Bridgestone Potenza Tire Selected As OE For 2003 Subaru Baja

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 27, 2002) – The Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tire has been selected as the OE tire for the new 2003 SubaruÒ BajaÔ. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire Company, LLC (BFNT) is supplying the tire in size P225/60R16 in an H-speed rating. The all-wheel drive Baja is the newest Subaru crossover vehicle, and is based on the Legacy/Outback platform. It arrived in U.S. showrooms in September 2002.

While the H-speed rated, all-season Bridgestone Potenza RE92 has been available for some time, this is the only application to feature raised white letters on the tire sidewall, a feature designed specifically for Subaru.

“This tire represents 24 months of joint development and engineering work between Bridgestone/Firestone and Subaru,” said Michael Martini, vice president, North American Consumer Original Equipment Sales, BFNT.

"Bridgestone/Firestone and Subaru have worked together on original equipment tire fitments for the past 10 years," Martini added.

Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and associate and private brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, agriculture and other tires to its customers in the Americas.