As the story goes, his look was inspired in 1894, when a pile of tires at the Lyon Universal Exhibition caught French industrialist and company co-founder, Édouard Michelin's eye.

Michelin said on its website that the recalled tires are marked in sizes "185/60R15C, 195/75R16C, 205/65R15C, 205/75R16C, 225/75R16C, 235/65R16C." CHEVRON, EXXON DEVELOPING CLEANER GAS ALTERNATIVE ...

Michelin is recalling more than 542K light truck tires in the U.S. because they don't have enough traction to work in all snowy conditions.

The look of the Michelin Man was inspired in 1894, ... At first, it was only added to the tread, leaving the whitewall tires that are now associated with classic cars. The evolution of Bibendum.

Michelin is recalling more than 542,000 light truck tires in the U.S. because they don’t have enough traction to work in all snowy conditions.