EXHIBIT 12.1

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

	Six
	Months
	Ended
	June 30,		Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2011		2010			2009			2008		2007		2006
EARNINGS
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	299	$	(3	)	$	(365	)	$	176	$	436	$	(230	)
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest		4		9			8			8		10		12
Distributed income of equity investees		6		4			3			3		3		5
Total additions		10		13			11			11		13		17
Deduct:
Capitalized interest		18		26			14			23		10		7
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges		6		6			4			11		14		8
Total deductions		24		32			18			34		24		15
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	285	$	(22	)	$	(372	)	$	153	$	425	$	(228	)
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	155	$	316		$	311		$	320	$	470	$	467
Capitalized interest		18		26			14			23		10		7
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense		7		14			16			17		26		21
Interest portion of rental expense (1)		56		111			105			105		101		98
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method		—		1			1			1		1		—
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	236	$	468		$	447		$	466	$	608	$	593
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	521	$	446		$	75		$	619	$	1,033	$	365
Preferred Dividends	$	7	$	*		$	*		$	*	$	*	$	*
Ratio of pre-tax income to net income		1.70		*			*			*		*		*
Preferred Dividend Factor	$	12	$	*		$	*		$	*	$	*	$	*
Total Fixed Charges		236		468			447			466		608		593
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES AND PREFFERED DIVIDENDS	$	248	$	468		$	447		$	466	$	608	$	593
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS		2.10		**			***			1.33		1.70		****

*	No preferred stock was outstanding for these periods.
**	Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $22 million.
***	Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $372 million.
****	Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $228 million.

(1) Interest portion of rental expense is estimated to equal 1/3 of such expense, which is considered a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.