Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
	Former Firestone Tire and Rubber Company headquarters in Akron, Ohio.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	August 3, 1900; Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Founder	Harvey S. Firestone
Headquarters	Akron, Ohio (1900–1987) ; Chicago, Illinois (1987–1989) ; Akron, Ohio (1989–1992) ; Nashville, Tennessee (1992–Present)
Number of locations	1,700 repair shop locations
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Paolo Ferrari; (CEO and President); Scott Damon (COO);
Products	Tires
Revenue	U.S.$2.09 billion (2004)
Number of employees	33,000
Parent	Bridgestone
Website	firestone.com

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires^[2] for fire apparatus,^[3] 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. Harvey S. Firestone had a friendship with Henry Ford, and used this to become the original equipment supplier of Ford Motor Company automobiles, and was also active in the replacement market.^[4]

In 1988, the company was sold to the Japanese Bridgestone Corporation.

^ "Bridgestone Americas Announces $100 Vaccine Support Payment for U.S. Employees" (Press release).
^ "Bridgestone Americas History". Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ Reprint from an article dated 12/29/1906: "THE FIRESTONE SIDE-WIRE MOTOR TIRE". www.fireengineering.com. PennWell. 29 December 1906. Retrieved 8 November 2018. It may be pointed out that the Firestone, side-wire motor tire is admirably adapted for chiefs' buggies and automobiles, and for wagons and vehicles of all descriptions, whether in fire departments or in ordinary use outside of the fire service^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Newton, James (June 1989). Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-0-15-692620-1.

[1] "Bridgestone Americas Announces $100 Vaccine Support Payment for U.S. Employees" (Press release).

[2] "Bridgestone Americas History". Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[3] Reprint from an article dated 12/29/1906: "THE FIRESTONE SIDE-WIRE MOTOR TIRE". www.fireengineering.com. PennWell. 29 December 1906. Retrieved 8 November 2018. It may be pointed out that the Firestone, side-wire motor tire is admirably adapted for chiefs' buggies and automobiles, and for wagons and vehicles of all descriptions, whether in fire departments or in ordinary use outside of the fire service^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Newton, James (June 1989). Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-0-15-692620-1.

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