Goodyear Renews NASCAR Partnership as Offical Tire Supplier
Goodyear and NASCAR initiated a new multi-year agreement renewing Goodyear as the exclusive tire supplier for NASCAR’s top three national series. The agreement also continues the annual Goodyear 400, NASCAR’s Official Throwback Weekend Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. According to Goodyear, this 70-year relationship allowed for innovation that led to models like the racing
Goodyear Adds Wrangler HT Tire to Light Truck Lineup
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has added the Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT to its Wrangler light truck tire lineup. Goodyear says its Wrangler Workhorse HT provides all-season traction, a confident ride and the strength to go the extra mile. Backed with a 60,000-mile treadwear limited warranty, the Wrangler Workhorse HT features a long-wearing tread
Goodyear to Collaborate with Drive TLV to Expand into Israel
To help expand its footprint into the Israeli mobility ecosystem, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is teaming up with Drive TLV, an Israel-based mobility incubator focused on the future of mobility. Drive TLV supported more than 50 mobility-focused startups since 2017 through its FastLane commercialization program along with access to prototyping labs and shared
Cooper Unveils Largest Tire in its Discoverer Rugged Trek Line
At the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company unveiled the biggest tires yet in its Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek tire line. Designed for lifted pickup trucks, these all-new, large-sized tires feature signature Cooper Knife-Edge and Mountain Pass customizable sidewall designs and will be available to consumers in early 2023.
Goodyear Reveals Net Sales Increase in Q3 2022 in Investor Letter
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported results for the third quarter of 2022 in a letter to investors published to its investor relations website. The company hosted an investor call that reviewed financial reports and answered shareholder questions about the company’s future last week. “Uncertainty and volatility have defined our operating environment since the
Cooper Medallion Program Adds TireHub as a National Distributor
TireHub announced it is now an authorized national distributor for the Cooper Medallion program. The company said it expanded its brand portfolio to include Cooper and Starfire tires earlier this year, following Goodyear’s acquisition of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 2021. Now, as a national distributor for the Cooper Medallion program, TireHub says
Goodyear Announces Call for 38th Annual Highway Hero Award
In celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the return of its annual Highway Hero Award, a program that celebrates professional truck drivers who act selflessly for the good of others on the highways across North America. Now through Dec. 31, Goodyear says its Highway Hero Award program will
Untangling the Not-So-Easy Sell of Run-Flat Tires
It was a scorching hot August day in the Midwest. My dash said 93 degrees in the mid-day heat as my Ford crested a rolling hill on U.S. Route 24 smack dab in Indiana when it happened. A hunk of metal fell off of the flatbed trailer in front of me somewhere between 65 and
Goodyear Announces New Mixed Service Drive Tire
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a new addition to its Armor Max lineup, the Goodyear Armor Max Extreme Service Drive (ESD) tire. Goodyear says the Armor Max ESD is now available in 11R22.5 H and 11R24.5 H sizes and is specifically designed for heavy-duty construction, logging, oil and mining work vehicles. Goodyear says
Goodyear Expands its Electric Vehicle Tire Portfolio
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the launch of the all-new Goodyear ElectricDrive all-season tire and two new sizes for its ultra-high performance tire, the Goodyear ElectricDrive GT. With the addition of four new sizes to its EV tire lineup, Goodyear says the ElectricDrive is now a fit for 44% more battery electric vehicles
Goodyear Increases Q2 Sales, Credits Cooper Tire Merger
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a 31% sales increase from a year ago in its second quarter financial results, released last week. In its financial results, Goodyear credited the uptick in sales, which were $5.2 billion in Q2, to the Cooper Tire merger, improvements in price/mix, higher volume and increased sales from other
An Inside Look at the Goodyear-Cooper Integration Process [Audio]
A little over a year ago, Goodyear acquired Cooper Tire for $2.5 billion, promising synergies among the two companies and streamlined services for dealers. So how are they doing that? What does it take to integrate two American powerhouse tiremakers? In this episode of What’s Treading with Tire Review, presented by AAPEX 2022, we speak
