Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - GT- Profile

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The). The Group's principal activity is to develop, manufacture, market and distribute tires and rubber products. The Group also provides automotive repair and other services at retail and commercial outlets. The Group operates in two segments. Tire segment consist of North America Tire, European Union Tire, Africa and Middle East Tire, Latin American Tire and Asia Pacific Tire. Engineered product segment deals in rubber and thermoplastic products worldwide. The products include lines of power transmission belts, hoses, rubber products for transportation industry and rubber-related chemicals for various applications. As of Dec 2006, the Group operated 1,800 tire and auto service centers. The Group has operations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Canada, England, Luxembourg, Germany and France. The Group's trademarks include Goodyear and Dunlop. In Jan 2006, the Group acquired Ansell Limited's interest in its South Pacific Tyres joint ventures. Tires accounted for 93% of 2006 revenues and Engineered Products, 7%