The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Research Center

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, based in Akron, OH, is a leading manufacturer of tires and automotive services, offering a wide range of products tailored for various vehicles including trucks, SUVs, and cars. Known for its commitment to innovation, Goodyear produces high-performance tires like the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 and all-weather options such as the Assurance WeatherReady 2. In addition to tire sales, Goodyear provides comprehensive auto services including oil changes, brake service, and tire installation through its mobile service, making it convenient for customers to receive maintenance at their preferred locations. With a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, Goodyear stands out in the automotive industry with its price match guarantee and satisfaction policies. Generated from the website

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, commonly known as Goodyear, is one of the world s largest tire companies. It manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in more than 90 facilities in nearly 30 countries throughout the world. Goodyear employs approximately 75,000 people. Goodyear manufacturers and markets tires, several lines of belts, hose and other engineered rubber products for the transportation industry and various industrial and consumer markets, as well as rubber-related chemicals for various applications. The company was founded in 1898 and had 13 full-time workers through the turn of the century. Robert J. Keegan has been the chief executive officer of Goodyear for more than three years. He has been with the tire and rubber manufacturer for over six years. Keegan earned a BS degree from Le Moyne College, and a MBA from the University of Rochester. Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Goodyear measures sales in the billions of dollars and operates in numerous facilities throughout the world and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Flynn's Tire Company is a family owned business operated by the Flynn family in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Our founders established a reputation of service and value that continues throughout the organization today. We are a family that really knows the tire and auto service business. Growing from a single location in Mercer Pennsylvania to multiple locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, our company is still expanding. To serve our retail store network, Flynn's Tire Company has four large warehouses strategically located to ensure that a large variety of tire sizes is available for our retail outlets. As a result of our large buying power and network of locations, we have become a distributor of Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, Michelin, BF Goodrich, Uniroyal, General, Continental, Yokohama, Vogue, Toyo, Pirelli, and more, to other tire retailers, service stations, car dealers and farm/tractor suppliers in the Western PA and East/Central Ohio region. Additionally, Flynn's Tire Company has a tire retread division to supply truck tires to the motor freight carrier industry. The Flynn family members all participate in the organization at different levels. However, Flynn's Tire considers all of its associates a part of an extended family and views them as valued members of the team. In fact, we believe we have the most knowledgeable, service-oriented staff anywhere in the tire business. Each and every one of our employees is committed to meeting the needs of our customers. Perhaps Flynn's mission statement says it best: "The mission of Flynn's Tire Group is to serve our customers and community more effectively than anyone else can serve them. We strive to provide the friendliest and most efficient service possible, putting our customers first before anything else, and recognizing that our Company must merit and earn the respect and loyalty of our customers."