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Bridgestone Corporation (株式会社ブリヂストン, Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton) is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi (石橋), meaning 'stone bridge' in ...
Automobile tires Studded winter tire Formula One racing slicks Large tires Airless tires Aircraft tire Motorcycle tire Mountain bike tires Spiked tire Tractor tire. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tires:
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Tyre changes were re-instated in 2006, following the dramatic and highly political 2005 United States Grand Prix, which saw Michelin tyres fail on two separate cars at the same turn, resulting in all Michelin runners pulling out of the Grand Prix, leaving just the three teams using Bridgestone tyres to race. For 2007, Bridgestone again became ...
Birla Tyres India: 1991 Birla Tyre [4] Belshina Belarus: 1965 Belshina [5] Bridgestone Japan: 1931 Bridgestone, [6] [7] [8] Firestone, Fuzion, Seiberling (Latin America), Uniroyal (Australia), Dayton, Supercat (Australia and New Zealand), Fireforce (South Africa) Bridges Sabanci Turkey: 1974 Bridgestone (Europe and Middle East), Lassa: Carlisle ...
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
In 1984, Petersen began working for the U.S. bicycle division of Bridgestone Tires in San Leandro, California [4] in data entry and customer support. [3] He later became a marketing director and product manager [6] and in the early 1990s promoted the development of fat-tired road bikes inspired by emerging mountain bike designs. [3]