Brand Overview
Founded: 1900
Founder: Harvey Firestone
Headquarters: Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Official Site: www.firestone.com
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, 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 the company was a pioneer in the mass production of tires.
In 1988, Bridgestone purchased the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.
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