At Goodyear we are proud to draw on over 100 years of innovation in discovery, design and manufacturing for the inspiration that fuels today’s research.

• When the Model T Ford rolled off the production line in 1908, it rolled on Goodyear tyres.
• We’re more than a car tyre maker – we made the world’s first pneumatic airplane tyre in 1909 and the first radial tyre for commercial aircrafts in 1983.
• The first vehicle to break the 600mph land speed record did it on Goodyear tyres (1964).  We also have a long history of working with Formula 1 teams and manufacturers, putting Goodyear tyres on cars that win races.
• We put the first tyres on the moon – the 1970 Apollo 14 moon lander was shod with Goodyear’s XLT tyres.
• We have a habit of making firsts: the first off-road tyres (Rut-Proof, 1921); the first tyres designed to keep rolling after a blowout (Lifeguard, 1934); the first mass-market tyres for wet conditions (Aquatred, 1991) and many more.
• We think green – from the introduction of the BioTred corn-based compound in 2001 to our current work on a renewable biomass tyre.