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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Description

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells tires and related products and services worldwide. The company offers various lines of rubber tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, motorcycles, farm implements, earthmoving and mining equipment, industrial equipment, and various other applications. It sells tires under the Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, Debica, Sava, Fulda, and various other Goodyear owned house brands, as well as under the private-label brands. The company is also involved in retreading truck, aviation, and off-the-road tires; manufacturing and selling tread rubber and other tire retreading materials; providing automotive repair services, and miscellaneous other products and services; and manufacturing and selling flaps for truck tires and other tires. In addition, it manufactures and markets chemical and natural rubber products. The company operates approximately 1,300 tire and auto service center outlets, where it offers its products for retail sale and provides automotive repair and other services. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Rubber & Plastics
Keywords: Mining Chemical Automotive Industry Rubber Industrial Equipment Tire Rubber Products Mining Equipment Natural Rubber Automotive Repair Services Rubber Tires