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A Tradition of Innovation.™ Around the World. And in Your World.www.fsip.com

Firestone: A Leader Around the World.

North America

Firestone Industrial Products World Headquarters 250 W. 96th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46260Toll Free: 1-800-247-4337Phone: 317-818-8600Fax: 317-818-8645www.fsip.com

Manufacturing Facilities -Noblesville, IndianaDyersburg, TennesseeWilliamsburg, Kentucky

Warehouse & Distribution -Indianapolis, Indiana

Bridgestone Technical Facility -Akron, OH

South America

Firestone Industrial ProductsAv. Queirós dos Santos, 1419CEP 09015-311Santo André- SP - BrazilPhone: 0 XX 11 4433-1166/1490Fax: 0 XX 11 4994-7328www.bfbr.com.br/fipil

Europe

Firestone Industrial Products Europe BV Delta 1606825 MV ArnhemThe NetherlandsPhone: +31 (0) 26 352 98 98Fax: +31 (0) 26 352 98 97www.firestoneip.nl (Dutch)www.firestoneip.fr (French)www.firestoneip.de (German)www.firestoneip.it (Italian)www.firestoneip.ru (Russian)www.firestoneip.pl (Polish)www.firestoneip.es (Spanish)

Technical CenterArnhem, The Netherlands

Manufacturing Facilities -Wolsztyn, Poland

Warehouse & Distribution -Rotterdam, Netherlands

Asia Pacific

Beijing Firestone Air Spring, LLC(Office & ManufacturingFacility)A42 #1 Area Xin Ying Industrial ZoneEast Extension AreaBeijing Economic & Technological Development Area (BDA)Postal Code 100023People’s Republic of ChinaPhone: +86 (10) 6789 2106Fax: +86 (10) 6789 2108www.firestoneip.cn (Chinese)

Firestone Industrial Products, Inc.1004, 10th Floor, Tower B,Millennium Plaza, Sector 27,Gurgaon - 122022IndiaPhone: +91 124-4288363Fax: +91 124-4288369

Manufacturing Facility -Firestone TVSMadurai, India

Warehouse & Distribution -Singapore

Bridgestone World Headquarters - Tokyo, Japan

Today, Firestone Industrial Products commands a leadership position in providing air springs to the

world’s largest automotive, truck and suspension manufacturers, as well as industrial manufacturing

and the air springs aftermarket. You’ll find Firestone air springs:

• Transporting goods and people — in heavy-duty

truck/trailer/bus applications, rail applications as well

as automotive/light-duty applications;

• In the factory — with industry-leading isolation,

actuation and pick-and-place systems and technologies;

• And all over the world — as a reliable supplier that has

a strong global presence that can provide local technical

and logistics support to meet customers’ needs.

And, with our United States headquarters, expanded European business and

technical center in the Netherlands, operations in Brazil, and regional Asia offices in Beijing, China and

New Delhi, India, we’re strategically located to be responsive to the world’s needs.

Firestone’s commitment to innovation and excellence

started 70 years ago with the introduction of the first

Firestone Airide™ air spring. Today, Firestone Industrial

Products is one of the world’s leading suppliers of air springs for

vehicles and industry.

How did Firestone Industrial Products become a global leader?

• By producing a wide range of state-of-the-art products —

delivering products that are tested and proven to provide the

highest level of performance;

• By bringing innovation to everything we do —

from product design and material selection, to

improving our quality, manufacturing processes

and beyond; and

• By supporting our global customers — with top-notch

engineers, local market knowledge and responsive

support, from design to performance.

Serving the Industry’s World Leaders

Firestone Industrial ProductsInnovation that Moves the World.

Beijing, ChinaArnhem, Netherlands

Indianapolis, USASao Paulo, Brazil

Turrialba, Costa Rica

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Wolsztyn, Poland

Arnhem, Netherlands

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Gurgaon, India

Madurai, India

Beijing, China

Dyersburg, TN

Indianapolis, IN

Noblesville, IN

Akron, OH

Williamsburg, KY

Gurgaon, India

Singapore

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A Leader in Manufacturing.

With manufacturing plants and sales support in North and South

America, Europe, and Asia, Firestone Industrial Products’ global

network of strategic locations ensures the highest level of service

at your local level. And, we are committed to improving our

efficiencies and costs without sacrificing quality and service, all

while achieving the proper international certifications.

As a global leader, we realize everything we do has an impact on

our world. We strive to be stewards of the environment and

continue to update our processes and materials to further reduce

our carbon footprint. Our efforts include the use of environmentally

friendly metal coatings and rubber compound oils, as well as

researching the use of recycled materials in our products. Since

2002, we’ve initiated Six Sigma processes to improve quality and

reduce waste. And, we continue to look for new opportunities to

incorporate sustainable practices into all areas of our business.

Firestone Industrial Products serves OEMs and aftermarket for the following vehicle platforms:

Light Duty

Airide™ air springs and Ride-Rite™, Coil-Rite™, andSport-Rite™ air helper springs for SUVs, light trucks, pick-up trucks and luxury cars.

Heavy Duty

Airide™ air springs for trucks, trailers, commercial buses, rail cars and mass transit vehicles.

At Firestone, our experience and commitment to quality have made us one of the world’s preferred suppliers of air springs for vehicles and industry. You can see innovation at work in everything we do.

• Product design — meeting or exceeding the world’s most rigorous testing standards. • Material selection — using the most advanced materials to help reach our goal of zero defects. • Processes — recognizing the importance of improving efficiencies and meeting the highest international standards.

Our innovations span many technologies--from electronic sensors and integrated damping technology, to higher strength fabrics/compounds and applying automotive technology to our heavy-duty products.

Through our state-of-the-art product development process, Firestone continues to produce significant advances in air spring technology. All Firestone product designs are put through a comprehensive, exhaustive series of lab tests. For example, Firestone air springs are load tested for up to 60,000 pounds of force, life tested for millions of cycles, and MTS vertical tested for endurance. Other testing includes:

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Firestone continually improves our use of FEA in shortening the product development process. These computer simulations test a wide variety

of product construction variables without manufacturing numerous prototypes, saving both time and money for customers.

High-Frequency Testing

High-frequency testing up to 500 hertz

estimates the harshness, stress, strain,

damping, force and spring rate of air

springs as well as the contributing effects

of different fabrics, pressure and

other variables.

Cutting-Edge Research & Analysis. Our Products Serve the Industry.On the Road. All Over the World.

Firestone is committed

to achieving the

proper international

certifications. Our

manufacturing facilities

have achieved

numerous certifications,

including:

• ISO 9001 • TS-16949

• ISO 14001

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HSix Degrees of Freedom

This unique, proprietary multi-axis test replicates the toughest road conditions with

the highest degree of accuracy. It records durability and movement data from six

degrees of freedom: vertical, longitudinal and lateral moves, roll, yaw and pitch.

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