Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi recently announced the company’s new vision for sustainable business. And by spending 2021 on making this vision a reality, he explained, Bridgestone hopes to achieve SDGs and help bring about a more sustainable society. For Bridgestone, 2021 will be a year of getting up to full speed with efforts to carry out the...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has been selected as a “climate change A List” company – indicating excellent efforts in dealing with climate change – by CDP, a non-governmental organization focused on the environment. The examination for this year took in over 5,800 companies, of which Bridgestone was selected as one of 270 to get onto the climate change A List. As...
Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan Co. Ltd. (BTSJ) has started offering a new digital solution service to truck and bus operators in Japan. Launched on Dec. 7, the service utilizes Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) Tirematics technology to help these operators monitor tire pressure remotely. Tirematics facilitates tire monitoring by using the cloud to share tire pressure information with, for example, operations managers...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that its Battlax Hypersport S22 tire has been selected as OE for the 2021 model of the MT-09 ABS road sports motorcycle, which was launched last month by Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7272). The MT-09 series shows impressive performance at everyday speeds, syncing up with the rider’s intent to let the rider maneuver at will....
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has begun supplying the Alenza Sport A/S as an OE tire for the new Nissan Rogue SUV, which launched in the North American market this October. The tire is equipped with Enliten technology, helping to provide both environmental performance and driveability. Enliten is a fundamental technology under Bridgestone’s lineup. By significantly reducing tire...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it is supplying tires from its Battlax Racing Street RS11 series as OE for the 2021 model of the Ninja ZX-10R, a superbike launched this month by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (TYO:7012). The Ninja ZX-10R serves as the base model of the Kawasaki Racing Team, which has won the World Superbike Championship six years...
