Goodyear Comments Offer Clue to How Tiremakers See Tariff Threat
There have been no real public comments made by major tire players with regards to the USW petition for higher tariffs on imported China-made consumer tires, so it’s been hard to gauge attitudes and plans among tiremakers. But in yesterday’s investor earnings call, Goodyear chairman and CEO Rick Kramer and executive vice president and CFO
Goodyear Shows 1H YoY Sales, Net Income Drop
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a 6% decline in sales for the first half of the year, and net income for the period came in at $194 million, down from $224 million. The Akron-based tiremaker noted that its first half sales of $9.1 billion (down from $9.75 billion YoY) came on 80.6 million tires,
Goodyear Hires More than 1,000 Military Vets
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has surpassed its goal of hiring more than 1,000 United States military veterans and pledged to hire an additional 1,000 veterans. “The response to Goodyear’s military hiring initiative – both from veterans and the public – has been incredible,” said Gary VanderLind, vice president of human resources, Goodyear North America.
GMA Host to Christen Wingfoot One
Co-anchor of ABC News’ Good Morning America Robin Roberts is set to christen the newest addition to the Goodyear blimp fleet. She will christen Wingfoot One on Aug. 23 in Suffield, Ohio, at the tiremaker’s Wingfoot Lake hangar. “We are honored and delighted to have Robin continue our proud tradition of christening the Goodyear blimp,”
MAM Software Wins Goodyear Store POS Deal
MAM Software Group Inc. has been tapped to be the new supplier of a network-wide POS software system for the Goodyear Tire & Service Network. A customized version of MAM Software’s VAST POS system will be deployed at Goodyear’s 620 company-owned TSN stores as well as at its 800-location dealer network, according to an 8K
Goodyear Blimp Dubbed Wingfoot One
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s newest airship has a name – Wingfoot One. The name was selected from nearly 15,000 names submitted during a public online contest. A panel of Goodyear judges then narrowed the submissions to 10 finalists and public voting determined the name of the new airship. The Wingfoot One name, which received
Colombia Claims Best Location for Goodyear
Colombia is Goodyear’s “leading choice” for its $560 million consumer tire plant, said Colombia’s national newspaper El Espectador. Local media say the country as the leading choice for the new plant due to its continued macroeconomic progress, favorable foreign investment conditions, and central location on the continent and in relation to the U.S. The company told El Espectador that no
Goodyear Names New Communications Head
Kristina Schnepf was named vice president of communications for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s North America business unit. Previously, Schnepf worked for The Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Mich. She spent 22 years in various positions dealing with branding, marketing communications, media relations, internal communications, crisis management and community relations. “As we grow our
If LeBron Comes Back He’s Bringing a Tire Plant With Him
So yesterday the City of Cleveland, just a 30-minute drive from our headquarters, was selected to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. Regardless the political persuasion, everyone around here is fired up and sees it as a huge win for the city and region. And we’re all constantly refreshing our computer screens and smartphones trying
Goodyear Offers Roadside Towing
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has introduced a new service to help drivers get back onto the road – Tow365. The new roadside towing service is available 24/7 and takes drivers to the nearest Goodyear Tire & Service location. “For more than 100 years, Goodyear has been committed to keeping America moving,” said Marissa Zilch,
Are Brazil, Columbia, Mexico Also on Goodyear Radar?
Speculation continues to swirl over exactly where Goodyear’s planned consumer tire plant will land. Initially it was thought that Chester County, S.C., would be selected, but it turned out that the “$500 million” tire plant heavily rumored to be built there turned out to be Giti Tire Group’s $560 million consumer tire plant. Another set
Pursuit of Performance
Although they may not be talked about on T.V. shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation or even Brooklyn Nine-Nine, tires are as important to a police officer as is his vehicle, gun, armor or handcuffs. The same way that these other items help law enforcement officers to do their jobs, so too do purpose-built
