January 5th, 2010
Reaching a major safety milestone, the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) consumer tire manufacturing plant in Wilson, N.C., recently marked 1 million man-hours without a losttime accident.
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December 4th, 2009

Continental plans to expand the production process of the passenger and light truck tires plant in Timisoara by building a new unit for processing the master batch. The investment will allow the company to have a completely integrated production unit.
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December 2nd, 2009

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations announced today that its Turanza EL400 Run-Flat tires featuring the company’s latest “3G RFT” technology will be fitted as standard equipment on select models of Toyota’s new 2011 Sienna minivan.
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Posted in All Season Tires, Car Tires, Run-flat tires, Tire-Technology | Posted by admin
December 1st, 2009
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO) has announced price increases on the company’s Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand consumer tires. The price increases of up to 5 percent on certain passenger and light truck tires for both the original equipment and replacement markets will begin on Jan. 1, 2010.
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November 30th, 2009
Bridgestone has developed the new Battlax BT-023 tyre for consistent high-level performance in both touring and sport riding. By combining good wear life and wet performance for touring, with the grip and steering control for sport riding, the Battlax BT-023 provides a wider range of choices for larger bikes.
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November 26th, 2009
THE WHO, one of the world’s greatest and most dynamic rock and roll bands, will perform in the BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLIV HALFTIME SHOW on CBS at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7, the NFL announced today during halftime of the Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys game on CBS.
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November 24th, 2009
An innovative tire from Goodyear, with elements such as a Fuel-Saving Tread Compound, has been named one of the "100 Most Innovative Products of the Year" by Popular Science magazine.
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November 20th, 2009

The 2010 Toyota Prius, with its excellent fuel economy and low emissions, now comes standard with Goodyear’s new fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max. The fitment for the popular Prius will be Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires in size P195/65R15.
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November 19th, 2009
Maintaining its status as a facility focused on environmental conservation and education, the 300-acre Freedom Wildlife Habitat and Refuge at the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) plant in Wilson, N.C., was recently re-certified under the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Corporate Lands for Learning and Wildlife at Work programs.
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November 19th, 2009
Veteran racer Chris Rado of WORLD Racing broke the Unlimited FWD record at the Super Lap Battle finals on November 11th, with a time of 1.49.703. Rado ran his Scion tC on Continental tires, the first result of a new strategic alliance between Continental Tire and Hoosier Racing Tire.
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