EXHIBIT 12.1

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended December 31,
EARNINGS	2015		2014		2013		2012		2011
Pre-tax income before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	592	$	658	$	782	$	406	$	599
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest	12		11		10		8		9
Distributed income of equity investees	24		24		21		11		8
Total additions	36		35		31		19		17
Deduct:
Capitalized interest	19		24		39		22		31
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges	8		14		26		20		9
Total deductions	27		38		65		42		40
TOTAL EARNINGS	$	601	$	655	$	748	$	383	$	576
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	412	$	428	$	392	$	357	$	330
Capitalized interest	19		24		39		22		31
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense	14		11		15		13		14
Interest portion of rental expense (1)	97		114		119		121		118
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method	1		2		1		1		1
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	543	$	579	$	566	$	514	$	494
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	1,144	$	1,234	$	1,314	$	897	$	1,070
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	2.11		2.13		2.32		1.75		2.17

(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.