Bridgestone tire is the largest tire and rubber product in the world. 193 1 In March, Bridgestone tire was born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Bridgestone tires have been applied to the products of many China automobile manufacturers, such as Guangzhou Honda, Tianjin FAW Toyota, Zhengzhou Nissan and Beijing Jeep. It has production bases in 24 countries around the world, accounting for 1/4 of the total global sales.
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Historical development of Bridgestone tire;
193 1 In March, Bridgestone tire was born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded by Masajiro Shiqiao (1889- 1976). Seijiro Shiqiao believes that it is more convenient to use English names for the export of the company's products, so he translated his surname "Shiqiao" into English STONEBRIDGE.
But because it was not easy to read, he decided to turn it upside down and change it to Bridgestone, hence the name Bridgestone. So we are used to calling the tires produced by this company "Shiqiao tires".
At present, Bridgestone has developed into an international multinational company, with 47 tire factories, 65 chemical and other products factories in 24 countries and regions, and 4 technology development centers in Tokyo (Japan), Akron (USA), Rome (Italy) and Wuxi (China).
In 2002, the group's total sales reached US$ 65.438+07.566 billion, making it the largest rubber manufacturing company in the world, with a tire market share of 65.438+096.5438+0%. 80% of the company's products are tires, as well as diversified products such as industrial rubber, chemical products and sports products. By the end of 200 1 year, the number of employees in the group exceeded 654.38+10,000.
Bridgestone tire finally won the supply battle between Formula 1 racing car and old rival Michelin. Since 2007, F 1 has been provided with exclusive racing tires (generally, there are four kinds of hard tires, neutral tires, soft tires and ultra-soft tires). If it rains, there are rain tires, which are divided into heavy rain tires and light rain tires.
As a result, they made a fortune, although Bridgestone would not take the income from racing tires as their main source. Not only that, Bridgestone Tire Company also has an unusual relationship with some giant car factories, such as Italian giant Ferrari, which won the F 1 World Championship for many years, and has a strategic cooperative relationship with Bridgestone for many years.
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