Ironically, the Bridgestone Corporation (originating in Tokyo in 1931) owns the Bridgestone brand. The Bridgestone Corporation has locations that can be found all over the world, including Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.
The brand name Bridgestone stands for Bridgestone tires. - - - - - Bridgestone is an alteration on the company founder's name. Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone. Ishi is the Japanese word for "stone"; bashi is the word for "bridge."
The Toyota company owns the Lexus brand of automobiles.
Bridgestone in the parent company...
Bridgestone is the parent company of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Bridgestone / Firestone market the following tires in the United States and Canada: -- Bridgestone -- Firestone -- Transforce (also called Firestone Transforce - a heavy duty truck tire)
Procter and Gamble is the parent company of the brand Tide.
Bridgestone Tire Company
The French company Michelin owns the BFGoodrich brand. It acquired the brand in 1990 when the Michelin Group bought out the Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company.
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Sony owns Ericsson brand just like it owns the Playstation brand
Ford owns the Lincoln Motor Company.
Actually, Firestone is owned by Bridgestone. Bridgestone purchased the company in 1988.
The company which owns the Suave brand is the Unilever which is currently based in Chicago. The company's main target group is discount stores in the United States of America.