An introduction to Bridgestone Europe - MotorShow
An introduction to Bridgestone Europe - MotorShow
An introduction to Bridgestone Europe - MotorShow
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Our His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
1931<br />
1953<br />
1962<br />
1964<br />
1976<br />
1986<br />
1988<br />
1990<br />
1995<br />
Shojiro Ishibashi makes his first tyre in Kurume on Kyushu, Japan. “S<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
Bridge” becomes “Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne”.<br />
Sales <strong>to</strong>p 10 billion Yen. Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne becomes Japan’s biggest tyre<br />
manufacturer.<br />
Japan’s first steel radial tyres for trucks and buses.<br />
Japan’s first steel radial tyres for passenger cars.<br />
Founder Ishibashi dies.<br />
Porsche adopts Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne’s RE71 ultra-high performance tyres as<br />
fac<strong>to</strong>ry equipment on its limited-edition 959 sports car, the world’s fastest<br />
production car at that time.<br />
Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne acquires Fires<strong>to</strong>ne, the second largest tyre manufacturer in<br />
the USA, for $ 2.6 billion.<br />
Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne sets up Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne/Fires<strong>to</strong>ne <strong>Europe</strong> S.A. <strong>to</strong> manage its<br />
<strong>Europe</strong>an operations.<br />
According <strong>to</strong> “<strong>Europe</strong>an Rubber Journal”,Bridges<strong>to</strong>ne is ranked nr.1<br />
worldwide.
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