The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tires and related products and services worldwide. It manufactures rubber tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aviation, motorcycles, farm implements, earthmoving equipment, industrial equipment, and various other applications. The company also offers retread truck, and aviation and heavy equipment tires; manufactures and sells tread rubber and other tire retreading materials; provides automotive repair services; and manufactures and sells flaps for truck tires and other types of tires. In addition, it operates tire and auto service center outlets that offer products for retail sale, as well as provide automotive repair and other services. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company offers tires under the Goodyear, the Dunlop, the Kelly, the Fulda, the Debica, the Sava, and various other Goodyear owned house brands, as well as under the private-label brands. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Akron, Ohio.