Goodyear News
21-02-2012
First procurement calculator to consider multiple variables for achieving greater efficiency in truck fleets
01-02-2012
Over 170 top commercial fleet representatives, industry leaders and transportation policy makers discussed future of road freight sector in Europe
30-01-2012
Goodyear Dunlop launches new web portal to help fleets improve efficiency and environmental impact
25-01-2012
Goodyear Dunlop launches new web portal to help fleets improve efficiency and environmental impact
19-01-2012
Goodyear Dunlop launches new web portal to help fleets improve efficiency and environmental impact
07-12-2011
With a growing SUV - 4x4 market in Europe expected to reach several million vehicles by 2014, a larger than ever before group of consumers will be driving their vehicles across the continent
05-12-2011
Goodyear is introducing the High Load range of tires to overcome the situation of increasing weight on truck front axles.
05-12-2011
Goodyear’s UltraGrip Ice+ keeps resident of Northern Finland going without a hitch
05-12-2011
With a growing SUV/4x4 market in Europe expected to reach several million vehicles by 2014 , a larger than ever before group of drivers will be testing their vehicle’s capabilities in off-road conditions.
04-12-2011
Goodyear announces today that Porsche has chosen its award winning Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tire for the popular 19” wheel fitment on its Porsche 911 Carrera 2.
28-11-2011
Goodyear introduces the company’s first commercial use of microchips in truck tires.
21-11-2011
The launch of the brand new Goodyear Marathon + range sees the introduction of truck tires that reduce vehicle operating costs even further than that of their predecessors and their competitors
17-11-2011
Goodyear has announced announcing an additional size to the recently-introduced OPTITRAC H+ combine harvester tire range at Agritechnica 2011.
10-11-2011
Goodyear announces the new Regional RHT II 19.5h and 17.5h range of low platform trailer tires.
27-10-2011
Goodyear is launching eGoodyear at your Service, a brand new program to benefit Off The Road (OTR) tire users.
19-10-2011
Goodyear is introducing 14 new tires to its Goodyear Omnitrac MSS II and MSD II ranges of truck tires for mixed service applications.
09-10-2011
Goodyear celebrated a down-to-the wire championship win by MAN driver Jochen Hahn at the final race of the year in the 2011 FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
27-09-2011
Goodyear is launching the Regional RHT II, a brand new range of trailer tires, which is predominately for use on vehicles operating in the regional haul sector.
21-09-2011
Goodyear announces today that, following the successful introduction of its award winning EfficientGrip passenger tire, the company has successfully launched its new EfficientGrip SUV.
21-09-2011
Four independent tests run by leading car magazine Auto Motor und Sport, ADAC, Germany's largest automobile club and its Austrian counterpart ÖAMTC have revealed that Goodyear’s UltraGrip 8 is a force to be reckoned with in wet, icy and snowy conditions.
21-09-2011
Goodyear is pleased and proud to announce that the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 has ranked in first place in the recent Auto Express Big Tire Test 2011. The leading UK automotive magazine tested ten leading tire brands at Bridgestone’s test facility in Aprilia, south of Rome.
21-07-2011
Goodyear has announced that the latest Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 has been chosen by Mercedes-Benz for fitment on the exclusive new high performance CLS four-door coupe. Goodyear worked with many premium car manufacturers during the development of the latest flagship tire, and the Mercedes-Benz CLS approval is the first announcement from the thirty current OE projects for the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2.
20-04-2011
Goodyear’s EfficientGrip tire has been awarded ‘The Green Innovation Award’ for the efforts performed in reducing the CO2 footprint through its innovative Fuel Saving Technology. The award was presented by GreenWorks, a Luxembourg platform dedicated to companies sensitive to environmental impact and initiatives that favour sustainable development.
17-02-2011
February 17th, 2011 – Just one week after the launch of the latest innovative Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, Goodyear is celebrating the first major success for the tire in a major magazine test.
