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Bridgestone and Forza Motorsport are partnering to launch the first-ever “Bridgestone Rivals: Race to the Top'' virtual gaming competition where participants will race the iconic Lamborghini Huracán STO on the game’s virtually created “Hakone Grand Prix Circuit”. The collaboration with Forza Motorsport, simulation racing video games globally, is the first of its kind, with Bridgestone becoming the first tyre manufacturer to partner in this latest instalment of the racing sim series.

Bridgestone is showcasing the beauty of performance with the launch of a passion fuelled, innovative "Master the Art of Ultra Performance" artwork series, using technology and artificial intelligence in its formation.

Bridgestone Corporation has been recognized for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual ‘A List’ .

Bridgestone Corporation has been named by the FIA at the World Motor Sport Council in Baku as sole future tire supplier for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship starting in the 2026-2027 season.

Bridgestone Corporation announced today that it has released its latest integrated report—Bridgestone 3.0 Journey 2023 Integrated Report—and made this report available on its corporate website.*1 This report provides comprehensive and better understanding of Bridgestone’s approach and initiatives aimed at enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term.

Bridgestone Corporation is celebrating a decade as the title partner of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) by naming the largest cohort of Bridgestone-supported teams in the history of the event. In the year of its 60th anniversary of Bridgestone Motorsport activity, Bridgestone has further showcased its long-term commitment to sustainable global motorsport at the official event launch of the 2023 BWSC in Adelaide. This year, 35 teams will take on the 3,000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide on Bridgestone tyres.

Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it has successfully transitioned all the electricity purchased to renewable energy sources at six tire and raw materials plants in Japan. The Company has also began transitioning to renewable energy sources at two chemical and industrial products plants (Seki and Kumamoto Plant), and it plans to systematically expand use of renewable energy sources going forward.

Bridgestone, a global leader in tyres and rubber providing solutions for safe and sustainable mobility, and EVBox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone), a global leader in tires and rubber with a vision to become a sustainability solutions company, today outlined the many ways its contributions will help support safety and efficiency for athletes and operations at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Bridgestone Corporation today announced the release of its 2020-2021 Sustainability Report, an important milestone on the Group's ongoing journey to provide social and customer value as a sustainable solutions company.

Bridgestone applied its lightweight and environmentally-friendly ENLITEN technology on Turanza Eco tyres specially engineered for Lightyear One, providing significant efficiency contribution in order to maintain battery life, maximise vehicle range, and reduce environmental impact.

Global CEO and Representative Executive Officer Shuichi Ishibashi offered the following comment in commemoration of Bridgestone's 90th anniversary: "Bridgestone has continued to overcome countless challenges, even in the face of uncertainty and turmoil, as it has proceeded to gain experience, learn, and grow into a stronger company.

Lamborghini has chosen Bridgestone as the tyre supplier for the Lamborghini Huracán STO, a new supersports car set to be released in 2021.

It has been announced that the Grenadier, the much awaited 4x4 from INEOS Automotive, will be equipped on its standard specification with tailor-made Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 tyres. The innovative, permanent four-wheel drive Grenadier has been engineered to deliver resilience, robustness, and the ability to take on all terrains – qualities that have all been intensified by Bridgestone's bespoke offering.

Volta Trucks, the Scandinavian start-up full-electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced a tyre partnership with the world's largest tyre and rubber manufacturer, Bridgestone.

Bridgestone has collaborated with its long-term partner Volkswagen to bring its groundbreaking lightweight tyre technology to the car manufacturer's new all-electric ID.3 vehicle.

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced its new Mid-Long Term Business Strategy Framework, which sets forth a forward-looking vision to provide social value and customer value as a sustainable solutions company towards 2050 and beyond.

Bridgestone, the world's largest tyre and rubber manufacturer, is collaborating with Microsoft to develop a world-first monitoring system for detecting tyre damage issues in real-time. These issues are a serious matter, contributing to some 30% of all car accidents caused by technical failure (1).

Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it will take part in an international space exploration mission together with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota).