Jackie Stewart wins World Driving Championship. Goodyear polyester used in double-knit wearing apparel. New tire plants planned for Brazil, Zaire, Morocco, and Taiwan. Custom Steelgard Radial tire introduced — the only steel-belted radial accepted by all U. Company celebrates 75th year. New packaging film plant opens in Merced, California. New industrial brake plant opens in Berea, Kentucky. New tire plant opens in Americana, Brazil.
Custom Steelguard remains only steel-belted radial tire approved by all four U. Board of directors holds its first meeting outside of U. Goodyear Atomic receives five-year contract extension with Atomic Energy Commission for continued operation of plant in Portsmouth, Ohio. Keep America Beautiful Inc. Charles Pilliod Jr. Custom Polysteel Radial and new top-of-the-line double Eagle Radial, with belts of Flexten cord, announced. A new winter tire designed for use without metal studs, the F32 All Winter Radial, introduced.
Goodyear tires are on the winning cars in out of the major racing events throughout the world, including Johnny Rutherford's win at Indianapolis. Largest U. Air Force contract of its type awarded to Goodyear Aerospace for aircraft wheels, brakes, and parts.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare presents outstanding public service award to Goodyear for blimp messages promoting the Social Security program. For the 59th consecutive year it's still true: "More people ride on Goodyear tires than on any other kind. Chairman Charles Pilliod Jr. Natural rubber processing plant starts production at Benin City, Nigeria. Russell DeYoung, retired chairman, honored by Indonesia for contributions to country's economy.
Goodyear and Oil Shale Corporation plan pilot plant at Rocky Flats, Colorado to turn scrap tires into oil, steel, and carbon black.
Indianapolis is won by Bobby Unser in all-Goodyear field, marking first time in 13 years one company supplied all tires.
Goodyear Motor Sports Club started for auto racing fans. Largest single-tire service contract in history awarded to Goodyear for trans-Alaskan pipeline project. General Dynamics awards Goodyear Aerospace wheel and brake contracts for F fighter jet. Flexten cord incorporated into auto-radial truck and bias-belted earthmover tires.
A hose plant at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, starts production. Company and employees rally to the aid of Guatemala following massive earthquakes. Supplies are airlifted to stricken areas. Company receives largest single conveyor belting order from Duval Sierrita copper mine in Arizona. Chemical Division ships first shatterproof polyester resin bottles. Researchers design a tourniquet of natural rubber for use during surgery on an elephant in Miami, Florida.
Company begins drilling for natural gas on its Akron properties. Goodyear introduces two notable advances in tire design; Tiempo, the first all-season tire, and the revolutionary fuel-saving elliptic tire.
The Wingfoot radial, a new high-performance auto tire, debuts at Chicago Auto Show. Rick Mears wins Indianapolis on Goodyear tires. New airship Enterprise christened in Pompano Beach, Florida. Soft drink bottles remain the single-largest market for polyester.
Arriva all-season radial tire introduced with a major advertising campaign during Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Goodyear establishes record sales and earnings for Goodyear Bank sold to National City Bank. Double Eagle radial tires introduced.
Phase-out of motorcycle tire production announced. Goodyear Highway Hero program established to honor truck drivers for acts of heroism and public service. Keke Rosenberg clinches the 12th World Drivers Championship for Formula 1 racing following a season on Goodyear tires. Vector, the third-generation all-season radial auto tire, is introduced. Vector, the third-generation all-season radial auto tire, introduced. Goodyear announces expansion of its Luxembourg radial earthmover tire production facility.
Lotus of England features Eagle high-performance tires as original equipment. Goodyear boosts earthmover tire investment in Topeka, Kansas. Bill Elliot wins Daytona on Goodyear tires. New Tiempo tire line announced. Goodyear begins nationwide emergency road service program. Danny Sullivan wins Indianapolis on Goodyear tires. Sales of Versigard rubber roofing expanded into Europe. A natural rubber research and quality control lab opens in Singapore.
A China Affairs office opens in Hong Kong. Maxxim, a total gasoline vapor recovery hose, introduced. Goodyear moves to acquire stock held by the Goldsmith investment group. Windsor, Vermont shoe products plant closes. The Rome, Italy base for the airship Europa is sold and the airship retired. Financial support for Formula 1 Grand Prix racing is discontinued. The Spirit of Akron A new airship is christened The Spirit of Akron in recognition of the community's support for the company.
The Eagle radial racing tire makes its debut and carries Al Unser Sr. President Tom Barrett is elected to succeed Chairman Robert Mercer as chief executive officer, effective January 1, The second phase of a high-performance tire expansion begins at Lawton, Oklahoma plant.
Phase one of an expansion at the Danville, Virginia truck tire plant is completed. Project begins to increase production of auto tires and light and medium truck tires in Americana, Brazil An expansion and modernization project begins at Kelly-Springfield's Fayetteville, North Carolina tire plant. Industrial Products Division celebrates its 75th anniversary with the dedication of a joint-venture V-belt plant in Taiwan. Goodyear's fourth-generation all-season tire, the Invicta GL, is introduced.
