The Tire Division of Japan's Nihon Tabi Company was responsible for the precursor to Bridgestone tires until the company was rebranded as Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd by Shojiro Ishibashi in 1931. It ...

Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Corporation announced it plans to close its tyre manufacturing plant in LaVergne, in the US state of Tennessee, as part of its strategy to “optimize the ...

Japanese Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release.

Bridgestone is launching a new line of its long-standing Blizzak winter tires called the Blizzak 6. While other Blizzak lines focus on larger vehicles such as SUVs and trucks, the Blizzak 6 is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news ...

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In another indication of the ongoing downturn in the agricultural economy, Bridgestone Americas Inc. is offering buyouts at the company’s Bridgestone-Firestone agricultural tire plant in Des Moines.

In its base case, the firm expects only a dividend increase, potentially lifting shares 5%. Bridgestone, Japan’s largest tire maker, is due to report earnings on February 17. Morgan Stanley expects a ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, Walmart has a new logo. The international retailer describes it as a “a comprehensive brand refresh,” but the online world hasn’t been quite so kind to ...