Michelin is the world's largest tire maker.
And the company it keeps at the top of the list is familiar, too.
In the days and weeks ahead, we'll take a deeper dive into how the previous year shaped up for the world's 75 largest tire makers, exploring financials, acquisitions and investments along the way.
Sister publication Tire Business recently published the Top 75 ranking of global tire makers, and it offers deeper insights into the ranking, the data behind it and the subsequent analysis therein.
And while there are some changes to the ranking this year—shuffling among the Top 15, for instance, and the debuts of several newcomers to the list—the major players held their ground. You'll find a story detailing all of that on our website beginning Wednesday.
From there, Rubber News will dig deeper into this analysis and take a look at some of the reasons for the growth major tire makers have seen in the Sept. 4 print issue. The full ranking of the top 75 tire makers will appear there and in our data store in the coming days.
For now, though, here's what you need to know about the five companies standing atop the list.