Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars remained obscure in comparison with other competitors for the title, such as the "Pioneer Zephyr" and Union Pacific's M-10000. Rubber-tired rail cars achieved greater success in France, and similar rubber-tired subway cars have been adopted in Canada and Mexico as well as on numerous systems in Europe. During the 1920s, the American Budd Company, at the time a relatively obscure auto-frame supplier, developed an extensive working relationship with the French firm Michelin, which was best known for its tires. In 1929, Michelin built its first rail car, and by 1932 nine of its cars were in operating service, all of
GRI Tires in 2014 followed by another in Melbourne in 2015. Currently, GRI is one of the major tire manufacturers operating in Sri Lanka. GRI’s main products are Material Handling tires; a tire used on material handling equipment such as forklifts. These tires are produced using natural rubber compounds, which have properties of high-heat dissipation, high run-time and low rolling resistance . GRI also produces tires required for agricultural purposes which are used in farming vehicles especially those in tractors and harvesters. Agricultural tires are unique in aspects of tread pattern & high-load carrying capacity. Other tires produced by GRI include Industrial