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Company Name
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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Headquarters:
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1144, East Market Street, Akron OH 44316-0001, USA
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Homepage:
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http://www.goodyear.com
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Business
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-The Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of tires and rubber products.
-The Company manufactures and sells tires under the Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, Fulda, Debica, Sava brands and various other Goodyear owned "house" brands, and the private-label brands of certain customers.
-Its business is run through four operating segments: North American Tire, Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire (EMEA), Latin American Tire, Asia Pacific Tire.
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Products:
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Various Tires
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Customers:
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Acura, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hummer, Infiniti, Isuzu, Jeep, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercury, Nissan, Toyota
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Number of Employees:
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Approx. 72,000 employees (As of Dec. 31, 2010)
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Shareholders :
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Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Board Member :
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Richard J. Kramer (Chairman, President and CEO)
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Business Highlights :
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Business Overview
-The worldwide tire unit sales in the replacement and OE markets during the period indicated were as follows.
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FY2010
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FY2009
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FY2008
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North American
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Replacement tire units
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50.8
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50.0
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51.4
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OE
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15.9
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12.7
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19.7
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Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire
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Replacement tire units
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55.6
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52.8
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55.9
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OE
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16.4
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13.2
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17.7
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Latin America
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Replacement tire units
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13.9
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13.1
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13.9
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OE
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6.8
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6.0
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6.1
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Asia pacific
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Replacement tire units
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12.7
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12.1
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12.9
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OE
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8.7
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7.1
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6.9
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Total
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Replacement tire units
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133.0
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128.0
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134.1
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OE
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47.8
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39.0
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50.4
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Total
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180.8
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167.0
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184.5
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-The increase in worldwide tire unit sales of 13.8 million units, or 8.2%, compared to 2009, included an increase of 8.8 million OE units, or 22.5%, due primarily to increases in the consumer markets in North American Tire and EMEA due to improved economic conditions resulting in higher demand for new vehicles.
Contracts
-The Company announced that Toyota has selected Dunlop SP Sport 7000 tires, in size P235/50R19, as standard fitment for the 2011 Sienna SE. The sale of this minivan will start in February 2010. (From a press release on January 8, 2010)
-The 2011 Toyota Sienna XLE will be outfitted with Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires as standard equipment. The vehicle comes with the tires in size P235/55R18 when it goes on sale in February 2010. (From a press release on January 8, 2010)
-The Company supplies its run-flat tire Eagle F1 SuperCar G:2 to GM. The tire, in sizes P275/35ZR18 and P325/30ZR19, has been selected as original equipment on the 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. (From a press release on February 4, 2010)
-The Company supplies its ultra-high performance tire Eagle F1 SuperCar G:2 to Ford. The tire, in sizes P265/40ZR19 and P285/35ZR20, has been selected as original equipment on the 2011 Mustang Shelby GT500. (From a press release on February 10, 2010)
-The Company will supply tires as an original equipment fitment for the 2011 Ford Explorer. The standard tire fitment for the Explorer SE model will be Fortera HL tires in a P245/65R17 size. The car model is expected to go on sale winter 2010. (From a press release on October 15, 2010)
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Employees:
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Dec. 2010
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Dec. 2009
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Total
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Approx. 72,000
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Approx. 69,000
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Affiliates
Companies :
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http://www.goodyear.com
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Sales Data:
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FY2010
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FY2009
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FY2008
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FY2007
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FY2006
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Sales
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18,832
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16,301
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19,488
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19,644
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18,751
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Sales by Segment (Geographic Area)
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(in million USD)
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FY2010
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FY2009
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FY2008
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North American Tire
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8,205
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6,977
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8,255
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Europe, Middle East and Africa Tire
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6,407
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5,801
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7,316
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Latin American Tire
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2,158
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1,814
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2,088
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Asia/Pacific Tire
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2,062
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1,709
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1,829
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Net Sales
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18,832
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16,301
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19,488
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Financial Data
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Financial Status :
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http://www.marklines.com/public/img/500/pdf/s500_295_fy2010.pdf
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Source :
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http://www.goodyear.com
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