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- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Country : United States
- City: Akron
- State: Ohio - OH
- Address: 1144 E. Market St.
- Zipcode: 44316-0001
- Category: Fortune 1000 Companies
- Description: Despite a worldwide alliance with Sumitomo Rubber Industries designed to dominate the tire industry, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is the #3 tire maker in the world, behind Bridgestone (#1) and Michelin (#2). Other Goodyear products include automotive hoses and belts and industrial chemicals. It operates about 85 plants worldwide, oversees rubber plantations in Indonesia, and has more than 940 retail stores in North America. Goodyear sells tires for the replacement market, as well as to automakers and agricultural equipment makers. In addition to its own brand of tires, Goodyear sells Dunlop tires in North America and Europe through its alliance with Japan's Sumitomo, in which it holds a 10% interest.
- Products: Motor Vehicles & Parts