| Key figures (2016): |
Sales: 3,337.0 billion yen (£22.6 billion), -12.0 per cent |
| CEO: |
Masaaki Tsuya |
| Headquarters: |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Established: |
1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi |
| Tyre factories worldwide: |
50 (plus 29 tyre-related plants) |
| Employees worldwide: |
143,616 (as of 31 December 2016) |
| Factories in Europe: |
10 (Spain 3, Poland 2, Belgium 2, Italy, France and Hungary 1 each) |
| British company: |
Bridgestone (UK) Ltd; www.bridgestone.co.uk |
| Product range: |
Car, light truck, truck, 4×4, EM, motorcycle and aircraft tyres |
