Goodyear North American Tires is a regional subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, both headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufacturers and markets tires, several lines of belts, hose and other engineered rubber products for the transportation industry and various industrial and consumer markets, as well as rubber-related chemicals for various applications. The company was founded in 1898 and had 13 full-time workers through the turn of the century. Today, Goodyear measures sales in the billions of dollars and operates in numerous facilities throughout the world and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.