I’d buy a CC3 Sport in a heartbeat. I would order today in actual fact. They are listed on eBay, I just can’t figure out the tariff, because I can’t figure out where my size is made. Instead I’m waiting because I’m not desperate. The whole point of this thread and Michelins response prove there are a lot of people who want the CC3, tread life notwithstanding. Less treadlife=bettter grip all things being equal. 5 years for a tire is a long time.
Investment into retooling? Why doing it if your horse is winning.
Sales are down. North America is down everywhere else is up.
Ok. What that has to do with my answer? If people spend less what makes you think new model will change that? New model might make things pricier bcs. retooling, new compound etc. If market is down bcs. external forces, offering known product that is cheaper to make might be better strategy, at least for some time.
Or a new model could be cheaper because new machines don’t break down, more modern cost efficiencies, more automation, more kickbacks from the states. Michelin in my opinion are missing the boat. The CrossClimate 2 no longer tops tests like it used to anymore, the competition has caught up. Whether or not the tests are valid is not the point. The point is the public in general believes the tests and that’s what drives sales.
CC2 is produced still in the state of the art facilities. Michelin is known to have very unified production, probably most unified of all. It is still tire that has highest % of all weather market. Considering Michelin corporate performance, I think they know what they doing.
That’s why they need to sell all three versions. My theory being tariffs are preventing that.
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