Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations celebrated the expansion of the company’s passenger tyre manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina, with an official groundbreaking ceremony today. The five-year, US$164 million investment to expand the 42-year-old, nationally recognized facility, which is one of…
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Toyo to be new Toyota Prius OE
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Camso inaugurates tyre facility in Vietnam
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