The company that is known today as Bridgestone Costa Rica began in 1967 in the province of Heredia, under the name Firestone de Costa Rica. When it was founded, this company had 200 employees, who produced 425 tires a day. In 2009, the company changed its name to Bridgestone de Costa Rica (BSCR), signaling a period of rapid growth and increased productivity.
Through its mission of Serving Society with Superior Quality, Bridgestone Costa Rica offers the Central American and Caribbean markets a wide range of tire models and categories.
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1967
Industrias Firestone de Costa Rica starts operations. At the beginning of the 1970’s, it manufactured 1,200 tires a day.
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1985
SUMMA S.A. acquires the company, changing its name to Industrias Akron de Costa Rica S.A. At this time, it manufactured 2,200 tires a day.
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1988
At the end of the 1980’s, the Bridgestone Corporation acquires the Firestone Rubber Company.
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1996
A strategic alliance is forged with Bridgestone and the name of the company changes to Firestone de Costa Rica S.A.
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2008
The Bridgestone Corporation and its business unit in the Americas, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO), decide to use the name Bridgestone as the corporate name for all of its companies around the world. The company’s operations in Costa Rica are now known as Bridgestone Costa Rica.
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2015
A new business unit is created to coordinate operations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Central America and the Caribbean, Colombia and Ecuador: Bridgestone Latin America North (BS-LAN).