Goodyear takes to the track with our first full line of stock car racing tires
The first low and the moon is supplied by Goodyear for Apollo 14
Goodyear in collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Centre (GRC), develop non-pneumatic tires for use first on the moon, and eventually on Mars
Goodyear announces development of radial tires for aircraft
Goodyear is founded by Frank A. Seiberling and enters its first home: a strawboard factory on the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River in East Akron, Ohio, USA. The company is named in honour of Charles Goodyear, who discovered the rubber vulcanization process in 1839. The company makes horseshoe pads, bicycle and carriage tires, sealing rings for canning, fire hose and even rubber poker chips.
Goodyear makes a name for itself in aviation.
Using Goodyear tires, Craig Breedlove becomes the first man to top 600 miles (960km) an hour.
Goodyear put the first tire on the moon by equipping the Apollo 14 Modular Equipment Transporter or moon buggy with specially designed tires.
Goodyear supplies the first radial tires for commercial aircraft.
Goodyear introduces the Aquatred tire, offering a revolutionary design which delivers high performance traction in both wet and dry conditions.
Goodyear is first to win 350 F1 Grand Prix races.
Goodyear celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Goodyear stands at the pinnacle of drag racing, winning the most championships in both the professional and sportsman categories in the National Hot Rod and International Hot Rod Association competitions.
Goodyear and NASCAR celebrate their 50th anniversary together. Goodyear is the longest-running sponsor of the sport.
Goodyear and NASA invent "Spring Tire" for the moon – an energy efficient tire that would not go flat.
Goodyear Asia Pacific begins introducing the company's proprietary Fuel Saving Technology into new tires, letting drivers go further for less and reduce emissions.
Goodyear discovers that using soybean oil in tires can potentially increase tread life by 10 percent and reduce the use of petroleum-based oil in the manufacturing process.
Goodyear announces plans to convert waste from rice harvest to fuel-efficient tire treads.
Goodyear is named by Fortune Magazine as the "Worlds Most Admired Tire Maker". Today Goodyear is one of the largest tire companies, with operations in most regions of the world.
The world's leading car manufacturers trust Goodyear tires for their own models and to carry their brand.
At Goodyear, we work closely with the world's leading car manufacturers in the development of new models, matchmaking tires and vehicles during the development process with performance attributes that bring out the best in both.
From high-performance tires that grace the rims of the latest generation of supercars to economy-minded tires that deliver fuel savings for a family sedan, our OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreements mean more new cars are using Goodyear tires from the factory, to the showroom, to the road.
In the farm segment, in India, Goodyear tires are supplied to all the major tractor companies. In 2010/11, Goodyear India was awarded the Superbrand status.
