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AKRON, Ohio, July 29, 2009 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announces that it has been selected by Piedmont Truck Tires, Inc. as the sole provider of tire retreading systems for the...

C. Thomas Harvie, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s general counsel for more than 14 years, has announced plans to retire in October. Subsequently, the Goodyear Board of Directors elected...

Nominations for the prestigious 27th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero Awards will be accepted through Nov. 30, 2009. To be considered for this year’s award, the following criteria must...

AKRON, Ohio, July 24, 2009 — A leading U.S. tire retreader, Heintschel Tire & Service Inc., is converting its commercial truck tire retreading operation to Goodyear’s pre-cure and patented...

AKRON, Ohio, July 23, 2009 ¾ The Ford Motor Company has selected Goodyear’s new fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as a key original equipment fitment for the 2010 Ford Fusion S. The...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it will close its tire plant in the Philippines as part of a strategy to address uncompetitive manufacturing capacity globally. The Goodyear...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report second quarter 2009 financial results before markets open on Thursday, July 30, to be followed by an investor conference call at 10 a.m....

AKRON, Ohio, July 10, 2009 – When the new Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar was introduced earlier this year, company officials emphasized the rugged toughness and enhanced sidewall puncture...

AKRON, Ohio, July 9, 2009 – The awards keep coming for Dunlop Tire’s high-performer, the Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec tire, a product that continues to win praise as a winner on the street and...

AKRON , Ohio , July 9, 2009 – When it comes to aviation, few sights can quicken the pulse like competitive air racing. While the action in the sky gets the attention, Goodyear has been making it...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is taking another important step in its efforts to align North American production capacity with weak industry demand. The company’s consumer tire plant in...

AKRON, Ohio, June 16, 2009 — Goodyear’s 2008 North America Highway Hero Jorge Orozco Sanchez recently returned to his truck-driving duties after the trucking industry and related organizations...

AKRON, Ohio, June 10, 2009 – In the trucking industry, a combination of tires and nails has long been seen as a bad pairing with challenging results. Nail causes leak. Leak causes flat. Flat...

LAS VEGAS, June 10, 2009 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has introduced the G289 WHA, a new line of waste hauling tires at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. “Today, we’ve launched a...

National Tire Safety Week, held during June 7-13, is a period that emphasizes the simple steps drivers can take to ensure their tires are in good working condition. Research reveals that motorists...

Goodyear has signed a multi-year lease agreement with IRG and, as part of that agreement, will remain in its existing buildings until its new headquarters located adjacent to the company’s Akron...

"The Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has elected Richard J. Kramer chief operating officer of the company, reporting to Robert J. Keegan, chairman and chief executive...

AKRON, Ohio, May 20, 2009 – Although miles driven have been declining in the past year, the nation’s most well-known automotive travel authority predicts a higher number of drivers during this...

AKRON, Ohio, May 8, 2009 – With a 100-year history of serving the nation’s military with key tire fitments, Goodyear broadens that business further with the announcement of its selection by...

AKRON, May 06, 2009 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has priced its offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 7-year senior notes. The notes will be senior...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it intends to commence a public offering of approximately $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7-year senior notes, subject to market...

The local haul and regional segments are diverse and about as tough as it gets when it comes to wear on commercial tires," said Donn Kramer, Goodyear’s director of marketing for commercial...

AKRON, Ohio, April 29, 2009 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported first quarter 2009 financial results and updated its progress on actions taken to address market and economic...

AKRON, Ohio, April 29, 2009 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has – for the second year in a row – been recognized as America’s most respected automotive company by the Reputation...

AKRON, Ohio, April 29, 2009 – Today, 15-year-old Tyler Shoff defeated NASCAR champion Greg Biffle by more than three car lengths in the Fuel Max Challenge, a quarter-mile soap box derby race...