On April 25, multiple sources reported that Bridgestone workers in Basauri, Spain have voted to continue their strikes to pressure the company to cancel its layoff plan, which would affect 335 employees. The factory was shut down again on April 25-26, 2025. They have also planned new strikes for April 30, May 1, 5, a

Several media sources reported that the Bridgestone Basauri and Puente San Miguel strike committee has now called for 3 more days of strikes on April 24 – 26, 2025 against the company’s layoff plan.
The committee has agreed to ask the labor authorities to call strikes from April 24 to May 31, 2025.
The planned layoff

Several media sources reported that workers at Bridgestone’s plants in Basauri (Bizkaia) and Puente San Miguel (Cantabria) halted production on April 8, 2025, as part of a 3-day strike against the company’s layoff plan. The planned layoffs are expected to affect 546 workers (335 in Basauri and 211 in Cantabria).
The

Bridgestone Hispania Manufacturing has announced its intention to initiate a collective dismissal process at its agricultural truck and bus radial tire plant in Puente San Miguel (Cantabria) and its truck and bus radial tire plant in Basauri (Basque Country).
This decision is driven by changes in the European tire ma

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it has developed a unique vehicle-based collection method to understand the environmental impact of tire and road wear particles (TRWP). TRWP is dust generated by frictions between the tire and the road surface, and is a mixture of tire tread and road paving materi

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has developed bespoke Potenza Sport ultra-high-performance tires for Porsche’s Macan Electric and Panamera models.
The Macan Electric’s tire maximizes handling in the dry, wet, and at high speed. With ENLITEN Technology, the tire also offers improved braking performance and comfo

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it will establish a pilot demonstration plant for precise pyrolysis of end-of-life tires at its plant in Seki city, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The facility will collect tire-derived oil and recycled carbon black from end-of-life tires. Through this activity, Bridgesto

Bridgestone Corporation announced an investment in a new driver-in-the-loop (DiL) simulator at its EMEA R&D Center based near Rome, Italy.
The new DiL simulator, expected to be fully operative by 2025, will enhance Bridgestone’s Virtual Tire Development (VTD) capabilities. It will enable the company to combine tire a

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., will close its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant. The effective date of the closure will be July 31, 2025.
The decision to close is part of the company’s strategic initiatives to optimize its busin

Bridgestone Thailand, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, announced that Tri Petch Isuzu Sales held the launch event for “the new 2.2 Ddi MAXFORCE and new 3.0 Ddi MAXFORCE, the Force of Future” in Buriram, Thailand.
At the event, Bridgestone showcased its tire models suitable for Isuzu D-Max and MU-X, including

On November 8, Bridgestone India Private Ltd. (BSID), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone), announced that it will invest USD 85 million in its Pune Plant and the Indore Plant to reinforce the premium-mass strategy. The expansion scheduled will start from the beginning of 2025.
It will increase the t

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced that it received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. The grant will fund a project to develop a pilot plant for a potentially sustainable and cost-effective process to obtain butadiene from ethanol. Butadiene is currently th

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that its Potenza Sport A tire has been selected as original equipment (OE) for the Audi e-tron GT. The tire sizes adopted are the 265/35 R21 101XL Y for the front and the 305/30 R21 104XL Y for the rear.
This tire is made from 35% renewable and 20% recycled materials. A

Bandag Europe NV (Bandag), a group company of Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone), announced that it will close its retread production plant in Lanklaar, Belgium, around the first half of 2025.
Bridgestone has been restructuring its European truck and bus business, including retread tires, with the aim of improving

Several media sources reported that Bridgestone has announced the Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE) in its 4 plants in Spain, affecting around 3,000 employees.
The stoppage in each plant will be distributed as follows: 48 days in Usansolo, Bizkaia, 34 days at Basauri (Bizkaia), and 31 days in the Burgos pla

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) announced that it will supply the G623 Rib Lug tire for the Isuzu ERGA EV, a low-floor electric public bus, as original equipment. The tire size adopted is 275/70R22.5 148/145J.
Tires for public buses tend to have uneven wear due to frequent acceleration, deceleration, and turnin