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| Company type | Subsidiary of Bridgestone |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1900 (Akron, Ohio) |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Key people | Mark A. Emkes, CEO |
| Products | Tires |
| Revenue |  $2.09 billion USD (2004) |
| Number of employees | 23,000 |
| Website | www.firestone.com |
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone at the turn of the 20th century to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles and befriended Henry Ford, the first industrialist to produce them using the techniques of mass production. Firestone used this relationship to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles, and was also active in the replacement market.
History
Firestone was originally based in Akron, Ohio, also the hometown of its archrival, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The company initiated operations in 1900 with 12 employees. Together, Firestone and Goodyear were the largest suppliers of automotive tires in North America for over three-quarters of a century.
TV ad jingle
- Wherever wheels are rolling
- No matter what the load
- The name that's known
- Is Firestone
- Where the rubber meets the road
Notes
- History of Bridgestone/Firestone], Bridgestone/Firestone Canada, 2002.
See also
External links
- "Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Homepage". Retrieved 2006-07-18.
- "Stop Firestone's exploitation and Cruelty". Retrieved 2006-07-18.
- "Liberia: 90-Day Ultimatum to Firestone Closes in". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2006-07-18.