MICHELIN LAUNCHES THE NEW MICHELIN AGILIS LT

19 July 2010: The new MICHELIN AGILIS LT is designed to address the specific needs of mini buses and light trucks which need to rely on safe, robust and long lasting tyres. It will be available in 3 sizes, 7.00R16, 7.50R16 and 8.25R16 in July 2010.

"Our main goal for this new tyre is to help our professional light truck customers to reduce their running cost, without compromising on safety” said Oliver Biggart, Marketing and Communications, Michelin Australia.

“With this new tyre, our customers will benefit from a robust & reliable tyre made of a steel casing and a reinforced sidewall against aggression. They will cover more kilometres thanks to an optimized contact patch with the ground.

The new MICHELIN AGILIS LT gives light truck and mini-bus drivers an experience of a long life in on-road operations developed by the MICHELIN Durable Technology, the latest Michelin Truck tyre innovation introduced for the first time into light truck tyres, with full depth double–wave sipes for even long lasting grip and handling,” he concludes.

Michelin has developed products in line with their usage in order to support different types of vehicles. While the new MICHELIN AGILIS LT fulfils its light truck and mini-bus customers’ needs by offering more mileage, robustness and grip, the existing MICHELIN AGILIS, designed for pick-up and vans, provides its users with high mileage and comfort.

Discover all about this new product at http://transport.michelin.com.au

Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tyres providing the right balance between performance, safety, fuel saving efficiency, and longevity for every type of vehicle. For over 100 years, Michelin has always been a leader in tyre technologies, providing innovative, reliable and competitive products.

http://transport.michelin.com.au

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With 109,000 employees and sales organizations in more than 170 countries, Michelin is worldwide leader of the tire manufacturers. Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the US space shuttle, on 72 production sites in 19 countries throughout five continents. The company also publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases and offers electronic mobility support services, on ViaMichelin.com. Research and innovation development is being taken care of in technology centres in Europe, USA and Japan.