Bridgestone maintains top spot in Global Tire ranking Michelin closes gap;rest of top 10 remains unchanged after flat year

摘要

For most of the world's major tire makers,2018 was a flat year saleswise,leading to another year of status quo at the top of the Global Tire Report ranking compiled annually since 1986 by Tire Business.That means Japan's Bridgestone Corp.retained the title of world's largest tire maker for the 11th straight year,edging out France's Group Michelin again(See rankings on pages 18-19).The tables very well could be reversed this year,however,based on the full-year consolidation of a pair of major acquisitions Michelin carried out in the past year: the $1.45 billion buyout of off-road tire specialist Camoplast Ltd.last year and the more recent $545 takeover of Indonesian tire maker P.T.Multistrada Arah Sarana TBK.Together,the pair represents potential annual sales revenue of nearly $1.2 billion.