Goodyear Announces Sale of Off-The-Road Tire Business to Yokohama for $905 Million

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Off-the-Road (“OTR”) tire business to The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited for $905 million in cash. The transaction follows a previously announced strategic review of the OTR tire business in connection with the Goodyear Forward transformation plan.

Goodyear’s OTR tire business provides industry-leading OTR tires around the world for surface and underground mining, construction and quarry, and port and industrial end markets. Goodyear OTR offers a comprehensive suite of trusted products, services and tire management solutions that help customers optimize their operations and improve productivity and efficiency.