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Goodyear Is Buying Cooper Tire For $2.5 Billion

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced Monday that it was buying Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for $2.5 billion.…

Erik Shilling

2/22/21 11:40AM

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Traffic In New Jersey Stops For UFO Sighting, Which Was Actually The Goodyear Blimp

When so many of us this year are asking daily “oh god, what now?” some residents of the Garden State looked up to…

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Goodyear Wrangler Tires On The 2021 Ford Bronco Won't Say Wrangler On The Outside

If you squint hard enough at the above press photo, you’ll notice that the name Wrangler appears on the outside…

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Goodyear's Latest Concept Is A Tire That Can Be Changed Using A Pill

Technology in pill form is one of the longest enduring science fiction tropes, so it was only a matter of time…

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Goodyear Shuts Down Venezuela Factory and Gives Workers 10 Tires Each as Part of Their Severance

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has decided to stop making tires in Venezuela, according to multiple reports, the latest…

Ryan Felton

12/12/18 3:28PM

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The Tragedy of Goodyear’s Allegedly Defective G159 Tire Keeps Getting Worse

In July 1999, Jim Wright and his wife Joyce were traveling along a New Mexico roadway in their 1995 Fleetwood…

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11/14/18 3:32PM

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New Federal Probe of Goodyear's Deadly RV Tire Could Lead to a Criminal Investigation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has opened an investigation into an allegedly…

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Goodyear Could Face $105 Million Fine if It Failed to Properly Report Crashes Involving RV Tire

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. could face a $105 million fine if it failed to properly report crashes to federal…

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How The Tenth Death Linked To A Dangerous Goodyear RV Tire Went Unknown

Ruth Sheehan and Dennis Lillefloren departed their Florida home in September 2004, heading north for what should’ve…

Ryan Felton

7/03/18 10:45AM

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Why Didn't Goodyear Recall An RV Tire That's Linked To At Least 98 Deaths And Injuries?

In June 2002, facing numerous complaints about a tire that had been installed on thousands of motorhomes, Goodyear…

Ryan Felton

6/07/18 1:33PM

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Goodyear Motorcycle Tire Under Scrutiny As Well After Fatal Crashes And No Recall: Report

As it faces an ongoing federal probe into an allegedly defective RV tire that’s linked to at least nine deaths, Goody…

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Goodyear Senior Execs OK'd Settlements Acknowledging Its RV Tire Failed At Highway Speeds

With a failure rate even greater than the infamous Firestone tires of the 1990s and an apparent nine linked deaths,…

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Goodyear Asked A Judge To Call Jalopnik And Request We Not Publish Documents On Its Dangerous RV Tire

Last week, I asked Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to comment on claims made in a lengthy letter that says the company…

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Goodyear Denies Allegations That RV Tire Is Defective

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reportedly denied allegations of a defect in RV tires which are being investigated by…

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Goodyear Knew Of Dangerous RV Tire Failures For Over 20 Years: Court Docs

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. received failure claims over a tire that was installed on thousands of RVs and is linked…

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This Is Your Moss-Filled Dystopian Tire Of The Future

In the future we will live in Mega Cities labeled by number. Also, cars will have tires filled with moss which is…

Adam Milt

3/12/18 2:31PM

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How Goodyear Destroyed The Alleged Smoking Gun On 'The Worst Tire Made In History'

For nearly two decades, RV owners have been trying to get a clear answer about a tire made by Goodyear Tire & Rubber…

Ryan Felton

2/27/18 11:33AM

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How Goodyear Hid Evidence Of 'The Worst Tire Made In History' Linked To At Least 9 Deaths

In October 2003, Billy Wayne Woods and his family packed into a luxury $181,000 motorhome for a fun getaway to…

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Goodyear Has A Concept Tire That Generates Electricity

We deal with concept cars all the time, so, really, the idea of a 'concept tire' shouldn't be too strange. It sounds…

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Flying On A Zeppelin Is Unlike All Other Flying

I've flown on many aircraft types, from modern widebody jets to vintage turboprops, helicopters and even a military…

Paul Thompson

8/26/14 1:18PM

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