and France. Naturally, the "masters of the tire business" need not only to install the proper equipment at the factories, but also to control the quality of incoming raw materials and the production process itself. The stakes are very high. You can't defame the company's name.

Let's go further. The reason for the distrust on the part of domestic buyers is also the belief that the collectors are "in crooked hands". However, it must be taken into account that in the aforementioned Finnish, Japanese and German enterprises in low-paid positions workers the same "immigrants from the third world" work. Equipped with state-of-the-art conveyor equipment, each plant performs three main operations: raw material stacking, tire removal and visual inspection. Everything is elementary and simple! Nothing more! So the question of nationality and race is simply not consistent!

On the contrary, factories abroad are usually opened later than their relatives. And that means more modern equipment and technology. And an increasing number of operations in such factories are performed by robots. Quality control of final products is equally high everywhere. Moreover, specifically Nokian boasted that at the Russian plant, due to the above, the percentage of defective products is 3 times lower than at the Finnish enterprise.

Should I be afraid of Russian tires?

As a team with many years of tire sales practice, we cannot single out any low-quality brand, which outperforms the others in the number of returns. Also, we do not observe the dependence of the number of defects on any country where the company's plant is located. We've seen a wheel labeled "made in Germany" from a well-known manufacturer that doubled in size when inflated because they simply forgot to put a cord in it at the factory. But the German OTK did not notice this.

Did you know that some sizes of Bridgestone are generally made at Nokian factories, and vice versa? Likewise, Yokohama, at its factories in Japan, produces some of the most popular Continental sizes in Japan, and the latter, of course, provides a mutual service to its eastern partner. They just make someone else's brand in their own factory! Naturally, they indicate the country of production correctly, which is why Nokian is sometimes found Japanese made. A automakers For a long time they have been sharing bodies, engines, and even entire cars with each other, changing only the nameplates on the trunk lid and the badge on the radiator grille. Mitsubishi, like all Japanese, do not know how to do modern diesels? It doesn’t matter, we’ll ask the French for it, and in return we’ll give them the rest of the car, let them rename our Outlander to Citroen C-Crosser and Peugeot 4008 and sell themselves as much as they want. Mutually beneficial!

So we consider the myths about the quality of Russian, Chinese, Indonesian, Polish tires to be prejudices! The main thing is that these tires are made by a well-known manufacturer. If you trust the brand Michelin, Conti, Nokian, Bridge, Yoke, Gudka, etc., then leave these very companies to take care of the quality of their products themselves. Feel yourself civilized European!

Recently, we have noticed that buyers have become more and more interested in the year of manufacture of the tire.

Is this parameter really important?

Let's try to figure it out.

Tire release date - is it worth looking for the "freshest" ones?

IN last years we notice that demanding customers are increasingly interested in the year of manufacture of the purchased wheels. Is this parameter really important?

Let's try to find out.

We are forced to note that many customers themselves often do not understand why they need the freshest tires, because we are not talking about hot cakes. There is a lot of conflicting and unfounded information on this subject on the Internet, therefore, in order to try to understand this issue, we use the most objective and authoritative expert opinion from Michelin.

TIRES ARE NOT BANANAS!

Apparently, even in this leading corporation, they could not help but respond to the growing problem, and the Philippine division launched a special explanatory campaign "Tires are not bananas!" People fear that over time tires "age". Three independent studies conducted in South Korea, Germany and Saudi Arabia prove that under storage conditions of +40 degrees Celsius for 20 years, the condition of tires will be similar to a mileage of 40,000 km. A year of active operation is approximately equal to ten years of storage in a warehouse.

Numerous tests have revealed that when the tire is stored for three years, there is virtually no difference with the newly produced ones. Braking, acceleration and rearrangement on conditionally "old" tires are identical to conditionally "new", and the resource and impact resistance are also no different. So calling all the shops in the city in search of "fresh" is pointless.

By the way, domestic GOST also speaks unambiguously - within five years from the date of production, tires can be safely sold. With proper storage, the wheels do not lose their properties for more than five years, because they are resistant to temperature extremes.

