Brand birthplace: Japan
Bridgestone Japan is the world's largest manufacturer of tire and rubber products, and one of the three giants in the tire industry in the world.
History and present
193 1 In March, Bridgestone was born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded by Masajiro Shiqiao (1889- 1976). Seijiro Shiqiao believes that it is more convenient to use English names for the export of the company's products, so he translated his surname "Shiqiao" into English STONEBRIDGE. But because it was not easy to read, he decided to turn it upside down and change it to Bridgestone, hence the name Bridgestone. So we are used to calling the tires produced by this company "Shiqiao tires".
At present, Bridgestone has developed into an international multinational company, with 47 tire factories, 65 chemicals and other products factories in 24 countries and regions, and three technology development centers in Tokyo (Japan), Akron (USA) and Rome (Italy). In 2002, the group's total sales reached US$ 65.438+07.566 billion, making it the largest rubber manufacturing company in the world, with a tire market share of 65.438+096.5438+0%. 80% of the company's products are tires, as well as diversified products such as industrial rubber, chemical products and sports products. By the end of 200 1 year, the number of employees in the group exceeded 654.38+10,000.
The world's largest tire
65438-0988, Bridgestone acquired Firestone, the second largest tire manufacturer in the United States. 1997, Bridgestone began to provide tires for F 1 (Formula One) racing teams. 20011,Bridgestone developed the world's largest tire with a diameter of 4.04 meters. From June 2002+October 2002 10, the zero-pressure tire (RFT) developed by Bridgestone began to be equipped on the BMW Z4 sedan. Bridgestone also developed special tires for Enzo, Ferrari's latest sports car, which made the controllable speed of this top-class sports car reach more than 350 kilometers per hour. In June 2003, Bridgestone won the Airbus supply contract for the first time, and will start supplying tires for the front landing gear and main landing gear of A380 super-large passenger aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Bridgestone and China.
June 5438 +20001October, Bridgestone acquired all the shares invested by South Korea Jinhu Group Tianjin Jinhu Tire Co., Ltd. In September 2000, Tianjin Jinhu Tire Co., Ltd. was officially renamed as Bridgestone (Tianjin) Tire Co., Ltd. In September 2000, the first Bridgestone brand tire was born in Tianjin factory. In June 2002, the second phase expansion project of Bridgestone Tianjin factory was completed. At present, the daily output of Tianjin factory is 1.3 million tires. By 2003, Bridgestone had three tire factories in Tianjin, Shenyang and Wuxi, and an auto parts factory in Changzhou. At present, Bridgestone tires produced in China have successfully matched various brands and models of cars. These include: Accord, Odyssey and Fit of Guangqi Honda, Vios of Tianjin FAW Toyota, Vios and Yaku of Tianjin FAW Li Xia, Terui of Tianjin FAW Huali, paladin of Zhengzhou Nissan, Pajero Speed Running of Beijing Jeep, Saif of Great Wall, etc.