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Half of UK Motorists Risking Theirs, Passengers Lives

A new survey published by Bridgestone reveals that more than 80 per cent of drivers believe they have never driven on a tyre which is even slightly unsafe, but only a third of those questioned know what the legal minimum tread depth of their tyres actually is.

And while more than half of motorists claim to have checked their tyre pressures in the last month, 49 per cent of drivers do not know that an under-inflated tyre can dramatically affect a car’s stopping distance.

1st June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

CM Downton Logistics Chooses Bridgestone and Truck Point

Bridgestone and Truck Point have announced a three-year tyre contract to supply Bridgestone truck tyres and service for the CM Downton fleet in all of its UK locations. Under the arrangement, Bridgestone UK will supply original equipment and replacement truck tyres and tyres to the Downton fleet. This will be serviced through its national Truck Point service network.

31st May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Reports Say Pirelli Considering F1 Return

(Akron/Tire Review) News reports say that Pirelli SpA may throw its hat back into the Formula One tyre ring. According to Autosport magazine, Paul Hemery, head of Pirelli’s motorsport programme, said the company was considering all of its options after FIA began accepting bids for tyre suppliers for the 2008 season.

31st May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Plans to Build Factory in Poland

Bridgestone Corp. is ready to build a 300 million euro factory in the north west of Poland, according to newspapers Puls Biznesu and Gazeta Wyborcza. The papers said construction will start in spring 2007. The factory will cover 100 hectares and will be located near Stargard Szczecinski. Puls Biznesu said the plant will be operational within three years and will eventually employ 700-800 people. When asked to comment on the reports, Bridgestone Poland said it had yet to make any definite decision. The company would only say it plans to invest in Eastern Europe and expects to make its mind up in two to three months.

30th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

John Nevin Dies

John Nevin, the former CEO of Firestone, died suddenly on Tuesday at his home in Illinois. He was 79.

25th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

“Schumacher in Threat to Quit F1” – Report

Michael Schumacher has threatened to quit Formula One at the end of the year, according to an exclusive report in the UK newspaper, Sunday People. The article says that the seven times world champion has warned he will walk away from Ferrari if tyre manufactures Bridgestone don’t listen to him.

24th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Building Carbon Black Plant in Mexico

(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone Corp. confirmed May 22 that it would build an $81 million (63 million euros) carbon black plant in Mexico to service its worldwide tyre plants. The new site would be Bridgestone’s third carbon black plant; the others are located in Japan and Thailand. The new facility is scheduled to begin production in June 2008, and will have an initial annual capacity of 35,000 tons.

24th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Run-Flat Seminars for Technicians

Bridgestone is responding to the fitment of run-flat tyres on a growing number of vehicles by giving expert guidance to technicians at BMW dealerships. To date 15 franchises comprising 22 individual outlets have completed the tyre manufacturer’s comprehensive Run-Flat Certificate Programme. It follows the fitment of Bridgestone’s Turanza ER300 RFT and Potenza RE050 RFT tyres as original equipment on BMW models such as the 1-Series, 3-Series, 5-Series and Z4.

24th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Competition Finalist Reports on Spanish GP

Bridgestone e-reporter finalist Donna Law, from Merton, London, is the youngest and only female Bridgestone e-reporter finalist in 2006. In the second phase of the pan-European competition for young sports journalists, Donna Law attended the Spanish Grand Prix as a roving reporter in the GP2 series paddock.

22nd May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Extends Contract with Vagverket Produktion

Bridgestone Sweden is to supply tyre services to Vagverket Produktion (a company within the Swedish Road Association). The three year contract will see the company provide a complete range of tyre services for vehicles including passenger cars, trucks and OTR vehicles. The contract will be managed through the national Truck Point service network.

19th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Turanza OE on New Mazda Crossover

(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire’s Bridgestone Turanza EL 42 has gained an OE spot on the new Mazda CX-7 crossover vehicle. The T-rated tyre will be fitted in size P235/60R18.

12th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Lawyer Back With Another Firestone Recall Effort

(Akron/Tire Review) After more than a year of silence, Pasadena attorney Joe Lisoni has begun attacking Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT), filing his fifth petition with NHTSA calling for the recall of some 30 million Firestone Steeltex tyres. Lisoni’s latest petition, according to reports, cites five traffic accident deaths in 2005 that he claims were caused by the tyres.

Lisoni’s previous state and federal court efforts to force a recall of Firestone Steeltex lines have all failed. Lisoni began his quest against the tyremaker back in August 2002.

11th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Aircraft to Land in North Carolina

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire has announced that it will open a plant in Rockingham County, North Carolina, creating 95 new jobs and investing $13.5 million over the next three years. Bridgestone will move operations to Rockingham County from its Miami, Florida facility. The company will manufacture tyres for commercial jets at a new, 160,000-square-foot building in Mayodan. While wages will vary by job function, the expected average weekly wage of the new jobs will be $680 plus benefits, according to Governer Mike Easley. The Rockingham County average weekly wage is $547.

10th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Liberia Gives Firestone Management 90-day Ultimatum

Liberian labour minister, Kofi Wood, has given managers at Firestone’s Harbel, Liberia rubber plantation 90-days to improve workers’ living conditions. “We have asked the Firestone management to improve the living conditions of the workers,” Wood told Reuters by telephone. “We have given them 90 days.” The minister did not say what the consequences of failing to meet the deadline might be.

10th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Impending Master Contract Talks to Focus on Cost Cuts

(Akron/Tire Review) The United Steelworkers (USW) stated goal of protecting job security will certainly be challenged as formal negotiations begin next month for new master contracts between the Steelworkers and Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone and Michelin. The talks will begin against a backdrop of ever-increasing raw material, benefit and legacy costs that have forced global outsourcing of production in order to maintain profitability.

8th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors