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Bridgestone Acquires iTrack Solutions Business from UK Tire Management Firm Transense

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced on June 25 that it has finished acquiring the iTrack Solutions Business of U.K.-based company Transense Technologies PLC. Transense’s iTrack Solutions Business provides mining companies with solutions that contribute to both tire maintenance as well as the optimization of vehicle operations. Through this, the business has built up an excellent reputation for itself over the years....

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Yokohama Rubber Supplies BluEarth-FE AE30 Tires as OE for New Daihatsu Taft

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has started supplying BluEarth-FE AE30 tires as OE for the new Daihatsu Taft, a kei-class light vehicle that launched in Japan on June 10. These are being supplied in the size of 165/65R15 81S. The BluEarth-FE AE30 is a fuel-efficient standard tire under the BluEarth series, which is themed around making...

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Bridgestone’s Ecopia RD613 Selected as OE Tire for Toyota Hiace

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...

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Tosoh Announces New South Korean JV to Produce Silica for Fuel-Efficient Tires

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) recently announced that group company Tosoh Silica Corp. has decided to establish a JV with South Korea’s Namhae Chemical Corp. Named Tosoh Namhae Silica Corp., this new JV will build a base to produce silica for use in fuel-efficient tires. Plans are for the new production base to get up and running in October 2021. This would...

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Bridgestone Starts Tire Safety Inspection Campaign Through Network of Tire Retailers

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....

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Bridgestone Looks to Expand European Sales Network by Acquiring Germany’s Reiff

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...

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