Bridgestone to boost tire production capacity at South Carolina plant
TOKYO —
Bridgestone Corp says that its group company, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO), has decided to further increase production capacity of passenger car radial tires (PSR) and light truck radial tires (LTR) at its Aiken plant in South Carolina.
The total investment will be approximately $211 million, Bridgestone said. Plans call for increasing the plant’s production capacity by approximately 8,000 tires per day, to approximately 37,750 tires per day during the third quarter of 2015.
The Aiken plant began operations in 1998 and mainly manufactures PSR and LTR for the North American market. BATO announced in July that it will increase the Aiken plant’s production capacity by approximately 4,750 tires per day. BATO plans to complete this expansion by the first quarter of 2013. BATO decided that a further increase in production capacity was necessary in order to cater to the steady growth in demand for PSR and LTR tires in North America.
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globalwatcher
Quality #1 corporate culture needs to be enhanced within Bridgestone USA.
I remember their big recall in USA about 10-15 yrs ago and it settled outside the court with millions of dollars.
Driving with the best tires is a serious business as we I drive 70 miles/hr. My life is on these tires.
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YuriOtani
SUV's should not roll when a tire blows. Ford was just as responsible for the deaths. However the American press loves to bash Japanese companies. Think of that great government motors product. So when driving a car at 70 make sure it can lose a tire and be controllable. Have you forgotten the exploding trucks?
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globalwatcher
@Yuri, it does not matter what kind of vehicles we drive when a tire blows, we lose control at 70 miles/hr.
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Suzu1
However the American press loves to bash Japanese companies
The names be similar but the Ford rollover controversy involved FIRESTONE tires, not BRIDGESTONE.
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globalwatcher
Suzu1Sep. 26, 2011 - 12:29AM JST
This is where I am not very clear. Bridgestone Firestone North America Tire, LLC used to be one company.
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NetNinja
Firestone was originally an American company. Mr. Firestone sold it to the Japanese.
The Ford rollover problems started after the Japanese took over.
You see people, for us, by us, is the only way to go. The Japanese would not lose a moments sleep selling you a tire that they think might be faulty. It might explode and take a few more Americans along the way.
Here in Japan, there is no Firestone. The tires are totally different here. They keep the good stuff for themselves.
It's a good thing that a U.S. Court is in the process of penalizing Bridgestone for it's faulty products. All in all, America should strive to rid itself of Japanese products and push for a more productive American society.
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Tigerta9
Let all the hollowing out fear-monger stories in the media begin....
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nihoncritic
Netninja, I think it's too late to go for a "Buy American" approach. At this point in time, my motorola phone probably has components from god knows how many countries. Japanese products for the most part are well made, it would be foolish to abandon them.
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