frmichelin1-6, Exercise 1: Timeline of the guide's spread

Model answer (every date marked "check" must be verified against the guide's own history):

1900  First French guide for motorists (check)
early 1900s  Editions for Belgium and neighbouring countries (check)
c.1911  Guide for the British Isles (check)
1927  Michelin factory opens in Stoke-on-Trent (check)
1956  Italian guide (check)
1974  Great Britain and Ireland guide in the modern series (check)
1981  "Main Cities of Europe" guide (check)
2005  New York City, the first American edition (check)
2007/2008  Tokyo, the first Asian edition; the year is often given as 2008 because of the dating of the volume (check)
2008  Hong Kong and Macau (check)
later  Further cities and countries, many with local partners (check)

Dates needing most care: the foreign editions of the early 20th century and anything where a volume's date differs from the launch date.

Care: a timeline shows order, not cause. Do not claim that one edition led to another unless a source says so.