But in the pursuit of the "freshest" tires, many buyers miss the fact that it is much more important for their well-being of tires, their life, and trouble-free driving to monitor pressure, uniform wear, and avoid overloads during operation. After all, even a seemingly insignificant deviation of 0.3 atm. in one direction or another can reduce the life of the tire by a quarter, and overloading can even lead to fatal damage to the cord or inner layer.

Another point that some tire shop customers don't take into account is that tires are pre-produced at the factory. For example, in the spring of 2018, you ask the seller in the store to pick up tires with a production date of exactly 2018. But the release of the summer assortment begins in the fall of 2017, and the required size of the desired year may not be in stock in principle!

2) During operation, pay more attention to the condition of the wheels, damage, and pressure, which must correspond to the recommended values.

3) Keep in mind: in terms of performance, three-year-old tires are virtually identical to those produced quite recently. And let's add from ourselves: in our experience, in studded wheels that have lain for a couple of years in a warehouse, the stud holds better. The reason for this is diffusion, although it does not reach noticeable values, but it is objectively possible to lose spikes and is noticeably reduced. As such, research on this topic has hardly been conducted, but practice shows that this is exactly the case.

Speaking of automotive rubber, we rarely think about what and how this product is made. Meanwhile, everything is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. Tire production technology includes many stages and nuances. The initial stage in the creation of automobile tires is the development of their profile and tread pattern through specialized computer programs volumetric modeling. Next, the computer calculates and analyzes the efficiency of the tire in different situations and operating conditions, after which the shortcomings are eliminated, test samples are cut on special machines manually and tested in real conditions.

As a result of the tests, information is collected for comparison with the indicators of the market leaders of the same class, after which the final fine-tuning is carried out, preceding the launch on the conveyor and mass production.

Making a rubber compound

The material from which the tire is made is of paramount importance. It should be understood that tires various manufacturers significantly differ primarily in the properties of rubber, the composition of which is often a trade secret. Such a serious approach is explained by the fact that the rubber compound determines specifications tires including:

• road grip level.
• Durability and reliability.
• Seasonality and durability.

The rubber composition of modern tires includes many materials and components: various additives and chemical compounds, which determine the properties and behavior of tires. Entire laboratories in each company are engaged in the selection and combination of these elements, because it is chemical additives and their dosage that allow the product to surpass competitors. The base for all is regular rubber, the composition of which is not a secret to anyone. It consists of:

1. Rubber, which is isoprene (natural) and synthetic, and is the basis rubber compound(from 40 to 50 percent of the composition).
2. Technical carbon (industrial soot), thanks to the molecular compounds of which the tire is not only black, but also becomes durable and resistant to wear and temperatures (from 25 to 30 percent of the composition).
3. Silicic acid, which increases the grip of tires with a wet coating, and is used mainly by foreign tire manufacturers (about 10 percent of the composition).
4. Resins and oils that act as auxiliary components to ensure the softness and elasticity of the product (about 10-15 percent of the composition).
5. Vulcanizing agents, the role of which is most often assigned to sulfur compounds and special activators.

It should be noted that Russian rubber is recognized as the best in the world, and therefore is in demand and used by most of the world's leading manufacturing companies. And since synthetic rubber is inferior to natural rubber in all respects, the Russian Federation will remain the leader in this area for a very long time.

Component production

The technological process of creating a tire, among other things, includes several parallel stages of manufacturing its components, including:

• Rubberized tape is the primary blank for the manufacture of the tread, cut depending on the required size.
• The breaker and frame are the elements responsible for resistance to cuts, breaks and other damage. Also, the breaker and carcass are responsible for the rigidity of the entire tire structure.
• The tire bead is the most rigid part of the tire, and provides tightness when mounted on the wheel rim.

The carcass and belt material of modern tires is either steel cord or fiberglass. The latter is used in the manufacture of premium tires, while the steel cord is indispensable in models designed to equip trucks.

Assembly and vulcanization

Assembly is the final step in tire production. This technological procedure is performed by applying layers of carcass, sidewalls, bead and tread part, and is carried out on a special assembly drum. After layout and giving the desired shape, all the constituent elements are connected into a monolithic structure through the vulcanization procedure. Next, the product goes necessary checks, labeled and sent to markets around the world.