Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
American tire company
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| 2022 | Bridgestone opened a $6 million test track adjacent to the Advanced Tire Production Center to support passenger tire testing and development. |
| June 2022 | Bridgestone opened a $21 million Advanced Tire Production Center in Akron, replacing the original Firestone Advance Tire Works Plant. The new facility produces racing tires for the NTT IndyCar Series and is the first new tire plant in Akron in over 70 years. |
| January 2022 | Bridgestone, the parent company of Firestone, announced plans to expand its hybrid and electric vehicular services. |
| October 2017 | Bridgestone Americas moved their corporate office to downtown Nashville. |
| 2014 | Became the subject of a ProPublica investigative report and PBS Frontline documentary titled 'Firestone and the Warlord'. |
| November 2013 | Two recalled Wilderness AT tires were discovered in Atlanta, Georgia, with one being offered for sale as new at a used tire retail shop. |
| April 2012 | Bridgestone Americas opened its new $100 million Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, housing 450 employees focused on developing innovative tire technologies. |
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