Michelin North America Inc.'s Lexington, S.C., passenger tire manufacturing plant is celebrating 40 years of operation.
The facility has produced more than 240 million tires since it opened in 1981.
It currently has the capacity to produce more than 26,000 units per day, according to MTD research.
The Lexington facility employs more than 1,400 people, according to Michelin officials.
