European truck sector – the “relatively healthy” tyre market’s only ailment

Reuters and Marketwatch have reported comments made by Michelin managing partner Michel Rollier regarding the global tyre market’s general good shape. Reuters quoted Rollier, who was speaking on the sidelines of a Comité des Constructeurs Français d'Automobiles (French Automobile Manufacturers Committee) event, as saying “today, overall, we see a situation which remains relatively healthy with one exception, which is nonetheless a worry, namely the heavy truck tyre market in Europe.” Marketwatch reported that Rollier said the Chinese market remains “very robust” while North America “remains at a good level.” The managing partner however noted, added Marketwatch, that the outlook for 2012 “remains very uncertain.”

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