Bridgestone Creates New Philanthropic Position
Wade Munday has been hired to handle corporate philanthropy and social impact at Bridgestone.
Bridgestone Americas Releases 2022 DE&I Annual Report
The 2022 DE&I Annual Report outlines improvements Bridgestone has made in its three DE&I focus areas.
Bridgestone Provides A/T, Winter Tires for Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato
Bridgestone said the tire is the world’s first-ever supercar all-terrain tire to feature run-flat technology.
Bridgestone Wins Caterpillar Supplier of the Year Award
Caterpillar procurement leadership presented the award at their Supplier Excellence Recognition event in Dallas, Texas.
Bridgestone Bandag Achieves Record Year
Bridgestone announced it’s on pace to achieve its highest ever year-over-year growth in its Bandag business with a 9% increase over 2021. The company forecasts year-end sales of Bandag retreads will reach more than 7 million units in North America and anticipates continued growth in 2023 with a $60 million investment in its Abilene, Texas
Bridgestone to Show Vision for Sustainable Mobility at CES 2023
Bridgestone will showcase its comprehensive vision for sustainable mobility at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from Jan. 5-8. The company says it has committed to the target of increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials to 40 percent of its resources by 2030 and achieving the goal of using 100
Bridgestone Americas Increases Replacement Tire Prices
Bridgestone Americas has increased prices for Bridgestone, Firestone and Fuzion passenger and light truck replacement tires sold in the U.S. and Canada. The new pricing will take effect Jan. 1 with adjustments by channel at the article and pattern level. Members of the Bridgestone Consumer Replacement Tire Sales team are contacting customers to provide more
Bridgestone Names New President of Commercial Truck Group
Bridgestone Americas announced Steve Hoeft will assume the role of president of its commercial truck group, effective immediately. The group includes the company’s truck and bus radial (TBR) business. Bridgestone said Hoeft has previously served as chief operating officer (COO) for the commercial truck group. In his new role, he will be responsible for setting
Michelin and Bridgestone Make Appeal for Carbon Black Recovery
In a joint appeal, Michelin and Bridgestone Tires say they believe there is the potential for an annual total market of up to 1 million tons of recovered carbon black by 2030. The appeal was made at the Smithers Recovered Carbon Black Conference in Berlin, which Enviro Smithers attended and where the company’s chairman, Alf
Bridgestone Japan Selects Avery Dennison Maxdura for GT Racing
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVC) says Bridgestone Japan has selected the AD Maxdura Tire Tag to be used for Grand Touring (GT) racing car teams using its tires. AVC says a unique identifier can be assigned to each tire; information can be read automatically and used by the teams and the organizers to identify precisely which
