Company/Division name | Firestone Tire |
Parent company | Bridgestone Corporation |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Year reshoring announced: | 2018 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2020 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Japan |
City reshored to: | Akron |
State(s) reshored to: | OH |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | tires |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Eco-system synergies, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Proximity to customers/market |