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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · Akron, OH United States ·(NYSE: GT)

Company Description

1144 E. Market St.
Akron, OH
44316
United States (Map)
Phone: 330-796-2121
Fax: 330-796-2222
Rankings
  • #127 in FORTUNE 500
  • S&P 500
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 and Michelin. Organized into four geographic segments, the company operates a combined 60 plants worldwide, and has about 1,600 retail tire and auto centers. Goodyear sells tires for the replacement market as well as to the world's automakers. In addition to its own brand of tires, Goodyear makes Dunlop tires for sale in North America and Europe through its alliance with Japan's Sumitomo. More than half of the company's sales come from outside North America. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Financials

Company TypePublic - NYSE: GT

Headquarters
Fiscal Year-EndDecember
2008 Sales (mil.)$19,488.0
2008 Employees74,700

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Executives

64 executives listed for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Akron, OH location.
TitleName & BioContact
Chairman, President, and CEORobert KeeganNetwork
COO; President North American TireRichard KramerNetwork
EVP and CFODarren WellsNetwork

Competition

Competitive Landscape for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Demand for auto parts is driven by new car sales, which are strongly affected by interest rates, and by the replacement market. Company profitability industry depends partly on the difficulty of manufacturing products and partly on demand volume, since many costs are fixed. Small companies can compete successfully by focusing on a small number of products or some highly technical ones. The structure of the industry is complex, with most smaller companies (referred to as "tier 2" and "tier 3" suppliers) selling parts to larger suppliers (referred to as "tier 1" suppliers), who in turn sell component assemblies or modules to car and truck assemblers such as GM and Ford - collectively called OEMsTo read the full description, subscribe now.
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