Bridgestone Vietnam won the 2021 Quality, Safety and Cost Improvement Supplier Awards from Toyota Vietnam. This is the fifth year in a row Bridgestone Vietnam received Quality Award
Ho Chi Minh City (July 04th, 2022) – For the fifth year in a row, Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC and Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam LLC (Bridgestone Vietnam) were honored to receive the Quality Award from Toyota Motor Vietnam Co. LTD (Toyota Vietnam).
The award recognized Bridgestone’s guarantee to deliver products and services with excellent quality to meet the expectations of the world's best-selling automaker Toyota, contributing to delivering the value of “Ease: Committed to bringing comfort and peace of mind to mobility life”[1] for Toyota car-owners.
Trophies of the three awards of Bridgestone Vietnam
Apart from the 2021 Quality Supplier Award, Bridgestone Vietnam also received the Safety and Cost Improvement Award. Since 2016, Bridgestone Vietnam has been a reliable tire supplier of Toyota Vietnam. The partnership between the two leading brands has continuously brought products with outstanding performance to end-users in Vietnam.
Representatives of Bridgestone Vietnam received awards from Toyota Vietnam. From left, Mr. Naoki Inutsuka, General Director of of Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC, Mr. Nobuharu Shiina, General Director of Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam LLC and Mr. Sadaharu Kato, former General Director of Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC
Until now, Bridgestone Vietnam has supplied more than 500,000 high-quality OE and replacement tires for various Toyota product lines in Vietnam. Since 2017, the Made-in Vietnam ECOPIA EP150 tires with size 205/65R16 was the exclusive Original Equipment (OE) tire for Toyota Innova product line. In April 2020, the Made-in-Vietnam ECOPIA EP150 with size 185/60R15 was also appointed as the exclusive OE tire for Vios. ECOPIA EP150 was praised for its low rolling resistance and fuel-saving benefits without compromising safety and wear life.
In 2021, Bridgestone’s Made-in Vietnam tires Dueler H/T 684 II with size 265/60R18 and Dueler A/T 693 III with size 265/65R17 have also become OE tires for Toyota Fortuner. Dueler tires deliver power and toughness, allowing Toyota Fortuner to explore challenging terrains.
Bridgestone’s Made-in-Vietnam tires are produced in the manufacturing plant located in Hai Phong. The first tire plant of Bridgestone in Vietnam started production of passenger car radial tires (PSR) in April 2014. Bridgestone’s factory in Hai Phong does not only serve as a key export base to Europe, North America and Japan, but also provide high quality products for domestic market.
Besides the high-quality domestic OE and replacement tires, Bridgestone also continued to supply OE and replacement tires for imported Toyota Camry with Turanza T005 (Made in Thailand) with sizes 215/55R17 and 235/45R18 and Corolla Cross with Alenza 001 (Made in Thailand) with size 215/60R17.
Mr. Naoki Inutsuka, the General Director of Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC, shared, “It is a great honour for us to be awarded by Toyota Vietnam, a major automobile manufacturer leading the market with its high-quality product and standard of business. Without being satisfied with those awards, together with our manufacturing company Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam LLC, we would like to seek further quality business to serve society. The fact that we received those three awards in Quality, Safety, and Cost Improvement encourages us to proudly walk our journey to gain the trust of future generations through delivering the value of ‘Ease’ 1 for Toyota car-owners.”
About Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC.
Bridgestone is a global leader in tires and rubber and is building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. In Vietnam, Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC (BSTVN) is a leading tire brand in Vietnam's automotive industry. Together with Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam LLC., (BTMV), Bridgestone provides an extensive range of quality tires for passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Vietnam. With a rich history spanning over 90 years, Bridgestone Corporation is committed to being "Dan-Totsu" in all aspects of its business, and to working closely with its partners to deliver social value and customer value. Staying committed to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
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[1] The Bridgestone Group newly established its corporate commitment, the “Bridgestone E8 Commitment” to realize its vision: “Toward 2050, Bridgestone continues to provide social value and customer value as a sustainable solutions company.” This commitment will serve as the Group’s axis to drive management while earning the trust of future generations. The “Bridgestone E8 Commitment” consists of 8 Bridgestone-like values starting with the letter “E” (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease, and Empowerment) that the Group will commit to creating through Bridgestone-like “purpose“ and “process“, together with employees, society, its partners and customers to realize a sustainable society.