Brand Details
About Goodyear
- Category
- Car
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 1898
- Founder
- Frank Seiberling
- Headquarters
- Akron, Ohio, USA
- Parent
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. Goodyear and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The Goodyear Story
Founded in Akron in 1898 and named after Charles Goodyear, who discovered vulcanised rubber, the company grew into America's largest tyre maker. Its winged-foot logo references the Roman god Mercury, and the Goodyear blimp has been an airborne fixture at US sporting events since the 1920s.
Current Lineup
Goodyear is the exclusive tyre supplier to NASCAR and competes in endurance racing; it also owns Dunlop rights in North America and the Cooper Tire brand.
Sales
Approximately $20 billion in revenue (2023).
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