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Dive Brief:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. may shutter a factory next year that employs 1,700 workers in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as part of a domestic restructuring plan, officials said.
Goodyear, known for its namesake brand as well as Cooper Tires and Dunlop, is in talks with the United Steelworkers union to “close the facility by the end of 2027” following “extensive efforts” to make it more competitive, the Akron, Ohio-based company said Wednesday.
The move would be a “huge blow” to the plant’s workers and surrounding community, USW District 9 Director Daniel Flippo said in an emailed statement. Goodyear has struggled with sales and profitability over the past year or so, including a net loss of $1.7 billion in 2025.
