There is more to this than meets the eye. Firestone and Ford have been
linked for many many years. The fact is that a ways back the Ford and
Firestone families intermarried. Just a piece of trivia that explains alot.
Bob K.
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick and Kelly Engram <shetland@erols.com>
To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 11:52 PM
Subject: DML: try and beat this.../tire manufacturers
>" You'll notice that most of the auto manufacturers use the "Tire of
>choice"
>because they are cheaper (not only cost, but also quality). "
>
>-If Ford wanted a cheap tire, they would install a Dunlop or Yokahama
>tire on their vehicles.
>But what Ford has done since the early 80's is install the premium tire
>that Firestone produces
>on their cars and trucks. 1999 trucks and SUV's get Firestone
>Wilderness tires. Ranger pickups
>get FR480's or Wilderness, Taurus' get Affinity, Mustangs get Firehawk
>SVX. Firestone
>produces economy grade tires, but they are not selected.
> Another case in point-Saturn has used Firestone tires exclusively on
>their vehicles since the
>Saturn division was first introduced. There has never been a single
>Saturn built with another
>manufacturer's tires on it. Michelin and Goodyear made offers to
>Saturn, but based off of
>their customers' satisfaction rating on the tires, they remained with
>Firestone.
> And lastly, I really dont think Honda was going for the lowest cost or
>quality when they installed
>Bridgestone Turanza tires on their Accords and Acura Integras and
>Legends.
> So, let's talk about Hyundai and cheap tires...!!!
>
> Goodyear, Michelin, and Bridgestone/Firestone lead the world in tire
>research and development.
>Everyone else is just copying their products.
> Firestone is the winningest tire in IndyCar/IRL and Cart, and Goodyear
>pulled out of Formula 1 when Bridgestone entered last year.
>Unfortunately, NASCAR signed a 3 year contract with Goodyear to be the
>sole supplier for Winston Cup and Busch Grand National divisions, which
>will
>expire this year. No competition must be good!
> Just stating my opinions and beliefs 8^)
>Patrick
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