EXHIBIT 12.1

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

	6 Months
	Ended
	June 30,		12 Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2008		2007		2006			2005		2004		2003
EARNINGS
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	415	$	455	$	(212	)	$	441	$	226	$	(719	)
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest		4		10		12			11		11		11
Distributed income of equity investees		3		3		5			7		3		3
Pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges		—		—		—			—		—		10
Total additions		7		13		17			18		14		24
Deduct:
Capitalized interest		10		10		7			7		7		8
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges		9		14		8			12		11		11
Total deductions		19		24		15			19		18		19
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	403	$	444	$	(210	)	$	440	$	222	$	(714	)
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	165	$	452	$	451		$	411	$	369	$	296
Capitalized interest		10		10		7			7		7		8
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense		9		24		19			27		61		44
Interest portion of rental expense (1)		51		101		98			94		91		89
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method		1		1		—			—		—		7
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	236	$	588	$	575		$	539	$	528	$	444
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	639	$	1,032	$	365		$	979	$	750	$	(270	)
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		2.71		1.76		*			1.82		1.42		**

*	Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $210 million.
**	Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2003 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $714 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.