Bridgestone Apologizes for Tires That Caused Numerous Deaths
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Business, Automobiles, Cars
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 6, 2000
Article abstract: Bridgestone/Firestone chairman and chief executive officer Masatoshi Ono, speaking before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, apologized for rollover accidents associated with certain models of defective Firestone tires.
Congressional Hearings
On September 6, 2000, Masatoshi Ono, chairman and chief executive officer of Bridgestone/Firestone, the U.S. unit of the Japanese company Bridgestone, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation. Ono offered his condolences to the American...
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