Bridgestone sets up office in Vietnam

April 27, 2010

Bridgestone Corp. has established a new tire sales company in Vietnam, Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam LLC.

"The Bridgestone Group sees Indochina as one of its most strategic growth areas," say company officials. "As one of Indochina's transportation and logistics hubs, Vietnam is seeing stable and continuous economic growth, as well as a steady increase in tire demand."

The subsidiary is based in Ho Chi Minh City. It currently employs 18 people.