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Bridgestone to close Australia, NZ tire plants

Business Oct. 24, 2009 - 04:51AM JST ( 12 )

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neverknow2Oct. 24, 2009 - 08:05AM JST

You can only move companies to China, where people work for slave labor prices, for so long. Eventually things like this will come back and bite Japan in the bum.
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rajakumarOct. 24, 2009 - 09:31AM JST

Bridgestone China probably doing more to cover for AUS/NZ market. China and Japan alliance will go bigger and bigger until,China and rest of world get saturated.

Other nations outside China, now need to manufacture/produce exports for China,things China is weak in producing.

Things like food and niche market high quality non-china quality products/services.

Keep the trillions circulating both ways and in every way possible.
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presto345Oct. 24, 2009 - 01:05PM JST

You can only move companies to China, where people work for slave labor prices, for so long. Eventually things like this will come back and bite Japan in the bum.

You never know indeed before you know. Bridgestone, the largest tyre manufacturer in the world, still has plants in about 30 other countries, quite a few of which are developing, which make them competitive for quite some time to come.
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neverknow2Oct. 24, 2009 - 05:53PM JST

still has plants in about 30 other countries

Sorry. Only 24 countries. Soon to be 22.

The Australian wage prices and value of the dollar is driving them away in search of even larger profits. The demand for their product has increased signifigantly. As has their greed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone
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elbudamexicanoOct. 24, 2009 - 09:53PM JST

Too bad for them Aussies and Kiwis, no more tires for them??
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TumbleDryOct. 25, 2009 - 07:46AM JST

neverknow2: you can move to NK. They still are the real true communists. Greed? It is called the capitalism.
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presto345Oct. 25, 2009 - 03:13PM JST

Greed? Bwahahahaha.
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SebastianFlyteOct. 26, 2009 - 11:28AM JST

Good timing. I am in the market for some new tyres, so will scratch Bridgestone et al. from the list.
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TSRnowOct. 26, 2009 - 01:05PM JST

SebastianFlyte, they're the ONLY tire manufacturer in Australia. Who's left in your list?
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mygrainOct. 27, 2009 - 11:49PM JST

"Australia and New Zealand—was no longer internationally competitive."

Huh ??? And the 11 factories in Japan are ? Ooohhh ,Aussie- Aussie- Aussie OI-OI-OI !