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News February 5, 2019

Goodyear Will Sell Commercial Tires Online in 3Q

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was the first tire manufacturer to offer an e-commerce option for consumer tires. It is now the first tire manufacturer to sell commercial tires online.

News June 23, 2016

Dealer Tire Rolls Out Online Tire Buying Website Nationwide

Dealer Tire LLC has made its RightTurn.com consumer tire buying website available nationwide.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was the first tire manufacturer to start selling its tires directly to consumers via a website. Will others follow?

Article September 15, 2015

Note to tire manufacturers: ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it, too’

Each month we ask members of our National Advisory Council (NAC) a question or questions on a current hot topic. This month we asked, “Goodyear was the first tire manufacturer to begin selling tires directly to consumers online. Now Michelin has a pilot program that includes tire installation. What are your thoughts on this development? How do you feel it will affect your business?” Here are some of their responses.

"We’re confident in our strategy, and we are building for long term growth," said Goodyear's Kramer.

News April 15, 2015

Goodyear's Kramer talks about online selling

At the 2015 Goodyear Shareholder Meeting in Akron, Ohio, on April 13, Chairman and CEO Richard Kramer talked about Goodyear's 2014 performance and future plans, including its decision to sell tires online.

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Article April 6, 2015

Goodyear tells dealers it will sell tires online

There were many “takeaways” from the recent 2015 Goodyear Dealer Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Two of the more newsworthy were the announcement that Goodyear would soon be selling tires on goodyear.com, and the introduction of a low-cost radial manufactured in the U.S.