Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. A Fortune 500 company, we employ nearly 70,000 people and manufacture our products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. We have built our foundation on a commitment to forward-thinking innovation, and our industry-leading new product engine helps us bring new products to market that feature the latest advances in materials and technologies.

Our principal business is the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of tires and related products and services worldwide. We manufacture and market numerous lines of rubber tires for:

automobiles
trucks
buses
aviation
motorcycles
earthmoving and mining equipment
industrial equipment, and
various other applications
In each case, our tires are offered for sale to vehicle manufacturers for mounting as original equipment (OE) and for replacement worldwide. We manufacture and sell tires under the Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, Fulda, Debica and Sava brands and various other Goodyear owned house brands, and the private-label brands of certain customers.

In certain geographic areas we also:

retread truck, aviation and off-the-road, or OTR, tires,
manufacture and sell farm tires
manufacture and sell tread rubber and other tire retreading materials,
provide automotive repair services and miscellaneous other products and services, and
manufacture and sell flaps for truck tires and other types of tires

Our principal products are new tires for most applications. Approximately 87.1% of our sales in 2008 were for new tires, which is consistent with 88.6% in both 2007 and 2006.