The tyre major was one of more than 30 buyers acquiring chunks of the 13% stake in Mazda that was sold by Ford in mid-November. According to a November report in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, Bridgestone has acquired 0.25% of the outstanding Mazda shares, however the Nikkei did not indicate the source of this information. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)