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Bridgestone Sponsors Inaugural America’s Golf Cup

Bridgestone Americas has entered an agreement with the PGA Tour to become title sponsor for the inaugural America’s Golf Cup, a team format event featuring members of PGA Tour Latinoamerica competing alongside PGA Tour stars such as Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Angel Cabrera and Andres Romero. The inaugural event will take place at the Pilar Golf Club in Buenos Aires,

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First Half 2014 Results Show Bridgestone’s Positive Development in Europe

In the second quarter of 2014, Bridgestone managed to increase its turnover and its operating profit even more so. And the figures for Europe were particularly noteworthy and show a continued improvement, even if they remain below company average. To read more, visit Tyres & Accessories.

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Bridgestone Managers Tackle Olympic Roles

Bridgestone has announced the appointment of several senior executives to an organization called the BIOC, which is involved in functions associated with the tiremaker’s status as official top-tier Olympic partner through to the 2024 Olympic Games. Bridgestone CEO and board chairman Maasaki Tsuya has been named BIOC chairman, effective Sept. 1. Tsuya will be supported

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Bridgestone Names Video Contest Winners

Bridgestone Americas has announced the winners of this year’s Teen Drive Smart Video Contest. Austin Piedra of Chicopee, Mass., took home first place, a $20,000 college scholarship, for his video – “Break Bad Habits.” In second, winning a $10,000 scholarship was “The Risk You Choose,” by University of Pennsylvania freshman Barry Oshiba.  David Ramirez a

Bridgestone Americas Monitoring Ebola Situation in Liberia

The outbreak of highly dangerous Ebola virus in West African countries has gain much international attention, and it is now directly impacting the tire industry. The area of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone is the focal point of the disease, for which there is currently no vaccine, no specific treatment and a fatality rate of

Prep for Winter

With summer in full swing, it’s easy to forget about the frigid winter that plagued much of the U.S. just months ago. But, this past winter had a positive effect for dealers selling winter tires, and industry experts expect this upcoming season to be another positive for dealers, as well. “We have not had a

Bridgestone Makes Leadership Changes at Plant

Bridgestone Americas has made leadership changes at its manufacturing operations in Aiken County, S.C. The tiremaker appointed Ron Brooks to serve as plant manager of the new off-road radial tire plant and named Fran Jones plant manager of its passenger and light truck facility. Brooks spent much of his career working with Bridgestone. He previously

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Reader’s Digest Australia Picks ‘Most Trusted Tire Brand’

Bridgestone has beaten Michelin and Pirelli to be named Australia’s ‘most trusted tire brand’ in a survey carried out for Reader’s Digest Australia. The publication’s Trusted Brands 2014 survey rated brands in 46 categories on a scale of one to ten, and named one winner and two highly commended runners-up for each category. Read more

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Voting Open For Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart Video Contest

Online voting to select the top three finalists in the Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart Video Contest has officially begun. Judges for the contest narrowed down the entries and selected the top 10 most compelling videos submitted by 16- to 21-year-olds across the U.S. Selections were made based on how well the videos persuade viewers to

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Bridgestone Showcases New GCR Tires & Service Logo

Bridgestone Americas unveiled its newly rebranded GCR Tires & Service division with a new logo. According to the company, the rebranding effort signifies Bridgestone America’s pledge to be the leading provider of commercial tires and service in North America.

If LeBron Comes Back He’s Bringing a Tire Plant With Him

So yesterday the City of Cleveland, just a 30-minute drive from our headquarters, was selected to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. Regardless the political persuasion, everyone around here is fired up and sees it as a huge win for the city and region. And we’re all constantly refreshing our computer screens and smartphones trying

Second Fire At Bridgestone Americas Plant

Bridgestone Americas’ Wilson, N.C., tire plant suffered its second fire in two weeks on July 5. The fire broke out at approximately 6:15 p.m. Bridgestone has said that there were no injuries related to the fire or procedures followed for its extinction. The fire broke out in the plant’s mixing department, which is the same