Bridgestone to Increase Prices in Japan
Bridgestone announced on November 22 that it will raise prices on March 1, 2008 for tyres, tubes and flaps sold in the Japanese replacement market, with prices for winter tyres to increase a month later. Specific price increases include 5.5 per cent for passenger car and light truck tyres, 7.0 per cent for truck and bus tyres, 10 per cent for construction vehicle tyres, 7.0 to 10.0 per cent for industrial vehicle tyres, 10.0 per cent for motorcycle bias tyres, 7.0 per cent for other kinds of tyres, and 10.0 per cent for tubes and flaps.