CORONADO, Calif. (March 16, 2012)—Market research firm Frost & Sullivan Inc. has picked Michelin North America Inc. as an award winner for its X One line of wide-base single truck tires.
Frost & Sullivan said it selected the X One for the Product Line Strategy award because it determined Michelin had “distinguished itself as a product line strategy leader” in the wide-base commercial tire segment through a series of benchmark criteria against key competitors.
The research company's analysis of the North American market for wide-base truck tires determined that the X One line transitioned wide-base single technology “from a niche option to the mainstream in the commercial trucking industry,” according to Michelin.
“The company has emerged as the leader in this category by working with customers to consistently improve its products and by optimizing its portfolio to cover not only the different requirements of drive and trailer axles but also the unique needs of long-haul, regional, vocational, and ultra weight-sensitive applications,” said Kumar Saha, industry analyst with Frost & Sullivan's Automotive & Transportation team.