Bridgestone Americas Inc. ended operations at its LaVergne, Tenn., plant nearly a month before the factory was scheduled to close. Operations at the TBR tire plant ceased on July 2, according to a statement from Bridgestone. Therefore, the decision to close the LaVergne plant has been made." According to MTD’s newly released 2025 Facts Issue, Bridgestone’s LaVergne plant, which opened in 1972, has the capacity to build 3,100 TBR tires per day. It was one of two Bridgestone TBR tire plants in the United States.