Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and its...

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and its Japanese parent Bridgestone Corp. will invest about $1.5 billion over the next three years to expand and modernize Firestone’s tire operations and other businesses. The companies will invest $1.3 billion in Firestone’s tire operations--$1 billion in North America and $300 million in Europe, Central and South America--and $200 million on Firestone’s diversified products and MasterCare automotive service units.