Michelin To Hike Tyre Prices In India, Africa And Middle East

This is the second price hike this year by Michelin as the first one was made very recently in March 2021, where tyre prices were hiked by 8 per cent.

By Ameya Naik

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Published on June 8, 2021

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Michelin today announced that it will be hiking tyre prices in India, Africa & the Middle East region. The increase in price is effective from June 18 in India and July 1 for Middle East region and is applicable to all Michelin Group brands. This is the second price hike this year by Michelin as the first one was made very recently in March 2021, where tyre prices were hiked by 8 per cent. The increase in price is effective from June 18 in India Also Read: Michelin India Hikes Tyre Price By 8 Per Cent In a statement by the company, it said, that it will increase its tyre prices by up to 6 per cent on passenger car, light truck and motorcycle tyres as well as up to 8 per cent on both on- and off-road commercial tyre. The hike in price has been attributed to the increase of raw material cost, global transportation cost and prevailing market dynamics. Price changes may vary across specific products within each brand portfolio.