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Exclusive Report: Ford Will Not Use Firestone Tyre for the 2002 Explorer Says just-auto.com and BlueOvalNews

26 October 2000

Exclusive Report: Ford Will Not Use Firestone Tyre for the 2002 Explorer Says just-auto.com and BlueOvalNews

    LONDON, Oct. 26 http://www.just-auto.com -- Firestone
tyres will not be on any 2002 Ford Explorers unless they are changed by the
dealers themselves.  The announcement is a blow to Firestone that is yet to
determine a cause for the tread separations on earlier Explorers.
    An exclusive report at http://just-auto.com/features_detail.asp?art=313
and http://www.blueovalnews.com/nofirestone.htm says that an earlier decision
to include Firestone tyres as the default tyre of choice has been reversed,
leaving Goodyear and Michelin tyre brands as options.
    With the Firestone tyre recall set to be complete in November, it would
seem that Ford is following the consumer trend and turning its back on
Firestone.

    For the exclusive report see:
    http://just-auto.com/features_detail.asp?art=313 or
    http://www.blueovalnews.com/nofirestone.htm

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