Goodyear Raising US Prices

The price of all Goodyear consumer tyre lines in the US were increased by 8 per cent on August 1, with materials, transportation and ‘other costs’ cited as the reason. The price of OTR tread rubber also went up by 5 per cent. The tyremaker last raised passenger and light truck tyre prices on April 1, when a 4 per cent increase was put into effect, and OTR rubber went up by 5 per cent the following day.