Originally Posted by
John McKechnie
He told the story once of the Michelin Man - not the logo one !!, arriving in New Zealand for a meeting with Briscoe and Co, about Tyre supplies [ subject to strict Import Licensing in those times ] and was asked about them setting up a factory in NZ - the response was they could make in One Day enough tyres for whole New Zealand tyre market's annual sales.
That was around the time that Goodrich had helped Reidrubber set up a factory in NZ with locally made tyres. - had some on my cars over the years,
PS my Dads comment was from the late 1950's early 1960's ***
Roger.....can you guess what company makes worldwide the highest number of tyres per year?
Dont anyone else put the answer up, this is for Roger