Automotive Exports – November 2017

Monthly automotive aftermarket magazine
Michelin Reminds Use Of
Winter Tires
Winter tire separates from the summertime tires regarding its design and
capillary structure ensuring advantage on snowy, wet and muddy road surfaces
Michelin suggests use
of winter tires when
temperature drops under 7 degree
Celsius. Winter tire separates from
the summertime tires regarding
its design and capillary structure
ensuring advantage on snowy,
wet and muddy road surfaces with
its road holding ability, traction
power and braking distance.
In this meaning, as a brand
determining road and passenger
safety as the most basic
responsibility, it reminds that
winter tires carry importance in
terms of both material and spiritual
meaning in every occasion. The
firm focuses on the works to raise
awareness of consumers about
winter tires.
“We remind that the consumers
should make a research when
they purchase winter tires in
line with their needs and not to
compensate on quality regarding
the tires are a safety product.”
About new winter tire regulation
The Ministry of Transport has
announced that winter tires are the
obligation for commercial vehicles,
but special passenger automobiles
are not included. In the scope
of the regulations were issued,
there is a compulsory for only
commercial vehicles. As for special
vehicles there is no mandatory
for them. In addition to this, the
winter tire application will also start
for wagons. The application date
will be valid between 1st April and
1st December months.
Michelin winter tires
Summertime tires, CrossClimate,
in revolutionary qualification
with winter certification that
we suggest for drivers who
expose to rare frequency winter
conditions, unites supper features
of both summer and winter tires.
Having 3PMSF symbol which
offers braking possibility on dry
ground in a short distance,
braking on wet ground with ‘A’
grade as well as using in winter
season, CrossClimate ensures
great advantages for drivers with
improved winter performance and
comfort and also durability with its
new generation CrossClimate+.
Not making concession to its
performance until lawful limit of
1,6 mm thread depth since the first
kilometer, Michelin CrossClimate+
as offering excellent performance
to drivers with its wide size range
on dry ground with its premium
summer tire features; as for snowy
ground, continues to show high
performance as much as a winter
tire, it also allow to experience
an excellent experience.
CrossClimate+ draws attention
with its long-life 25% more than
the upper class 4-Season tire
market on average.
MICHELIN Alpin 5
The technologies of Alpin 5
secures maximum safety even
slippery roads due to providing
maximum holding on dry, wet and
snowy roads in the winter season.
As the two new technological
products with its new design and
compound, thanks to this feature
Alpin 5 offers an outstanding
feature to drivers.
Michelin Alpin 5 separates from
its rivals regarding its excellency
complying with the winter
conditions by setting up relations
with the French Science and
Technology Institute (IFSTTAR).
Thousands of capillary channels,
which have been placed into
design of tires, perform a sole task
to raise traction power of the tires.
When made a comparison with
their rivals possessing 12% more
designs and 16% more capillary
channels, Alpin 5 draws attention
with 17% more gripping rate.
The “trace” effect which was
improved by Michelin’s backside
design technology, StabiliGrip,
has been designed especially
for Alpin 5. Thanks to wider tire
trace focusing on stronger road
holding, Michelin Alpin 5 has
also blocking feature itself thanks
to its unique design. There is
“Elastromer” technology which
has been put into the design of a
winter tire first time.
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