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Bridgestone is a global leader in the
tyre industry. Members of the Bridgestone Group supply a vast range of
tyres in the Americas, in Europe, in Japan, in every region on the
planet.
Customer expectations of tyre performance vary greatly among regions and
among vehicle applications. All customers, however, demand and deserve a
maximum of safety. The Bridgestone Group strive ceaselessly to
meet that demand.
In other product
categories, monorail trains speed passengers safely to their
destinations on Bridgestone tyres. They are the world leader in the
largest sizes of tyres for earthmoving equipment. They are a leader, too,
in Tyres for agricultural machinery, for aircraft and for motorcycles
and scooters
Technology
Bridgestone is a technology-intensive company
that invests heavily in research and development programs. Those
programs are highly productive, yielding important improvements and
completely new products in automotive and non-automotive applications.
Recent advances in
tyre technology at Bridgestone include improvements in runflat Tyres.
Those tyres continue to function safely for a specified distance at up
to a specified maximum speed after a loss of air pressure. In another
tyre-related advance, we are developing integrated suspension modules
with two leading manufacturers of brakes and shock absorbers.
A high priority for us in diversified products is developing energy- and
information-related technologies. Energy storage was an early emphasis
for us in diversified technologies, and we recently achieved a
breakthrough in lithium batteries: an additive that renders the
electrolyte solution non-flammable without affecting battery performance.
That additive, Phoslyte, could make the power of lithium batteries
viable in large applications, such as hybrid cars and electric cars.
In information
technologies, we are developing electronic display technologies. Our
engineers recently created the high-fluidity Electro Liquid Powder for
reflection-type displays. Meanwhile, we supply ceramic components of
ultrapure silicon carbide for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Future advances in
all product categories will depend increasingly on progress at the
leading edge of scientific understanding. We are nurturing capabilities
in nanotechnology and other pertinent disciplines with an eye to
developing new materials for Tyres and for diversified products.
History
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1930 |
Tyre division at Ishibashi family's footwear company,
makes first Tyres in Kurume, on Kyushu. |
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1931 |
Shojiro Ishibashi establishes Bridgestone Tyre Co.,
Ltd., in Kurume |
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1934 |
Full-scale Tyre production begins at newly completed
plant in Kurume |
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1935 |
Bridgestone begins mass-producing golf balls |
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1937 |
Moves headquarters to Tokyo
Begins producing V-belts and rubber hoses;
also begins making prototypes of antivibration products |
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1942 |
Changes name to Nippon Tyre Co., Ltd. |
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1951 |
Changes name back to Bridgestone Tyre Co., Ltd.
Completes new headquarters building in Tokyo |
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1953 |
Becomes Japan's largest Tyre manufacturer as annual
sales reach ¥10 billion |
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1956 |
Marks 25th anniversary; commemorative events
include Ishibashi Cultural Center in Kurume and donating it
to city |
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1961 |
Makes initial public offering of shares in
May, lists shares on Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges in
October |
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1962 |
Develops Japan's first steel radial Tyres for trucks and
buses
Completes technical center at Tokyo Plant |
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1964 |
Develops Japan's first radial Tyres for passenger cars |
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1965 |
Begins producing Tyres in Malaysia ─ company's first
overseas production since World War II
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1966 |
Jingle composed for Bridgestone television commercials
becomes nationwide sensation |
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1967 |
Establishes formal guidelines for affiliated independent
retailers
Establishes U.S. marketing subsidiary in Los Angeles |
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Bridgestone
Technology: Potenza Adrenalin
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1968 |
Expresses corporate motto formally as "Serving society
with superior quality"
Earns prestigious Deming Prize for exemplary quality
control |
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1970 |
Sponsors first Bridgestone Golf Tournament
(now called Bridgestone Open) |
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1976 |
Bridgestone founder Shojiro Ishibashi dies |
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1982 |
Opens first Cockpit retail outlet for Tyres
and car accessories, near Tokyo
Introduces Japan's first studless snow Tyre |
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1983 |
Acquires first U.S. plant by
purchasing Tyre plant in Tennessee from The
Firestone Tyre & Rubber Company |
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1984 |
Undertakes sweeping corporate branding
program
Changes corporate name to Bridgestone
Corporation and adopts new corporate logo mark |
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1988 |
Acquires Firestone ─ second largest Tyre
manufacturer in United States ─ for $2.6 billion
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1989 |
Integrates North American operations as
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
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1990 |
Establishes Bridgestone/Firestone Europe
S.A. to coordinate European operations |
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1993 |
Places all sporting goods
operations under management of subsidiary
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd. |
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1994 |
Integrates European marketing and logistics
under Bridgestone/Firestone Europe |
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1995 |
Returns Firestone brand to Indy car racing |
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1997 |
Enters Formula One (F1) competition |
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1998 |
Bridgestone-equipped F1
competitors capture drivers' and constructors'
season championships |
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1999 |
Absorbs subsidiary Bridgestone Metalpha
Corporation, which produces steel Tyre cord |
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2000 |
Completes large additions to
flagship technical center for Tyres at Tokyo
Plant and to flagship technical center for
diversified products at Yokohama Plant |
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2001 |
Opens corporate museum, Bridgestone Today,
at Tokyo Plant
Issues Bridgestone Way, which
comprises spirit, mission, management stance,
pledges, and guidelines
Americas subsidiary,
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., reorganizes
operations under newly established holding
company, Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding,
Inc. |
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2002 |
Founder Shojiro Ishibashi inducted into
Japan Automotive Hall of Fame |
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Issues management vision, brand vision, and
environmental charter |
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2003 |
Bridgestone/Firestone Americas
Holding changes name to Bridgestone Americas
Holding, Inc.
Bridgestone/Firestone Europe changes name to
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
Issues declaration of
comprehensive commitment to safety and
restructures safety-assurance organization |
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2004 |
Establishes Bridgestone (China)
Investment Co., Ltd., in Shanghai to manage Tyre
operations in China |
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2005 |
Launches New brand "Playz" for
Japan Domestic Market for the first time in 24
years |
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2006 |
Founder Shojiro Ishibashi
inducted into The Automotive Hall of Fame in
Dearborn, Mich., U.S.A.
Adopts the Organization Reform
with three factors, Strategic Business Units,
Global Management Platform and Global Head
Office. |
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