J-Rooster wrote:
Cbones wrote:
Not that it matters to me, but it is stamped right on my Michelins "Made in Spain". I like them anyway much better than the Goodyears. They have a much softer ride. I am assuming that is from the higher load rating, and therefore lower psi needed.
Mine have a code B6 right after the DOT markings I googled Michelin Tires B-6 code and it came right up that the tires I were running were made in PLANT B-6, Spartanburg, S.C.. I talked to a Michelin Rep, on the phone last week and he told me if the U.S. is short on tires (back order) then tires are sent down from Canada and he also mentioned to me that Michelin has a big warehouse in Reno, Nevada to serve the Western U.S.. No Michelin tires are imported into the U.S. according to what the Michelin Rep. told me. I believe this is thru an agreement with labor unions.
Your Michelin rep LIED. It's that simple! We had many at work...from Spain, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brazil. (The Michelin XZE that came off my Genesis was from Thailand.)
