Goodyear Closing UK Plant this Month

Published: December 8, 2016

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will officially end production at its only UK manufacturing facility before Christmas, Tyres & Accessories reports.

According to statement from Goodyear, T&A said the Wolverhampton plant will stop production on Dec. 20, 2016, followed by a six-month close-down period.

Goodyear announced the facility closure at the end of the June 2015, which is part of the tiremaker’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business unit restructuring plans. The plant closure will result in the loss of roughly 330 jobs.

According to numerous local media reports, Goodyear has offered Wolverhampton plant employees to continue working for Goodyear at a facility in Mexico; Most employees have turned down the offer.

Yokohama Rubber holds groundbreaking for Mexico tire plant

The facility is set to begin production in early 2027 with a planned annual output of five million tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 22, 2024

Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking event on April 15 for its new consumer and light truck tire plant at the Alianza Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The company said the event was well attended by a crowd of state and local officials, as well as management from Yokohama companies, including YRC Chairman and CEO Masataka Yamishi; Yokohama Corporation North America (YCNA) CEO Shinichi Takimoto; and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) President and CEO Jeff Barna.