AKRON, Ohio, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) announced today that it will host a live web cast of its March 22 investor meeting in New York.  The web cast is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. and is expected to conclude at about 11:30 a.m.

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Participating in the meeting will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Kramer and Darren R. Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer, along with other senior leaders including presidents of the company's strategic business units.  

Attendance in person at the investor meeting in New York is by invitation only.  To request information regarding attendance and invitations email GoodyearInvestorDay2011@bcdmi.com or call (888) 380-3617.  

Investors, members of the media and other interested persons can access the meeting on the company's investor relations Web site: http://investor.goodyear.com or via telephone by calling (706) 643-2869 before 8:35 a.m. on March 22.  A taped replay will be available later that day by calling (706) 645-9291.  The replay will also remain available on the Web site.

Approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting, the company will post the financial and other related information that will be presented on its investor relations Web site.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies.  It employs approximately 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 56 facilities in 22 countries around the world.  Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.  For more information about Goodyear, go to www.goodyear.com.

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