Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, USA, the company manufactures its products in more than 64 facilities in 25 countries. It has marketing operations in almost every country around the world. Goodyear employs around 71,000 people worldwide.
The Company
In its European Union business, the company has 12 tire manufacturing plants in France, Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. The company also has sales and marketing operations in a number of other countries including Belgium (Wilrijk) and the Netherlands (Nieuwegein). Out of its European Headquarter located in Diegem (Belgium), Goodyear manages its European and the Eastern Europe - Middle East and Africa Regions.
The Goodyear Technical Centre Luxembourg (GTC*L) is Goodyear’s major tire research and development centre outside of the United States, located in Luxembourg (Colmar Berg). It has a staff of more than 900 engineers, scientists and technicians engaged in the development of car, light truck, truck and farm tires for the European, African and Asian markets. Modern technical equipment assists the 26 nationalities-strong group in maintaining Goodyear’s position.
Goodyear is a market-focused tire company providing superior products and services to end-users and to its channel partners, leading to superior returns for the shareholder and being a ″High Performance Organization″.
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"Our most important asset are the people of Goodyear. Being committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, reflective in large measure of our diverse marketplace, is an important part of what we must do to grow our company″ (Bob Keegan, Chairman and CEO).
When joining Goodyear, expect challenging assignments in an environment that is supporting continuous learning and offering career development tailored to your qualifications, enthusiasm and ambition. When we look into the future, we will be looking into the eyes of every consumer that buys tires and asking ourselves how we can meet and exceed their needs. Your world, if you choose a career with us, will be the same
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Jordan Peugeot 197 F1 "Bitten & Hisses http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/2950107080/
1983 Mario Andretti / Michael Andretti / Philippe Alliot. "Kenwood" Kremer Brothers Porsche 956L Le Mans sportscar http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/3106645485/
JPS Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth. Classic Team Lotus at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/3148608430/
JPS Lotus Renault 98T F1 Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/3153998273/
Ayrton Senna Mclaren Honda MP4/6 F1 Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/3159688951/
1989 Ayrton Senna Mclaren Honda MP4/5 F1 Donington Grand Prix Collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/antsphoto/3165904199/
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GOODYEAR Eagle F1 Asymmetric 公路試胎 本文轉自「Autonet汽車日報」~~ 要瞭解一項新產品,最直接有效的方法就是試用。試車如此,試胎方法當然也不例外,於是透過GOODYEAR安排,亞太區媒體在Eagle F1 Asymmetric發表會完成第二天一早,移動前往距離飯店僅15分鐘車程的HOLDEN Performnace Center(簡稱HPC),準備進行澳洲公路與HPC賽道體驗。 行前,GOODYEAR僅有兩個要求重點,一是隨時注意行車安全,一是用心盡情體驗Eagle F1 Asymmetric的全方位表現。於是分配在B組的我,依照固特異原廠安排,隨著同行的台灣媒體與固特異台灣人員,駕駛右駕版AUDI A4 1.8T,往澳洲公路邁進。
體驗Eagle F1 Asymmetric,從澳洲公路出發
按照固特異原廠規劃,每一家媒體皆有機會在澳洲公路上駕駛AUDI車款,台灣媒體被分配到A4 1.8T,每一位媒體皆有機會在澳洲公路駕駛,輪到我駕駛時,當然不能放過在澳洲體驗Eagle F1 Asymmetric的大好機會,更好的是這天是個大晴天。
AUDI A4 1.8T所配置的輪胎型號正是Eagle F1 Asymmetric,規格225/45R 17,搭配AUDI車款一向予人的沉穩操控感受,未出發前已讓人充滿信心。在澳洲一般公路上行駛,硬是比台灣好的道路品質與沿途風景,再加上沒有測速照相機,合理的速限規範,讓開車成為一種享受。首先讓人感到不同的是,Eagle F1 Asymmetric並沒有一般低扁平高性能輪胎容易造成的行駛噪音,靜肅性果然如先前發表會提到的,透過特殊胎塊設計,達成此效果。
優異行路表現兼顧靜肅性,Eagle F1 Asymmetric顛覆傳統
Eagle F1 Asymmetric為低扁平比輪胎,接地面積大,輪胎可承受的壓力亦大,對路面反應非常靈敏,轉彎時的側向抵抗能力強,會帶來高速行駛穩定、車輛操控性佳等優點。搭配Eagle F1 Asymmetric使用賽車用胎成分相同的碳煙、橡膠相結合,內側胎壁採用ARAMID聚酯纖維層,在過彎時可讓輪胎受力更為平均,操控極限更高,當然抓地力也更勝一層。
Eagle F1 Asymmetric除了展現在直線行駛時,讓A4的穩定性更好,在澳洲公路常見的路口迴轉道與山區彎曲路段,也一次又一次展現Eagle F1 Asymmetric的確優異的循跡性與抓地力,印象中以較高速度過彎,輪胎沒有發出任何的抗議聲響,對於刻意想要讓輪胎稍微失去抓地力的我,可說是佩服不已。
一路上近三個小時的澳洲公路試胎體驗,見識到澳洲的明媚風光與完善公路設施,當然也首次體驗到Eagle F1 Asymmetric的良好行路表現。是A4 1.8T操控性好?澳洲公路品質好?還是Eagle F1 Asymmetric幫了大忙?我想三個重要的因素,還是以Eagle F1 Asymmetric超高性能輪胎扮演最關鍵的因素。
為因應大排氣增壓引擎的進氣效能與引擎室冷卻效益,2010 Ford Shelby GT500重新設計過引擎蓋、水箱罩與進氣壩,搭配醒目的雙白條紋與眼鏡蛇圖騰,展現地表王者的君臨樣貌。 Ford Shelby GT500提升Mustang GT標配的18吋鋁圈,改為19吋10幅雙肋樣式鍛造鋁圈,配胎則搭配Goodyear F1高性能跑胎。 承襲悠久Ford競賽歷史的雙條紋塗裝,在車尾則聚焦在醒目眼鏡蛇徽飾與Shelby銘文,具體展現傑出的性能血統。
Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyres from Goodyear are highly respected throughout the industry, and widely acknowledged to be the best performance road tyre available. This is confirmed by the results of the recent "Evo Magazine" Tyre Test, Where the Eagle F1 won the title of "Best Overall Performing Tyre" with a clear advantage over the others tested. Other Goodyear tyres in the range have also received extremely favourable reports in other magazine tests such as Auto Express and Autocar.
There are three key elements that are important to high performance vehicle owners when choosing tyres, these are safety, performance, and comfort. The Eagle F1 Asymmetric combines Active Cornergrip Technology with a Racing Compound rubber tread pattern to work with safety and stability control systems on modern cars. This means that the weight of the car is distributed evenly through the corners at high speeds, and transfers to a large contact patch on the road.
The design includes an aramid chipper in the inside wall of the tyre, which ensures an even distribution of pressure, this equates to highly efficient tyre/road contact, all zones of the tread contact patch are in action. Specificlly created for performance, speed, and safety, the unique tread pattern reinforces compression of the open tread zone, which is designed with wet conditions in mind. Tread stiffness is optimised by a highly reinforcing filler, along with polymers.
We know you don't want to sacrifice comfort at the expense of great handling either, so we've incorporated measures to ensure the best tyre noise harmonics, and make sure the grippiest tyre you've ever fitted, is also the quietest.