AKRON, Ohio, Feb.3, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
(NASDAQ: GT) introduced the Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive. With
its unique combination of innovative tread design and sidewall
features, this all-season tire offers Goodyear's most comfortable
ride to date.
"We know that drivers value a premium ride," said Mike Dwyer, Goodyear's chief customer officer,
North America Consumer. "Not only does the Assurance ComfortDrive
deliver on that; it also provides outstanding handling and wet
performance to give consumers confidence when they drive."
Consumers can drive comfortably and confidently with all the
benefits that the Assurance ComfortDrive has to offer:
- ComfortFlex Technology, designed for smoother transitions and
impact absorption, while delivering ultra-refined handling;
- Optimized AquaChannel grooves that are symmetrically balanced
to help maximize water evacuation and reduce hydroplaning for
superior wet road performance;
- Innovative noise-reducing tread pattern helps eliminate sounds
from the road;
- Evolving Traction Grooves and TredLock Technology, combined
with soybean oil compound, which help maintain traction while
providing lasting control and responsiveness;
- Sustainable compounds; in addition to soybean oil, some
Assurance ComfortDrive tires also feature rice husk ash silica.
This environmentally friendly material helps to reduce waste going
to landfills and is an integral part of a specialized tread
compound that delivers confidence in wet and cold conditions
without compromising fuel economy or tread life; and
- Built-in wear gauges allowing consumers to conveniently and
easily check their tread depth.
Beginning September 2020, drivers
can experience the smooth, peaceful ride for themselves. The
Assurance ComfortDrive will be available in 44 sizes, ranging from
16- to 20-inch rim diameters and is an ideal fit for passenger
cars, minivans, CUVs and SUVs. Popular vehicles the tire will fit
include Audi Q5, Buick Encore, Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Explorer,
GMC Acadia, Honda Accord, CR-V and Pilot, Kia Sorento, Lexus IS and RX, Nissan Maxima,
Subaru Forester and Toyota Rav4 and
Sienna.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about
63,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21
countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in
Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg,
Luxembourg, strive to develop
state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and
performance standard for the industry. For more information about
Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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