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Did AI cause the Goodyear Tire & Rubber CO /Oh/ layoffs?

5 No sign of it. We found no public evidence tying Goodyear Tire & Rubber CO /Oh/'s cuts to AI.

5/100
top AI score · 80% interval 4–6
D
evidence grade (A = company/filing says so, D = little to go on)
3
tracked 2026 layoff events · latest Oct 1, 2026
600
workers counted (2 event(s) without a disclosed headcount)

The receipts

Every tracked 2026 layoff at Goodyear Tire & Rubber CO /Oh/, newest first. Scores are 0–100: how strongly the public evidence ties the cuts to AI. Sources are linked on each one.

2

Oct 1, 2026 · Not stated in 8-K

AI score 2/100 (Minimal) · 80% interval 2–3 · evidence grade D · US · Rubber / Plastics

Stated reason: On September 29, 2026, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) approved a plan to close its chemical manufacturing facilities in Niagara Falls, New York (“Niagara Falls”) and Bayport, Texas (“Bayport”). The plan includes approximately 85 job reductions. The Company expects to substantially complete this rationalization plan by the end of 2027 and estimates the total pre-tax charges associated with this act…

Why 2: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.7, industry AI exposure +0.2

Evidence: SEC filing. Signals: attribution 0.0, primary source 0.0, exec statement 0.0, role exposure 0.186, industry exposure 0.361, AI investment 0.0, contrary evidence 0.4 · named roles: Machinists, Production Workers, All Other

Headcount basis: not disclosed

Sources (1)
  • sec.gov www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42582/000162828026064270/gt-20260929.htm
2

Jul 21, 2026 · Not stated in 8-K

AI score 2/100 (Minimal) · 80% interval 2–3 · evidence grade D · US · Rubber / Plastics

Stated reason: On July 16, 2026, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) reached an agreement with the United Steelworkers and approved a plan to permanently close its Fayetteville, North Carolina manufacturing facility to reduce the Company’s production capacity and production cost per tire in Americas. The plan includes approximately 1,750 job reductions. The Company expects to substantially complete this rationalizati…

Why 2: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.7, industry AI exposure +0.2

Evidence: SEC filing. Signals: attribution 0.0, primary source 0.0, exec statement 0.0, role exposure 0.186, industry exposure 0.361, AI investment 0.0, contrary evidence 0.4 · named roles: Machinists, Production Workers, All Other

Headcount basis: not disclosed

Sources (1)
  • sec.gov www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42582/000162828026049010/gt-20260716.htm
5

Mar 20, 2026 · ~600 (8-K)

AI score 5/100 (Minimal) · 80% interval 4–6 · evidence grade D · US · Rubber / Plastics

Stated reason: On March 16, 2026, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) approved a rationalization plan in Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) to improve its cost structure as part of actions the Company expects to take in order to streamline its sales and distribution model and simplify business processes. The proposed restructuring actions would lead to a reduction of approximately 600 positions across multiple c…

Why 5: Cost-cutting / efficiency · Drivers: industry AI exposure +0.2

Evidence: SEC filing. Signals: attribution 0.0, primary source 0.0, exec statement 0.0, role exposure 0.894, industry exposure 0.361, AI investment 0.0, contrary evidence 0.0 · named roles: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Headcount basis: 8-K text

Sources (1)
  • sec.gov www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42582/000162828026020222/gt-20260316.htm

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