Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) and Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL; TYO:9201) recently announced that as of May, they have used tire wear prediction technologies to start up a more accurate, systematic program for aircraft tire replacement. This is being targeted toward use on the aircraft of J-Air Corp., a JAL subsidiary that operates regional routes for the JAL Group out of...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has begun supplying the Ecopia RD613 as an OE tire for the newly updated Toyota Hiace, which was launched by Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) in May. The Ecopia brand of tires offers impressive capabilities when it comes to various tire performance metrics – including wet performance and driveability – while also making targeted...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is working with a number of partners to launch a collaborative tire safety effort this June, with participants here including Bridgestone Tire Japan Co. Ltd., company-run sales shops and a number of select retailers that carry the Bridgestone brand. Dubbed “#TIRE SAFETY,” the campaign will see participants inspect the tires of customer vehicles and report the results....
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) appointed a new chairman and vice chairman at its annual general meeting on May 26, 2020. Masahiro Higashi of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has replaced Takashi Shimizu of Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) as chairman, while Masataka Yamaishi of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has taken over from Bridgestone’s Akihiro Eto as vice chairman. This...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has released its business results for the January–March quarter of calendar 2020 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The company reported sales revenue of 190.79 billion yen ($1.77 billion) for a year-on-year decrease of 9.7 percent, while business profit decreased 54.7 percent to 2.57 billion yen. Tire operations recorded sales revenue of 163.19...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) subsidiary Bridgestone Europe NV/SA recently announced that it has concluded a final agreement to acquire Reiff Reifen und Autotechnik GmbH, a supplier of automotive services including tire sales in southern Germany. The agreement was concluded on May 1; the amount paid for the acquisition has not yet been revealed. Reiff controls a retail network of 42 tire...
