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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.
Titan Tire Corporation [84] USA: 1993 Goodyear (farm tires), Titan, Continental (OTR only) [85] Tigar Tyres Serbia: 1959 Tigar: Tomket Tires [86] [non-primary source needed] Czech Republic: 1997 Tomket (Czech brand of low category is made in China) Toyo Tire & Rubber [87] Japan: 1945 Nitto, Silverstone, Toyo: Trayal Corporation Serbia: 1955 ...
On August 9, 2000, Firestone issued a recall covering 6.5 million P235/75R15 Firestone ATX and ATX II tires and P235/75R15 Wilderness AT tires manufactured after 1991 and 1996 respectively. The recall covered all ATX and ATX II tires regardless of which plant they originated from but only covered Wilderness AT tires from Firestone's Decatur plant.
On 5 December 2006, Bridgestone Americas and Bandag, Inc. announced a merger agreement whereby Bridgestone would acquire Muscatine, Iowa–based Bandag, Inc., a leading truck tire re–treader that was founded in 1957 and had over 900 franchised dealers worldwide at the time. In announcing the merger, Bridgestone's president in Tokyo explained:
37 – the tire is 37 in (940 mm) in diameter; 12.5 – the tire has a cross section of 12.5 in (320 mm) R – this is a radial tire; 17 – this tire fits 17 in (430 mm) rims; LT – this is a light truck tire
The acquisition gave Pep Boys service and tire centers in Washington state, in the Pacific Northwest. [14] In May 2011, Pep Boys acquired tire retailer Big 10 Tires. The acquisition gave Pep Boys an additional 84 service and tire centers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, including concentrations around Atlanta and Orlando. [15]
Kal Tire is a wholly owned Canadian company based in Vernon, British Columbia, where it was founded in 1953 by Thomas J. Foord OBC and Jim Lochhead. Its business comprises retail tire sales for passenger and light truck vehicles, mechanical services for passenger and light trucks, commercial truck tires, mining and off-road sales and service and retreading of both commercial and off-road tires.
Firestone constructed hangars, ancillary buildings, and an 8,700 foot runway on the site. [9] Advertisement for Firestone's factory and exhibition building at the World's Fair showing Liberians harvesting and transporting rubber. The Firestone Plantation was originally envisioned for 350,000 people to be employed on the newly created plantations.