Michelin Celebrates ‘Navy Week’, but has Goodyear Trained its Guns on Military Contracts?
Representatives from the US Navy may have hauled up their anchors and, as it were, set sail for Greenville, South Carolina during October’s Navy Week 2009 festivities, but whether Michelin North America has grounds for continued celebration remains to be seen. While Michelin is currently top dog in the US military supply game, a defence bill passed by the US House of Representatives in late July opens up bidding on military contracts to other potential suppliers.