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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's Laura Thompson “Outstanding Woman In Finance”

Treasury & Risk magazine's 2012 list of "30 Outstanding Women in Finance" includes Laura K. Thompson, vice president, finance for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's North American Tire business. Thompson directs finance for the company's largest business unit, with annual sales of nearly $10 billion. She previously served as vice president of business development, is also the executive in charge of developing Goodyear's new headquarters in Akron, Ohio.

11th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop tests thousands of tyres ahead of EU tyre labelling

Goodyear Dunlop has tested 1200 Goodyear and another 1000 Dunlop branded tyres ensuring that these are ready to meet the new EU tyre labelling regulation that takes full effect on 1 November 2012. The tests covered 70 and 50 tyre types for Goodyear and Dunlop respectively.

According to the company, the grading of all the tyres took nearly a year and was done at the Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxemburg, which is the company’s main tyre research and development facility in the region. The new regulation requires each manufacturer to test tyres internally for the new gradings, based on strictly defined EU testing methods.

10th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear ‘delighted’ by Auto Express crown

Goodyear representatives say they are “delighted” the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 has been named as the “best summer tyre” in the 2012 Auto Express Product Awards. The win follows the tyre’s first place ranking in the highly popular automotive magazine’s “Big Tyre Test” in September 2011.

9th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear and Conti win Auto Express product awards

Goodyear’s Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 and Continental’s ContiWinterContact TS 830 P have won Auto Express’s best summer tyre and best winter tyre crowns in the magazine’s 2012 product awards.

9th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop wins BP Oil contract

After 20 years' working with Michelin, BP Oil UK Limited has switched over to Goodyear Dunlop for the service and maintenance of its fleet of 150 tankers.

In addition to Goodyear Dunlop's easily accessible, web-based systems that allow transparent and up to the minute status of all jobs, the level of service provided by the company's TruckForce UK network played an important role in winning the contract.

8th May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear truck tyres fitted to world’s fastest hybrid

Goodyear has announced that Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck, has broken two world speed records on its tyres. On 27 April, 2012 at Wendover Airfield in Utah, USA, the Volvo-built truck, owned and driven by Boije Ovebrink, broke records in the standing kilometre and flying kilometre international speed standards. The new world records are subject to FIA recognition, which will occur in about 30 to 60 days.

2nd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear completes FleetHQ conversion in Canada

Goodyear has converted the last bits of its former Truckwise truck tyre programme to the FleetHQ moniker, reports Tire Review. Announced at the recent Truck World event in Toronto, Goodyear rebranded its Canadian fleet tyre and service to FleetHQ. The new Canadian brand will “create a consistent business solutions brand that offers products, services and information tools for trucking fleets and owner/operators throughout North America,” the company said.

23rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear refinances $3.2bn credit facilities

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has completed refinancing its principal US credit facilities. Darren R Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said the actions “position the company” to continue implementation of its Strategy Roadmap: “We see this refinancing as a proactive step to improve our financial position, leaving us with no term debt repayments required until 2019.”

20th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Kramer presents Goodyear 'Roadmap' to shareholders

Goodyear's 2012 annual shareholder meeting was held on 17 April at the company’s headquarters in Akron, and chairman and CEO Rich Kramer told those in attendance that he was “pleased” with the tyre-maker’s 2011 performance, outlining the company’s “strategy roadmap”, Tire Review reports. Pointing to record sales of $22.8 billion and record segment operating income, Kramer said, “What is most gratifying is that our record results across all global businesses were achieved in the midst of continued economic uncertainty around the world through successful execution of our strategy. Our ‘strategy roadmap’ is the foundation for decisions on every aspect of the business, from marketing and product development to investment and team building.”

18th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Embraer Military Airlifter KC-390 to fit Goodyear tyres

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced a new aviation tyre supply deal, continuing its original equipment range expansion in the industry. Brazil-based Embraer Defense and Security has selected the tyre manufacturer to equip its KC-390 twin-engine, jet-powered military airlifter and tanker with Goodyear military aviation tyres.

18th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear DuraSeal truck tyre absorbs 367 punctures

Goodyear has shown the puncture resistance of its DuraSeal technology during a demonstration at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Attendees drove 367 nail holes into a Goodyear G394 SST wide-base trailer tyre at the company’s booth, without any impact on its inflation. The tyre manufacturer has previously shown DuraSeal-incorporated tyres at events in Europe, such as Tip-Ex at North Yorkshire’s Harrogate International Centre in 2011, where it displayed its Omnitrac MSS II and MSD II tyres.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear to address 2012 Q1 results

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it will report first quarter 2012 financial results on Friday, 27 April, to be followed by an investor conference call at 8:30 EST (13:30 GMT). The conference call will be taken by Richard J Kramer, chairman and chief executive officer, and Darren R Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen to supply Fiat OE tyres

Nexen Tire has announced that it has been selected as original equipment (OE) manufacturer by Fiat. Under the agreement, Nexen will supply tyres for Fiat's Multipla model range, scheduled for production from March 2013, as well as Fiat's Doblo light commercial vehicle (from 2014).

10th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear’s Blimp returns to UK skies

Nine months after a fatal crash in Germany ended Goodyear Dunlop’s 2011 European blimp-centred promotional campaign, the tyre maker reports the Goodyear Blimp has returned to our skies. The Spirit of Safety is taking to the air from mid-March until July to embark on a nationwide tour in support of the tyre brand’s planned road safety initiatives. Throughout its three or so months of service, the airship will deliver road safety messages as it underlines the importance of The Highway Code, with particular emphasis placed on young driver education. A renewed media partnership with Sky Sports will also reach out to a worldwide sporting audience as the Goodyear Blimp flies over major Premier League football matches as well as international cricket, golf and rugby games.

29th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ rolls out label education programme for partners

Say hello to ‘Terry the technician’. Goodyear Dunlop’s retail team has rolled out a new communication campaign strategy on tyre labelling to the direct dealer partners in its HiQ network, and will show the importance of reading labels through the activities of an imaginary tyre fitter.

27th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors