Q: Context: Bibendum, commonly referred to in English as the Michelin Man, is the symbol of the Michelin tire company. Introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 where the Michelin brothers had a stand, Bibendum is one of the world's oldest trademarks. The slogan Nunc est bibendum (Drink up) is taken from Horace's Odes (book I, ode xxxvii, line 1). He is also referred to as Bib or Bibelobis.

Question: what is the symbol of the michelin tyre company? Let's give stream of consciousness first:
The relevant sentence in the passage is: Bibendum, commonly referred to in English as the Michelin Man, is the symbol of the Michelin tire company. Therefore, the final answer is Bibendum , commonly referred to in English as the Michelin Man.