Bridgestone Puts Brakes on Production

Published: June 17, 2014

Bridgestone Corp. will postpone the start of production at its newest Thailand plant due to global demand.

The plant produces OTR tires for coal-mining vehicles. The plant was scheduled to begin production the first half of 2015, outputting 85 tons a day by the first half of 2019. The tiremaker will announce a new output start date once the demand for the tires returns.

“It will take some time before mining-vehicle tire demand heats up,” said Masaaki Tsuya, CEO of Bridgestone Corp.

Coal prices have dropped to their lowest since October 2009 based on the GlobalCOAL NEWC Index.

Tsuya said political turmoil in Thailand has affected the planned timing of production.

Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) with Advan tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 24, 2024

Yokohama Rubber has signed a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). As part of the Advan Challenge that seeks to maximize sales of Advan tires, Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by supplying its Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 being entered in those races by HRT.