Goodyear airships honored by the Freedoms Foundation for public service night sign messages. Aviation tire and Air Treads operations consolidated. Tom Barrett succeeds retiring Chairman Robert Mercer.
A project to add high-performance auto tire production at Gadsden, Alabama is announced. Expansion and modernization at Danville, Virginia is completed. Project begins to increase medium radial truck tire production at Topeka, Kansas. Auto tire production at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia increased to serve the Japanese auto industry.
South Pacific Tyres begins to build a steel radial truck tire plant and modernize facilities in Australia and New Zealand. Project begins to increase synthetic rubber capacity and development at a new specialty polymer facility at Beaumont, Texas. Work begins on a Houston, Texas expansion to boost production of nitrile rubber and latex products.
SIBR rubber developed to improve heat resistance of high-performance and racing tires. Goodyear produces customized tires for the U. Air Force's F fighter. New tire plant in Napanee, Ontario, Canada begins production. Expansion approved for Point Pleasant, West Virginia polyester plant. Two exclusive custom-brand tires — the Concorde Calibre and All-American Decathlon — are unveiled for price-conscious consumers.
The Daytona kicks off a new major advertising campaign with the theme, "The best tires in the world have Goodyear written all over them. Goodyear provides race tires for sun-powered vehicles driven by college students in a 1,mile competition. Roofing systems plant closes in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Medium and heavy-duty radial truck tire production phased out at the Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada plant. The new, highly innovative Aquatred tire garners praise and acceptance from the media and consumers alike. Goodyear airships visit 12 major markets in the United States as Blimp Tour '91, increasing retail traffic and tire sales. Stanley Gault is elected chairman and chief executive officer; Hoyt Wells is elected Goodyear president and chief operating officer.
Goodyear sells 12 million new shares of its common stock. Project approved to nearly double capacity of Bangkok, Thailand tire plant. Goodyear's support of the Persian Gulf War is recognized with several awards. Goodyear sells nearly all of its food and industrial films business to Huntsman Holdings Corporation. Goodyear introduces the first extended mobility, or run-on-flat, tire for the Chevrolet Corvette. Goodyear begins selling tires through mass-merchandiser Sears.
Goodyear completes the sale of its polyester businesses to Shell Oil Company. The rubber plantation in Indonesia observes 75 years of operation. Expansion at steel tire cord plant in Asheboro, North Carolina approved Goodyear introduces the first extended mobility, or run-flat, tire for the Chevrolet Corvette.
The Workhorse Extra Grip radial light truck tire makes its debut. Trackman, an endless rubber track for retrofitting on skid-steer farm, business, and construction vehicles, is introduced.
Gadsden, Alabama plant begins an expansion to keep up with demand for light truck tires. The All American pipeline enters into long-term crude oil transportation agreements with several major California offshore oil producers. The company opens a representative's office and its first tire store in Beijing, China. Distribution is expanded through adding approximately 1, new dealers and mass-merchandising outlets for Goodyear tires in the United States. Goodyear introduces the Series Unisteel commercial truck tire system, several new light truck tires, a broad market touring tire, automotive and industrial hose products with environmental benefits, and quieter, more efficient V-belts.
Sales of the Aquatred tire, winner of more than a dozen awards, including Japan's prestigious Good Product Design Award, reaches two million units in the United States. The Chinese government grants applications for the Goodyear-Dalian joint venture to manufacture tires in China.
Goodyear acquires majority control of TC Debica, the leading Polish passenger tire manufacturer. New tire production comes on stream at Goodyear Dalian in China. Goodyear acquires an air springs operation in Brazil. In the U. Goodyear introduces the Gatorback Poly-V automotive belt, providing unsurpassed performance for high-horsepower applications.
Efforts to find alternative uses for scrap tires advance as 72 percent of all U. Goodyear completes several international acquisitions, expanding its global scope.
Goodyear acquires a percent stake in Sweden's Dackia, a tire retailer. Goodyear purchases tire assets of Sime Darby Pilipinas in the Philippines. Goodyear purchases a percent interest in South African tire company Contred. Goodyear forms Goodyear Polska subsidiary to sell products in Poland. Tire plant in Thessaloniki, Greece closes. Infinitred, the industry's first auto tire to carry lifetime treadwear warranty, is introduced in North America. Goodyear celebrates its first years in business.
Goodyear purchases the remaining 40 percent interest in Contred tire and engineered products subsidiary in South Africa. Goodyear purchases the remaining shares of India's South Asia Tyres. A latex plant in Calhoun, Georgia is sold to GenCorp. Extruded rubber business is sold to Longwood Elastomers.
Plans to close Kelly-Springfield's Cumberland, Maryland offices announced. Expansion of Luxembourg Technical Center is completed. Goodyear develops the industry's first non-directional radial farm tractor tire.
Expansion of the Beaumont, Texas chemical plant completed. Goodyear becomes the world's largest tire company when the alliance takes effect. Goodyear Aquatred 3, the newest in the popular Aquatred line, introduced. New airship Spirit of Goodyear christened by astronaut Sally Ride. To meet increased demand, Engineered Products announces plans to establish a molded transportation products manufacturing plant in Mexico.