10-02-2011
Goodyear’s vision that road safety is a shared responsibility is to be reinforced as one of the world’s most recognisable brand icons, the Goodyear Blimp, returns to Europe for the first time in over 10 years, embarking on the 2011 Goodyear Safety Tour.
07-02-2011
More than 50 Million UltraGrips sold and 60 recommendations received across Europe
07-02-2011
The first directional tire with 3D-BIS Technology throughout the entire tread pattern for more grip and shorter braking distances.
07-02-2011
While summer may yet be a few months off, it may be wise to consider the fact that, contrary to popularly held perception, most traffic accidents do not occur in winter but during the warmer summer months
05-02-2011
Road safety – for many it has become a key objective driven by the exponential mobilization of the world population over the past few decades. For Goodyear is has been the core performance driver behind every single innovation for more than one hundred years.
04-02-2011
EU tire label is a new standardized label for tires that will provide consumers with valuable information on three key tire performance attributes
02-03-2010
Goodyear and NASA invent non-pneumatic tire suitable for transport across the surface of the moon.
02-03-2010
Award winning Goodyear concept tire made with renewable resources first time on display at Geneva Motor Show.
02-03-2010
Renault has chosen the award winning fuel-saving tire Goodyear EfficientGrip
02-03-2010
One step ahead: less energy consumption with new Goodyear tire
02-03-2010
Leading position confirmed by independent winter expert Test World
08-12-2009
Renault chooses EfficientGrip for electric sedan Fluence Z.E.
08-10-2009
Goodyear's next generation RunOnFlat tire technology has successfully hit the road: First cars such as the new Mercedes E-class and models of other prestigious brands have left the car manufacturers' factories with the latest generation of Goodyear RunOnFlat tires.
07-10-2009
Goodyear Next Generation RunOnFlat Technology for more driving confidence
07-10-2009
Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2009 – The new Wrangler AT/SA from Goodyear featuring SilentArmor Technology fulfils the needs of 4x4 drivers who want to have excellent performance both on and off the road. The tire allows driving with confidence on rough roads, thanks to the durability of two layers made with DuPont™ Kevlar®, a material stronger than steel, and Durawall™ sidewall reinforcement that enhances cut resistance in the sidewalls.
23-07-2009
Athlon Car Lease International has chosen the new environmentally friendly Goodyear EfficientGrip tire as key tire for its extended car fleet across Europe.
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23-03-2009
Goodyear introduces EfficientGrip: the first more environmentally friendly ultra-high performance tire for less fuel consumption and more mileage
23-03-2009
Goodyear addresses environmental challenges: EfficientGrip reduces car's fuel consumption
23-03-2009
Goodyear EfficientGrip granted with prestigious Nordic Ecolabel ‘the Swan'
09-03-2009
Goodyear introduces EfficientGrip: the more environmentally friendly tyre for less fuel consumption and more mileage
04-03-2008
Goodyear is proud to present its next generation RunOnFlat tire technology, which offers numerous benefits to both the consumer and the environment, including improved comfort, reduced mass and rolling resistance, increased fuel economy as well as reduced CO2 emission levels.
04-03-2008
Geneva, Switzerland, March 4th, 2008 – Goodyear's high performance tire, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric, has proved its excellent performance with several independent test successes.
04-03-2008
The European Commission has awarded Goodyear a major research and development grant to support Goodyear Research & Development. The grant is part of the European Union's LIFE-Environment program (LIFE06 ENV/L/000118).
10-10-2007
Autocar tested Goodyear, Michelin, Continental, Pirelli and Bridgestone tires on both front wheel drive and rear wheel drive cars, with Goodyear the clear overall test winner in both categories.
19-09-2007
The new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric has taken its first major independent UK tire test victory, with 'Evo' magazine declaring the latest Goodyear ultra-high performance tire as the dominant winner in a comparison of nine brands.
21-05-2007
Finlands biggest car magazine Tuulilasi published a test of Eagle F1 Asymmetric and it's competitors in their big Tire & Rim issue March 21st. Tuulilasi explicitly authrorized the publication of the heigh level transcript and download of their original article as a pdf.
