Firestone Tires

The company Firestone tires was initiated by Harvey Firestone in the starting years of the 1900s; a person with a lot of drive and ambition, when he realized that by ensuring delivery of tires produced by his company to both the motor and non motor vehicles, he would be able to make a lot of money. The continued rising demand for tires made Harvey take recognition of the stupendous potential in setting up a company only for making these tires and he invested a lot of his time and money to set up and sell his brand and products.Firestone tires thus became one of the pioneers in the mass production of tires for the automotive sector and began to earn a lot of respect and appreciation due to the quality of their tires. Harvey fulfilled his dream of supplying to the Ford Motor Company and this association ensured that Firestone was swamped with regular orders. Many reputed automotive companies were the customers of Firestone and were purchasing their tires in thousands month on month and it was certainly astounding that in spite of possessing no technical familiarity  and awareness about a product like tires, Harvey had achieved tremendous success and Firestone was going from strength to strength.

History

The Firestone Tires Organization was initially set up in Akron in the state of Ohio, where they had over thousand employees working in the factory, which itself was a very commendable feat as it provided people the opportunity to make their living. After America, it was the turn of Canada for Firestone, which ventured into Ontario to establish its brand and commenced production in the year 1922, while also making the Old fire brand of tires named after the racecar driver Barney Oldfield renowned in this period.

Setback Faced

Firestone had to undergo a severe dent in its image in October 1978, when some vehicle accidents caused the deaths of 34 persons and the reason was touted to be the bad quality of Firestone tires. The court penalized Firestone to the tune of $500,000 and also forced it to fetch back over 7 million tires of the 500 series making it the most severe penalty in the history of America. The people employed with Firestone also faced a lot of embarrassment along with the company due to the many lawsuits which needed to be resolved besides having to also contend with their products falling out of favor in the market place. You can now buy a whole array of Firestone products and remain assured of excellent quality and service.

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