An Internet-based purchasing alliance with five other rubber companies, called RubberNetwork. Goodyear opens a sales and distribution center in Dubai, the chief port and commercial center of the United Arab Emirates, allowing access to more than 40 markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia.
Eagle Ventura, an all-season performance tire, launched in Asia. Robert Keegan joins Goodyear as president and chief operating officer. Goodyear Chemical and Sandia National Laboratories sign agreement to jointly explore energy-efficient processes to reduce U.
Innovative two-piece tire concept introduced for OTR tire market. GT3 tire, the world's first tire made with a compound derived from corn, introduced at Geneva Auto Show. Debica launches Passio passenger car tire for sale in Poland and other international export markets. Tire manufacturing operation in Mexico closes. Goodyear named exclusive tire supplier for NHRA's top two drag racing divisions.
Radial aircraft tire expansion completed in Danville, Virginia, tripling production. Postal Service selects Goodyear as exclusive ground tire supplier in year deal. Company launches third generation of www. Fortera line of tires introduced for SUVs. Expansion of Dalian, China tire plant announced. All tire-manufacturing plants in North America are certified to ISO for environmental management systems. Marikina, Philippines tire plant closes.
Low-rolling-resistant E-metric concept tires featured on General Motors's Autonomy fuel cell car. Gatorback Poly-V belt makes racing debut in Daytona Goodyear announces plans to build new airship Spirit of America in honor of the patriotic spirit of Goodyear's home country. New look introduced for www. Goodyear acquires an additional 20 percent stake in Slovenian joint venture, Sava Tires, increasing ownership to 80 percent. Plans announced to double production of seamless tread material at the Social Circle, Georgia retread plant.
For the first time in almost 40 years, four Goodyear blimps grace the skies in formation to mark the christening of the new Spirit of America. Goodyear acquires an additional Mold plant in Stow, Ohio closes. President Robert Keegan appointed chief executive officer, replacing Samir Gibara, who remains chairman of the board.
Board of directors approves the elimination of quarterly dividend to shareholders. Ohio Historical Society honors company founder Frank Seiberling with historical marker outside corporate headquarters.
CEO Robert Keegan outlines seven turnaround strategies. Goodyear completes comprehensive refinancing and restructuring of bank loan agreements. Engineered Products adds production of air conditioning hose to Kranj, Slovenia factory.
Robert Keegan elected chairman upon Samir Gibara's retirement. New three-year master labor contract ratified in North America, cost savings, productivity improvements are focus.
Six-month blimp tour of Japan completed, airship Spirit of Japan makes appearances in every major city and 42 of the nation's 47 prefectures. Goodyear captures CIO award for information technology operations. Huntsville, Alabama Dunlop tire plant closes. Engineered Products adds hydraulic hose offerings through deal with Italy's Alfa Gomma. Goodyear tires chosen as standard equipment on Volvo and Freightliner trucks.
Duraseal commercial tire technology that repairs punctures when they occur is introduced. Debica introduces second-generation Navigator passenger car tire in Poland. Headquarters of Asia region moved to Shanghai, China. Toyota's hybrid Prius vehicle equipped with low-rolling-resistance Goodyear Integrity tires. Engineered Products opens plant in Brazil to produce offshore oil hose. General Motors names Goodyear "Supplier of the Year" for tires. Premio retail tire and service operation debuts in Russian market.
Indonesian natural rubber plantation sold to Bridgestone Corporation. Wingtack adhesive resins business sold to Sartomer Company. North American farm tire operations sold to Titan Tire. Goodyear blimp makes maiden voyage in China. Eagle featuring ResponsEdge Technology introduced in North America, first use of carbon fiber in consumer tires. One immediate success was a six-hour workday. Several reasons existed for the workers' success in this strike.
First, sit-in strikes made it much more difficult for employers to replace their striking workers. Equally as important in this strike was the federal government's recent passage of the Wagner Act. This legislation made unions legal for the first time in United States history.
The CIO consisted of an umbrella organization for multiple unions. These unions worked together by providing both moral and material support to CIO-member unions, especially when these member unions went on strike. In , the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company sold more than thirteen billion dollars worth of products. The firm employed more than ninety-two thousand workers.
It had plants around the world and remained the largest tire manufacturer in operation. Toggle navigation. Jump to: navigation , search. Allen, Hugh. Beasley, Norman. Cashman, Sean. America in the Gilded Age. Chandler, Alfred D. Korman, Richard. Goodyear has been an industry leader for more than years, but we believe our best is yet to come.
We have detected that you may be using an outdated browser that is not compatible with our website. The year-old founder, Frank A. The rubber and cotton that were the lifeblood of the industry had to be transported from halfway around the world, to a landlocked town that had only limited rail transportation.
Yet the timing couldn't have been better. The bicycle craze of the s was booming. The horseless carriage — some ventured to call it the automobile — was a wide-open challenge. Even the depression of was beginning to fade. David E. But it was the dynamic and visionary founder, hard-driving Seiberling, who chose the name and determined the distinctive trademark. The winged-foot trademark, inspired by a newel-post statuette of Mercury in the Seiberling home, has been altered over the years.
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