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Former king of the tire world: Bridgestone

The former largest tire manufacturer of all.

Bridgestone used to be the largest tire producer for 11 consecutively years but its rein finally came to an end in 2020. Bridgestone has a full product range for passenger cars and heavy trucks across the globe. They also have been supplying tires for Formula 1 from 1997 till 2010. Let us have a closer look in some of the factors that make Bridgestone a top premium tire manufacturer.

Production plants

Bridgestone have a staggering 52 tire plants all around the world to produce an estimate worth of 1,860,000 tonnage of rubber tires. Appreciate how big their stamp around the globe through the picture below.

Bridgestone tire & material plants.

Products in Malaysia

  1. Potenza Adrenalin RE004/RE003 (Sports & Performance)
  2. Turanza T005A (Premium comfort)
  3. Ecopia EP300 (Fuel-efficient)
  4. B250 (Safe and ride comfort)
  5. Alenza 001 (Premium SUV)
  6. Dueler A/T 001(4WD & SUV)

As expected from a premium manufacturer, they offer a wide range of different products catering to different requirements. The RE004 is their latest product which was launched in March 2020 while the Turanza T005A was launch in June 2018. The table below shows what products are available depending on the tire sizes.

SizeTire Pattern
275/30R20Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/35R20Potenza Adrenalin RE004
235/35R19Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/35R19Potenza Adrenalin RE004
275/35R19Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/40R19Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/40R19Potenza Adrenalin RE004
255/35R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
265/35R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/40R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/40R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
235/40R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/40R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/45R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/45R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
235/45R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/45R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
255/45R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
235/50R18Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/40R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/40R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/45R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/45R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/45R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
235/45R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/45R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/50R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/50R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
195/45R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/45R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
195/50R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/50R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/50R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
205/55R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/55R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/55R16Potenza Adrenalin RE004
195/50R15Potenza Adrenalin RE004
195/55R15Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/50R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
215/55R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
225/55R17Potenza Adrenalin RE004
245/40R20Turanza T005A
275/35R20Turanza T005A
235/35R19Turanza T005A
275/35R19Turanza T005A
235/40R19Turanza T005A
245/40R19Turanza T005A
255/40R19Turanza T005A
275/40R19Turanza T005A
225/45R19Turanza T005A
245/45R19Turanza T005A
255/45R19Turanza T005A
265/35R18Turanza T005A
225/40R18Turanza T005A
245/40R18Turanza T005A
215/45R18Turanza T005A
225/45R18Turanza T005A
235/45R18Turanza T005A
235/45R18Turanza T005A
245/45R18Turanza T005A
245/45R18Turanza T005A
255/45R18Turanza T005A
275/45R18Turanza T005A
235/50R18Turanza T005A
245/50R18Turanza T005A
215/55R18Turanza T005A
215/45R17Turanza T005A
225/45R17Turanza T005A
235/45R17Turanza T005A
245/45R17Turanza T005A
215/50R17Turanza T005A
225/50R17Turanza T005A
215/55R17Turanza T005A
215/55R17Turanza T005A
225/55R17Turanza T005A
225/55R17Turanza T005A
235/55R17Turanza T005A
215/60R17Turanza T005A
