Bridgestone plans to expand its factory in Wuxi city, east China’s Jiangsu province, to accommodate rising domestic demand, according to auto.gasgoo.com.

According to the plan, the expansion will cost CNY852m.

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Upon completion, the tyre plant will have a daily production capacity of 5,300 passenger car radial tyres. Its overall output capacity will reach 22,600 units a day.

The Wuxi plant began operation in July 2004 and currently has 1,267 employees.