set its eyes on manufacturing tires based largely on Japanese technology. įoregoing dependence on European and North American technology, the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. "Bridgestone" was named after the name of the founder, Shojiro Ishibashi ( 石橋 lit. in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. One year later on 1 March 1931, the founder, Shojiro Ishibashi, made the "Tabi" Socks Tire Division independent and established the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. The first Bridgestone tire was produced on 9 April 1930, by the Japanese " Tabi" Socks Tire Division (actually made jika-tabi). The second one is the Bridgestone Tire Company, Ltd., founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan. The first one is Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, that was founded in August 1900 by Harvey Firestone and was headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The history of Bridgestone America dates back to the two separate companies that merged to form Bridgestone Tire company.
īridgestone Group has 181 production facilities in 24 countries as of July 2018. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi ( 石橋), meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese.Īs of 2021, Bridgestone/ Firestone is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world, followed by Michelin in France, Goodyear in the United States, MRF in India, Continental in Germany and Pirelli in Italy. Bridgestone Corporation ( 株式会社ブリヂストン, Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton) is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
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