195/50R16Turanza T005A
185/55R16Turanza T005A
195/55R16Turanza T005A
205/55R16Turanza T005A
215/55R16Turanza T005A
225/55R16Turanza T005A
195/60R16Turanza T005A
205/60R16Turanza T005A
205/60R16Turanza T005A
215/60R16Turanza T005A
215/60R16Turanza T005A
225/60R16Turanza T005A
235/60R16Turanza T005A
205/65R16Turanza T005A
205/65R16Turanza T005A
215/65R16Turanza T005A
215/65R16Turanza T005A
185/55R15Turanza T005A
195/55R15Turanza T005A
185/60R15Turanza T005A
195/60R15Turanza T005A
205/60R15Turanza T005A
185/65R15Turanza T005A
195/65R15Turanza T005A
205/65R15Turanza T005A
215/65R15Turanza T005A
185/60R14Turanza T005A
175/65R14Turanza T005A
185/65R14Turanza T005A
185/70R14Turanza T005A
195/70R14Turanza T005A
235/45R18Ecopia EP300
245/45R18Ecopia EP300
215/45R17Ecopia EP300
225/45R17Ecopia EP300
205/50R17Ecopia EP300
215/50R17Ecopia EP300
225/50R17Ecopia EP300
225/50R17Ecopia EP300
215/55R17Ecopia EP300
225/55R17Ecopia EP300
195/50R16Ecopia EP300
185/55R16Ecopia EP300
195/55R16Ecopia EP300
205/55R16Ecopia EP300
215/55R16Ecopia EP300
225/55R16Ecopia EP300
185/60R16Ecopia EP300
195/60R16Ecopia EP300
205/60R16Ecopia EP300
215/60R16Ecopia EP300
225/60R16Ecopia EP300
205/65R16Ecopia EP300
195/50R15Ecopia EP300
185/55R15Ecopia EP300
195/55R15Ecopia EP300
185/60R15Ecopia EP300
195/60R15Ecopia EP300
205/60R15Ecopia EP300
175/65R15Ecopia EP300
185/65R15Ecopia EP300
195/65R15Ecopia EP300
205/65R15Ecopia EP300
215/65R15Ecopia EP300
265/35R22Alenza 001
285/35R22Alenza 001
275/40R22Alenza 001
275/40R22Alenza 001
285/40R22Alenza 001
285/45R22Alenza 001
325/30R21Alenza 001
285/35R21Alenza 001
295/35R21Alenza 001
255/40R21Alenza 001
265/40R21Alenza 001
285/40R21Alenza 001
295/40R21Alenza 001
265/45R21Alenza 001
265/45R21Alenza 001
275/45R21Alenza 001
275/45R21Alenza 001
315/35R20Alenza 001
255/40R20Alenza 001
275/40R20Alenza 001
275/40R20Alenza 001
295/40R20Alenza 001
235/45R20Alenza 001
235/45R20Alenza 001
245/45R20Alenza 001
245/45R20Alenza 001
245/45R20Alenza 001
245/45R20Alenza 001
255/45R20Alenza 001
255/45R20Alenza 001
255/45R20Alenza 001
265/45R20Alenza 001
265/45R20Alenza 001
275/45R20Alenza 001
285/45R20Alenza 001
295/45R20Alenza 001
245/50R20Alenza 001
255/50R20Alenza 001
255/50R20Alenza 001
265/50R20Alenza 001
275/50R20Alenza 001
275/50R20Alenza 001
275/50R20Alenza 001
285/50R20Alenza 001
285/50R20Alenza 001
235/55R20Alenza 001
235/55R20Alenza 001
255/55R20Alenza 001
225/45R19Alenza 001
225/45R19Alenza 001
235/45R19Alenza 001
235/45R19Alenza 001
245/45R19Alenza 001
255/45R19Alenza 001
285/45R19Alenza 001
235/50R19Alenza 001
235/50R19Alenza 001
235/50R19Alenza 001
245/50R19Alenza 001
255/50R19Alenza 001
265/50R19Alenza 001
225/55R19Alenza 001
235/55R19Alenza 001
235/55R19Alenza 001
235/55R19Alenza 001
245/55R19Alenza 001
255/55R19Alenza 001
255/55R19Alenza 001
255/55R19Alenza 001
235/65R19Alenza 001
235/50R18Alenza 001
215/55R18Alenza 001
225/55R18Alenza 001
235/55R18Alenza 001
235/55R18Alenza 001
235/55R18Alenza 001
255/55R18Alenza 001
255/55R18Alenza 001
225/60R18Alenza 001
235/60R18Alenza 001
235/60R18Alenza 001
245/60R18Alenza 001
255/60R18Alenza 001
255/60R18Alenza 001
265/60R18Alenza 001
285/60R18Alenza 001
235/65R18Alenza 001
225/55R17Alenza 001
235/55R17Alenza 001
215/60R17Alenza 001
225/60R17Alenza 001
235/60R17Alenza 001
225/65R17Alenza 001
225/65R17Alenza 001
235/65R17Alenza 001
285/65R17Alenza 001
215/70R17Alenza 001
235/60R16Alenza 001
215/65R16Alenza 001
215/70R16Alenza 001
235/70R16Alenza 001

It is also quite peculiar to see certain hot sizes such as the 205/55R16, 195/55R16 & 225/45R17 has 3 different products to choose from. Ultimately the shear amount of tire volume Bridgestone produces allows them to offer the consumer a wide variety of selection.

Pricing

Due to the shear volume of tire Bridgestone produces, they have the ability to lower down the prices through law of numbers. Among the top 4 tire manufactures, Bridgestone has consistently been at the lower end of the price range when it comes to their products. One could argue that the technology offered by Bridgestone does not command such high pricing. However as there is only one technology leader (Michelin), the rest has to come out with something else 🙂

Bridgestone Ecopia 300 (RM169) against the rest premium competitor Goodyear Assurance TripleMax2 (RM175), Michelin XM2+ (RM 195) & Continental Comfort 6 (RM198)

Summary

Premium competitor offering a big range of products at a competitive price.

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