Bridgestone owns Firestone; documented US production includes commercial truck/bus tires at Warren County, Tennessee and agricultural tires in Des Moines, Iowa. [1][2][3]

Who makes Firestone?

Owner
Bridgestone Corporation, Japan; the group’s 2025 integrated report records the 1988 Firestone combination. [1]
Made by
Bridgestone group manufacturing operations, including Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations at Warren County. [2]
Made in
Warren County, Tennessee for the documented commercial truck/bus tires, and Des Moines, Iowa for Firestone agricultural tires. These examples are not a global list for every passenger tire. [2][3]

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Firestone supply chain map

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Firestone

Bridgestone owns Firestone; documented US production includes commercial truck/bus tires at Warren County, Tennessee and agricultural tires in Des Moines, Iowa.

Evidence: [1][2][3]

Text version of the map

  • Firestone (Brand): Bridgestone owns Firestone; documented US production includes commercial truck/bus tires at Warren County, Tennessee and agricultural tires in Des Moines, Iowa. [1][2][3]
  • Firestone → Bridgestone Corporation (Owner): Bridgestone Corporation, Japan; the group’s 2025 integrated report records the 1988 Firestone combination. [1]
  • Bridgestone Corporation → Firestone manufacturing (Manufacturer): Bridgestone group manufacturing operations, including Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations at Warren County. [2]
  • Firestone manufacturing → Warren County, Tennessee (Factory): Bridgestone and Firestone commercial truck/bus tires [2]
  • Firestone manufacturing → Des Moines, Iowa (Factory): Firestone agricultural tires [3]

Who owns Firestone?

The Bridgestone/Firestone combination dates to 1988. Firestone remains a distinct brand within Bridgestone’s business, rather than an independently owned US tire company. [1]

Who actually makes Firestone products?

The Warren County anniversary release explicitly says the plant makes both Bridgestone and Firestone commercial truck and bus tires. That is direct evidence of a shared plant for the stated categories. [2]

Where are Firestone products made?

Bridgestone’s September 2024 manufacturing article describes the Firestone agricultural tire operation in Des Moines. Warren County’s 2020 release covers commercial truck/bus products, so neither should be applied automatically to every Firehawk passenger tire. [3][2]

Is Firestone made in China or the USA?

US manufacturing is confirmed for those commercial and agricultural examples. The reviewed sources do not identify the country of every current consumer tire or establish a universal China-made claim. [2][3]

Same factory, different label

Bridgestone and Firestone genuinely share commercial truck/bus production at Warren County. A shared plant does not establish that all tread patterns, compounds or specifications are identical. [2]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 1945: The Des Moines factory began tire production, as described in the 2024 company history. [3]
  2. 1988: Bridgestone combined with Firestone. [1]
  3. 1990: Warren County began commercial tire production; its 2020 release marked 30 years. [2]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Who owns firestone?

Bridgestone Corporation, Japan; the group’s 2025 integrated report records the 1988 Firestone combination.[1]

Where are Firestone tires made?

The dated primary examples are Warren County, Tennessee for commercial truck/bus tires and Des Moines, Iowa for agricultural tires. Other current product/plant assignments are Unconfirmed here.[2][3]

Firestone owned by Bridgestone?

Yes. Bridgestone’s 2025 integrated report records the 1988 Firestone combination.[1]

Who manufactures Firestone tyres?

Bridgestone group manufacturing businesses make the documented Firestone tires, including production at Warren County in the USA.[2][1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] Bridgestone Integrated Report 2025 — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    2025 Bridgestone integrated report records the 1988 Firestone combination and group history.

  2. [2] Bridgestone Warren County plant celebrates 30 years — 2020-08-24 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    August 24, 2020 company release confirms Warren County makes Bridgestone and Firestone commercial truck/bus tires.

  3. [3] Bridgestone: Made in America — 2024-09-26 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    September 2024 company manufacturing account documents Firestone agricultural tire production in Des Moines and 1945 origins.

Unconfirmed

  • Factory allocation for every current passenger-tire size; identical compounds and specifications across Bridgestone and Firestone.