The Goodyear India Story |
1922: Goodyear tyre and Rubber company Akron, Ohio entered the Indian Market. 1961: Goodyear India's own manufacturing facility was inaugurated in Ballabgarh, 32 kms from India’s capital New Delhi .The plant had an investment of US $12million and was commissioned within 12 months. 1965: The Ballabgarh plant was expanded which increased the plant production by 35% 1969-70: The production increased by nearly 100% 1993: Goodyear formed a 50-50 joint venture with South- Asian Tyres Ltd. (SATL) at Aurangabad to manufacture state-of-art radial tyres for car and light truck and bias construction tyres for graders and earthmovers. 1996: The first tyre GPS2 radial Passenger was rolled out from Aurangabad plant 1998: SATL becomes a fully owned Goodyear Company 1999: A significant investment of 9.3 MM USD was made in the farm tyre manufacturing process. 2002: Goodyear becomes the first tyre manufacturer to roll out tubeless tyres on Indian roads. In the passenger car segment, Goodyear supplies tyres to many of the leading Original Equipment Manufacturers in India. These include Maruti, Telco, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ford, Fiat and many more. In the farm segment, Goodyear tyres are supplied to all the major Tractor manufacturers like PTL, ITL, TAFE, Eicher and Escorts. Similarly, for buses and trucks, vehicles rolling out of the assembly line of the leading OEMs like TELCO, Ashok Leyland, and Swaraj Mazda are often seen with Goodyear tyres. 2004: A very significant year with three product launches including GT3, Eagle F1 and Ducaro GA. 2006: Launch of branded retail “shop-in-shop” concept – a part of the company’s strategic initiative in organized tyre retailing, aimed at strengthening its presence in the large tyre replacement market in the country. These outlets will offer customers an unmatched tyre purchase experience. |
