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October 29, 2019 Nashville, Tenn.

Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing Facilities Receive General Motors Company 2018 Supplier Quality Excellence Award

Aiken, South Carolina, and Wilson, North Carolina, passenger tire plants recognized by GM

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Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced that its Aiken County, South Carolina, and Wilson, North Carolina passenger tire manufacturing plants received the General Motors Co. (GM) 2018 Supplier Quality Excellence Award. Among all of GM’s suppliers around the world, this award recognizes production plants and facilities that meet GM’s stringent set of quality performance criteria, including product quality and certification of GM’s required quality management system.

“This award is a testament to the outstanding efforts of our manufacturing teammates to continually deliver products that meet the highest standards of quality and performance,” said Shannon Quinn, president, original equipment, U.S. and Canada, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. “We value our longstanding relationship with GM and are honored to receive this prestigious award.”

This is the second year the Aiken County Passenger and Light Truck Tire Plant has received this award. The plant plays a key role in the company’s manufacturing footprint, producing passenger and light truck tires for original equipment manufacturers and retail sale.

This is the fifth consecutive year the Wilson Passenger and Light Truck Tire Plant has achieved this prestigious distinction from GM. Wilson has been a leader in tire manufacturing innovation and was one of the first Bridgestone plants to produce DriveGuard run-flat tires, the first full line of premium, all season replacement tires engineered to go up to 50 miles* to safety after a puncture.

“To achieve GM’s Supplier Quality Excellence Award consistently for the past several years underscores the commitment and dedication of Bridgestone’s team to consistently achieve high standards of quality and delivery to meet our customers’ needs,” said Barry Owens, senior vice president, Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing Group. “This award belongs to the dedicated teammates across our global organization who bring performance and innovation to partners like GM.”

 

*At a maximum speed of 50 mph. Reparability depends on the tire damage, amount of pressure loss and vehicle operating conditions.

This award is a testament to the outstanding efforts of our manufacturing teammates to continually deliver products that meet the highest standards of quality and performance.
Shannon Quinn, president, original equipment, U.S. and Canada, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
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About Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations:

Nashville, Tennessee-based Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is a business unit of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. Reporting into the BATO business unit are the company's Latin American tire operations; the U.S. and Canadian consumer tire businesses; the U.S. and Canadian commercial tire businesses; and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, which operates the largest network of company-owned automotive service providers in the world. BATO develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The business unit is focused on retail, wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires, as well as retreads, to its customers in the Americas.

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