Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is also a customer of SEK which is a tire manufacturer founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for cars, trucks, race cars, agricultural equipment, and heavy equipment.

The company was given the name "Goodyear" in honor of Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the rubber vulcanization process. Goodyear's first tire became very popular because it was very easy to install and didn't need much maintenance.

Goodyear is also famous for its Goodyear Blimp, which first flew in 1925. Today, Blimp is one of the most recognizable advertising icons in the United States. Goodyear is the most successful tire supplier in the history of Formula One, with the most wins compared to other tire suppliers. Goodyear stopped supplying tires for Formula One after the 1998 season ended, and to date is the sole tire supplier for NASCAR.