The Weekly Report Cornerstone

   WEEK 42 Oct 8th to 14th 2001

   FIRESTONE IS PULLING TIRES

   The car tire producer Firestone is finally pulling back 3.5 million tires of the brand Wilderness At after being repeatable approached by the American authorities. The tires have caused at least 271 deaths in the United States alone. They are mostly used on the Ford models Explorer, Mercury, Mountaineer and Ranger.
   The previous year Bridgestone, a subsidiary had to recall 6.5 million tires.

  

  

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Entered 2001-10-09