NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 29, 2005) - Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) has added to its associate brand lineup.

The Dayton® Daytona® HR with UNI-T® technology, features directional slots, sipes and wide tread grooves to help evacuate water, resist hydroplaning and to provide surefooted traction and handling in a variety of conditions, wet or dry. Fifteen H-speed rated metric sizes are currently available in the line and three additional sizes will launch in the fall.* The Daytona HR tires are available at authorized Dayton dealers across the United States:

	185/65R15 88H	205/60R15 91H	205/55R16 91H
	195/65R15 91H	215/60R15 94H	215/55R16 93H
	205/65R15 94H	225/60R15 96H	225/55R16 95H
	185/60R14 82H	205/60R16 92H	225/50R16 92H*
	195/60R14 86H	215/60R16 95H	215/50R17 91H*
	195/60R15 88H	225/60R16 98H	205/40R17XL 84H*

The Lemans® Champion® HR features an ultra-wide tread, providing exceptional wet traction and handling. Designed to complement the appearance of sports cars and luxury touring vehicles, the tire features variable angled sipes and slots to assist with wet performance and provide all-weather traction. Now available in 12 metric sizes at Firestone Complete Auto Care outlets and Expert Tire locations:

	195/65R15 91H	195/60R14 86H	225/60R16 98H
	205/65R15 94H	195/60R15 88H	205/55R16 91H
	215/65R15 96H	205/60R15 91H	225/55R16 95H
	185/60R14 82H	215/60R15 94H	225/50R16 92H

The Duralon® Vertex® IV Plus features an all-season tread design to assure "touring class" wet and dry performance plus luxury-ride comfort and quiet sound. The tire is available in 6 metric and 15 P-metric, T-speed rated sizes for broad vehicle coverage through authorized Duralon retailers:

	175/70R13 82T	P185/65R14 85T	P195/60R14 85T
	185/70R14 88T	185/65R15 88T	P195/60R15 87T
	195/70R14 91T	P195/65R15 89T	P205/60R15 90T
	205/70R14 95T	P205/65R15 92T	P215/60R15 93T
	P205/70R15 95T	P215/65R15 95T	P215/60R16 94T
	P215/70R15 97T	215/65R16 98T	P225/60R16 97T
	P175/65R14 81T	P185/60R14 82T	P205/55R16 89T

“The expansion of the associate brands allows our store and dealer networks the opportunity to provide customers a tire fitment for virtually any vehicle for nearly every budget," said Phil Pacsi, executive director, North American Consumer Tire Brand Marketing, BFNT.

UNI-T is an acronym for Ultimate Network of Intelligent Tire Technology. It features three core elements: CO·CS®, a Computer Optimized Component System which allows design and manufacturing processes to work more cooperatively, leading to a more efficient tire that doesn't sacrifice one area of performance for improvements in another; O-Bead®, a more round structure that minimizes overlapped joints in the bead area for improved ride; and L.L. Carbon® (Long Link Carbon) which helps the rubber compound resist microscopic tread tearing related to wear.