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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.

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Goodyear launches European Road Safety App

Goodyear has launched a free European Road Safety App for Android and iOS platforms. The application, available for use in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch, is designed to help guide tourists through other European country’s road laws and requirements. Users get an overview of 25 European countries, including popular destinations such as Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland, as well as the larger western European markets. It provides such information as speed limits on highways and in the cities, alcohol levels allowed for drivers, tips for a safer drive, how to act in case of an accident, and local emergency phone numbers.

11th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop names new DACH region boss

Dr. Rainer Landwehr, group managing director of Goodyear Dunlop’s ‘DACH’ (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) market region, has announced his resignation. The tyre maker reported on 10 July that Dr. Landwehr will work with his successor in the coming weeks to ensure a smooth changeover period before leaving to engage in new challenges outside the company.

10th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac ‘best off-road traction tyre’ – Off Road magazine

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German magazine Off Road’s readers have chosen Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac as the best off-road product in the ‘Traction Tyres’ category. This was the first time the magazine has invited its readers to vote on tyres alongside their favourite vehicles, and the Goodyear tyre beat all the other products to the inaugural edition of this honour.

4th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Marathon Coach, Ultra Grip Coach now in TreadMax range

Goodyear has announced the availability of its most recent coach tyre products as TreadMax retreads. The TreadMax Marathon Coach all position and TreadMax UltraGrip Coach winter drive moldcure retreads come in size 295/80R22.5. The newly launched products have the same tread pattern, compound and features as their new tyre counterparts, Goodyear states. Both retreads are also regroovable for more life and economy.

2nd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear employee clocks up 70 years at work

The longest-serving Goodyear employee. Sidney Richardson, recently celebrated his 70th year of working at Goodyear’s Gadsen tyre factory in Alabama. Richardson – also known within the plant as ‘Legend’ – began working at the Gadsen factory on 22 June 1943, aged 17. To celebrate his achievement, the plant planned a cookout for employees. Richardson received a special coin from Goodyear CEO Richard Kramer and a certificate of recognition from Alabama Governor Robert Bentley.

27th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Commission to examine Goodyear Amiens closure

France’s National Assembly has voted to create a commission of enquiry into the closure of Goodyear’s Amiens Nord factory. According to French daily Le Figaro, the lower house vote was supported by members from the socialist and green parties and the commission will examine the “economic and financial” causes of the proposed plant closure and its “economic, social and environmental consequences.” The thirty member commission has been given six months to produce its report.

27th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Audia takes on interim investor relations role at Goodyear

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has announced Damon Audia’s assumption of interim responsibility for investor relations in addition to his current role as senior vice-president, business development. He takes over responsibility from Gregory A. Fritz, who Goodyear says left the company to “pursue other opportunities.” Audia will continue to report to Darren R. Wells, executive vice-president and chief financial officer.

24th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Sava celebrates 15 years as a Goodyear Dunlop company

On 1 July, Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires will mark 15 years in the business. The tyre maker purchased the Slovenian firm in 1998 and says that since that time it has grown into one of the largest and most successful US-invested firms in the country. Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires, or GDST, now employs some 1,400 people and has received over 200 million euros in investment from its parent company, including 15.5 million euros in 2012. The company says it has produced 100 million tyres since 1998.

19th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre makers top in employment surveys

Michelin and Goodyear have ranked highly is separate workplace surveys carried out in the US.

18th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper shares up 40% following acquisition announcement

In premarket trading on 12 June, shares in Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. surged 40.3 per cent to US$34.45 per share following news of Apollo Tyres Ltd’s agreement to acquire the company for around $2.5 billion, or $35.00 a share, in cash. Shares in rival tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. also rose six per cent following the Apollo/Cooper deal’s announcement.

12th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

North American launch for Goodyear’s Eagle Sport All-Season

Goodyear has released its latest all-season performance tyre in North America. Initial sizes of the Eagle Sport All-Season are now available, and the tyre maker says the full line-up of 47 sizes will be on offer by the end of 2013. Goodyear says the Eagle Sport All-Season is suited for a wide range of vehicles, from the Honda Accord to the Audi A4 and Ford Mustang.

12th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho: ECTSTA LE Sport ‘a milestone product’

Kumho is promoting its ECSTA LE Sport KU39, an asymmetric ultra high performance tyre designed, as a product designed for Europe’s top car marques. According to the company, it was developed using the company’s KADAS prediction tools and on Europe’s most demanding test tracks. The Y speed rated product’s key selling points are said to be its enhanced performance, braking in wet conditions and controlled ride and refinement. Its high grip tread compound ensures maximum traction and braking performance, while its specially designed casing provides impressive high speed stability.

7th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Sava launches new 17.5” truck tyre range

Goodyear’s Sava Tyres brand has launched a new range of 17.5” truck tyres for regional and local delivery vehicles. The range comprises three tyres: the Avant 4 is for steer axles, the Orjak 4 for drive axles and the Cargo 4 for trailers. The Slovenian brand says the new tyres are designed to meet the needs of the cost-conscious vehicle operator engaged predominately in regional haul and delivery operations. The tyres are suited for a wide range of vehicles including articulated trucks, rigids and a wide range of trailers.

5th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

New TruckForce fleet a focus at CV Show 2013

TruckForce, Goodyear Dunlop’s dedicated mobile service and breakdown network, is taking delivery of 60 additional Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDIs at a rate of one per day from Birmingham dealer Midlands Truck & Van. The new fleet was the focus of its activities at the CV Show. Based across TruckForce’s 15 operating centres, “hubs” for its satellite locations across England and Wales, they are being used by technicians who repair, replace and service customers’ tyres at their premises or at the roadside. The Sprinters are fitted with engine-driven PTOs which power on-board compressors, as well as Hope Safe-T-bar rear safety bumpers and roof-mounted flashing beacons.

3rd June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Amiens closure is inevitable, so what’s it mean for the rest?

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With no buyers seeking to purchase it, the closure of Goodyear’s Amiens Nord tyre manufacturing facility now looks inevitable. And according to various French news reports, France's government has now faced up to the fact that this means the loss of up to 1,200 jobs.

Indeed closure is now the only option on the table after the French Agency for International Investment (AFII) contacted 57 potentially suitable of which just eight said they would be interested. Of these five signed confidentiality agreements and two non-binding offers were presented, but France's Economic Redevelopment Ministry said "after careful examination of the plans put forward," no candidates were in a position to present a binding offer.

30th May 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors