Goodyear to close 92 U.S. stores, cut jobs »

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said it would close 12 percent, or 92, of its company-owned U.S. stores and cut 600 full- and part-time jobs as the U.S. economic downturn put more pressure on the company.

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    STONERS1 year, 2 months ago

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    "In the current economic condition, people are driving less and it obviously affects every facet of the U.S. auto industry, including how often they replace tires or buy new cars," Goodyear spokesman Keith Price said on Tuesday after the announcement."

    "The current economic condition further impacted the stores, but they were not performing well before this year. And we don't expect them to perform well," Price said. Goodyear owns 742 stores in the United States."

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      TheRealizer1 year, 2 months ago

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      Domestic manufacturers are having an uphill battle trying to compete with the foreign companies some of whom are subsidised by their governments.........

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        BronxBomber1 year, 2 months ago

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        Sadly, this is the sign of the times, and an all too familar scenario of history repeating itself...

        :o/

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