16-03-2007
Cologne, March 16, 2007 - Matthias Jeschke, German extreme pilot from Limburg, achieved with his team an altitude world record for vehicles in the Chilean Andes.
13-02-2007
Journalists testing the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric tire at the European launch in Gran Canaria, Spain, Tuesday gave high marks to the company's latest ultra high performance product.
12-02-2007
Goodyear's new "star" of the European ultra-high performance market, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric, sets out today to impress the European media and other guests with the company's largest ever launch program in Gran Canaria, an island off the west coast of Africa.
10-02-2007
Goodyear, one of the world's largest tire companies, has announced the introduction of DuraGrip, a new tire which has been specifically developed to cope with the pressures that constant stopping and starting in city traffic causes to both the vehicle and the tires.
16-11-2006
During the November CMS-Awards® 2006 our Goodyear European websites (http://www.goodyear.eu) are awarded with an independent Jury of Experts 2nd place in the category Navigation and a Popular Awards 3rd place in the Category of Search Engine Optimization.
24-08-2006
Luxembourg, August 2006 - Goodyear, the world's largest tire company, unveiled its innovative farm tire concept OPTITRAC R+ at Europe's leading agricultural machinery exhibition, Agritechnica.
24-08-2006
The German Agricultural Society DLG, one of the leading organizations in the German agricultural and food sector, has praised Goodyear super wide OPTITRAC DT818 and its super volume DT830, after extensive road testing the products.
28-02-2006
Goodyear's RunOnFlat is one of the leading active safety technologies that helps drivers avoid a crash by ensuring they maintain full control over the wheel in the event of a blow-out or puncture.
28-02-2006
RFID technology, refined by Goodyear engineers for this first successful production application, allows NASCAR to meet its goal.
01-03-2005
An interview with Paul Joosten, Goodyear Director of Sales & Marketing, consumer tires, European Union.
01-03-2005
The company has focused its research and engineering know-how over recent years in refining the EMT technology and delivering a tire with improved performance, handling and comfort levels, suitable for broad roll out in the car market.
01-03-2005
RunOnFlat is the latest in a long line of pioneering innovations and its roll out into the market provides drivers with a product that will deliver additional consumer benefits beyond tire reliability.
01-03-2005
Today The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is the largest supplier of tires featuring runflat technology in Europe, with 55% market share and more than 1.3 million tires sold in 2004.
01-03-2005
The tire that allows you to keep on driving after a puncture or blow out - even when the tire is completely deflated - is now hitting the consumer market. More than 8 out of ten European drivers prefer runflat tires over other new safety options.
07-02-2005
Goodyear, the world's largest tire company will be present at the 75th International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. Goodyear will unveil RunOnFlat, the latest in a long line of pioneering innovations to roll out into the consumer market.
22-10-2003
Goodyear, the world's largest tire producer, is launching a unique tire management system to provide the fastest and best possible service to truck and bus fleet operators across Europe.
22-10-2003
In an effort to provide the fastest and best possible service to truck and bus fleet operators across Europe, Goodyear Dunlop has launched a unique tire management system called FleetOnlineSolutions.
04-07-2003
Having conquered over 1,000 miles of snow-covered terrain on the USA's East Coast, competitors in the Land Rover G4 Challenge have unpacked the sun-cream and changed from fleece jackets and nimble Freelanders to shorts and the rugged Defender. However, one element of their equipment didn't need changing – the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires.
08-01-2003
They came, they saw, they went off-road – the Goodyear all-weather charity challenge saw the nation's favourite TV Weather Presenters unleash a storm of extreme driving in the quest for a £5,000 charity prize.
02-01-2003
Goodyear Dunlop United Kingdom has announced the appointment of Wim Reijmerink to the role of Director, Commercial Strategic Business Unit (SBU), UK. This new role has overall responsibility for the commercial business of Goodyear Dunlop and takes effect from February 1st.
05-01-2001
A technological breakthrough from the world's largest tire company - Goodyear - has resulted in a road tire which is as close as you can get to race tire performance.
