New Toyota FJ Cruiser to Ride on Bridgestone Dueler H/T 840 Tires
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) announced that its Bridgestone brand Dueler H/T 840 tires will be original equipment on the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser SUV.
Pirelli Tops South African Tyre Survey
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pirelli has come top in JD Power’s South African tyre satisfaction survey. But it wasn’t all good news for the tyre business.
BFNAT Re-Ups With Bigfoot
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) has extended its sponsorship of the famed Bigfoot monster truck team through 2010.
Bridgestone Reports a 58% Jump in Net Income; BFNAT Posts Profit
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone Corp., the parent company of Bridgestone Americas Holding (BAH), announced that its worldwide net income for fiscal year 2005 increased 58%, to $1.53 billion, on sales of $22.8 billion.
Reports Say Plantation Strike Finally Ends
(Akron/Tire Review) Reuters is reporting that the strike at Firestone Plantations Co. in Liberia has ended and employees have returned to work.
Reports Say Liberian Plantation Strike Continues
(Akron/Tire Review) News reports from Liberia now say the strike that has shutdown Firestone Plantations Co. in that country has continued.
India Struggles With Tire Exports
(Akron/Tire Review – Financial Times of India) In 2001, Ford had to recall 50,000 brand new Explorers to replace Goodyear and Michelin tyres that were suspected to have been damaged on the assembly line conveyor belt.
New Tires Unveiled at Chicago Auto Show
(Akron/Tire Review) As it has in recent years, Bridgestone Americas Holding (BAH) is sponsoring the media center at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, Feb. 10-19, and is using the event to showcase new technology and products.
Government Fails to End Plantation Strike
(Akron/Tire Review) Efforts by Liberia’s government have apparently failed to quell the week-old strike at Firestone Plantation Co., where production has reportedly ceased.
Four Bridgestones Make Consumers Digest List
(Akron/Tire Review) Four Bridgestone-brand tires were named to Consumers Digest magazine’s list of tire “best buys,” which appears in the publication’s February issue.