Bridgestone Corporation
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🇯🇵 Japan
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Est. 1931
Bridgestone Corporation is a Japanese tire and rubber manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Shojiro Ishibashi founded it in 1931 in Kurume, and the name is a translation of his surname. It makes tires for cars, trucks, bicycles, motorcycles and aircraft, as well as golf equipment, and acquired the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1988. The group has regional head offices for the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, and has supplied tires to motorsport series including Formula One.
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- 1931