Founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Akron, Ohio. It is one of the oldest, biggest and best-known tyremakers in the world. Goodyear makes tyres for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, motorcycles, SUVs, racing cars, aeroplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery. Find all the news and analysis you need relating to Goodyear here.
Hennessy Industries will be the exclusive supplier of Bada steel wheel weights to Goodyear company-owned stores, reports Tire review. Beginning this summer, the weights will be used in some 600 Goodyear Gemini and Just Tires locations across the US.
Goodyear Dunlop reports achieving a milestone within its health and safety management. The company has been externally audited by BSI and can officially confirm it has achieved certification to OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) 18001 – one of the key Health and Safety Management Systems in the industry.
Last week the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a jury trial's $32.2 million judgment against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. resulting from a 2004 accident that killed three people and injured seven others. The court rejected the tyre-maker’s claim that the jury award was excessive, reports Tire Review.
Citizens of the US are celebrating their 4th of July holiday on, um, July 4, and for some this means hoisting the Stars and Stripes and belting out a few bars of the Star Spangled Banner. Other Americans will be showing their patriotism in tyre form. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, exclusive tyre supplier to the quintessentially American NASCAR race series, intends to ‘transform’ all Goodyear Racing Eagle tyres for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races over the July 4th holiday weekend.
For everyone in HiQ’s head office in Birmingham, the prospect of England beating Germany on Sunday afternoon is too mouth watering to contemplate. Almost everyone, that is. HiQ’s German retail director Juergen Titz is so confident that his countrymen will beat England on Sunday that he has promised to buy full English breakfasts for all of his employees if they lose. The 15 members of the HiQ team expected at the Goodyear Dunlop headquarters in Tyre Fort, Erdington are reportedly finalising their breakfast orders for Monday morning. One representative of the retail chain said the bet could hit Juergen just where it hurts most – his pocket.
Goodyear has named Billy Taylor as the new plant manager of its Fayetteville, North Carolina, manufacturing facility, reports Tire Review. Taylor, who formerly held the same position at the company's plant in Lawton, Oklahoma, replaces Tim Frosell, who had been plant manager in Fayetteville since 2007. Frosell will become manufacturing director at Goodyear's plant in Pulandian, China.
Goodyear has been publicising its OTR successes, including an excellent performance in the World Ploughing Championship, the growth of its AGRI Club and the introduction of a new crane tyre. Andrew Mitchell Jnr, hailing from Forfar, Scotland, came second in the World Ploughing Championships in New Zealand earlier in the year, using Goodyear Optitrac DT806 tyres on his machine. Mitchell declared himself thrilled to have come in second and Goodyear says it was proud to have assisted this with their DT806 tyres fitted to his Ford tractor. Overall, there were ploughmen and women from over 30 countries competing at the 57th world championships.
Goodyear India Ltd. shares remain listed on the Bombay stock exchange following a failed delisting offer from parent company Goodyear Tire & Rubber. The US tyre maker made an offer to acquire close to six million shares in the Indian company, a figure representing 26 per cent of its equity capital. However it only received bids for around 1.136 million shares at a discovered price of Rs 340 (₤4.96) each. According to the Bombay Stock Exchange’s delisting regulations, the delisting offer would have only been considered successful if at least 3.69 million shares had been tended at or below the discovered price.
Tyre makers whose products performed well in the 24 Hours of Le Mans have expressed delight with the results obtained. First amongst this group, naturally, is Michelin, following a one-two-three Audi finish. Following the successive eliminations of its four main Peugeot rivals, the Michelin shod Audi team was able to secure a fourth hat-trick at Le Mans. In addition to monopolising the top three places in the overall standings, Michelin runners took the top prize in each of the four classes for the third straight year.
The new generation of mixed service tyres from Goodyear Dunlop Europe has been launched, and these products – the Omitrac MSS II steer tyre and MSD II drive tyre – enter the market along with the manufacturer’s claim that they will help operators save money in several ways. Amongst other qualities, Goodyear states the MSD II offers a 17 per cent greater mileage potential while both tyres offer good rolling resistance levels.
Tire Review reports that Goodyear has named Damon Audia, Scott Honnold and Jenny Wang to new leadership positions. Audia, senior vice president of finance and treasurer, was elected senior vice president of finance for the company’s Asia Pacific region, which is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Audia replaces Jenny Wang, who has accepted a new position in the company’s Asia Pacific operations. Honnold has been elected vice president and treasurer, replacing Audia. Honnold was previously assistant treasurer, responsible for Goodyear’s capital market activities.
Damon Audia, Scott Honnold and Jenny Wang have been appointed to new leadership positions in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's finance department. Audia, senior vice president, finance and treasurer, was elected senior vice president, finance for the company’s Asia Pacific region, which is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Audia replaces Jenny Wang, who has accepted a new position in the company’s Asia Pacific operations. Scott Honnold has been elected vice president and treasurer, replacing Audia. Honnold was previously assistant treasurer, responsible for Goodyear’s capital market activities.
An interesting diversion to our regular industry related news comes courtesy of Goodyear, who reports its gifting to the Smithsonian of a century-old lifeboat that saw service on the very first airship built by the company. Constructed by one S.E. Saunders of East Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1910, the boat is made primarily of wood, measures 27 feet long with a 6 foot beam and weighs over 500 pounds – that’s 8.2 metres long and 225 kilograms for those of you reading this in metric.
In the USA, Goodyear is taking to the skies with its fleet of company blimps in order to publicise the tyre safety messages coming out of the country’s ‘National Tire Safety Week’. Spirit of America, based in Carson, California; Spirit of Goodyear, based in Akron, Ohio; and Spirit of Innovation, based in Pompano Beach, Florida will fly with specially designed day and night messages between 6 and 12 June. Messages will include: “Keep your tyres properly inflated,” “Check the air pressure monthly or before a long trip,” and “Check your tyres’ tread wear and rotate your car’s tyres every 3-5,000 miles,” will be programmed on the airships’ EagleVision message boards, a company press release states.
The Goodyear Farm team is publicising its presence at the annual Cereals show in Royston on 9 and 10 June. According to the company, the team will be highlighting the Optitrac range on its stand, while educating visitors on tyre technology and maintenance.
Goodyear representatives say the new DT818 High Speed (HS) will be at the forefront of the stand. The DT818HS is part of the Optitrac radial drive farm tyre range which comes in 13 popular sizes. High Speed means that the tyres are D speed rated and can operate at speeds up to 44mph (70kph) or at inflation pressures as low as 9psi. At lower operating speeds and for tractors that have a top speed of 25mph (45kph) or 30mph (50kph) these tyres reportedly provide performance advantages being able to carry up to 9.5 per cent more load at same inflation versus the conventional DT818 tyre. Furthermore, DT818 HS can carry the same loads as DT818 at lower inflation pressure thereby, elongating the footprint generating more traction and pull.
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