EXHIBIT 12.1

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

	9 Months
	Ended
	September
	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	$	530	$	455	$	(212	)	$	441	$	226	$	(719	)
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest		6		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		9		13		17			18		14		24
Deduct:
Capitalized interest		19		10		7			7		7		8
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges		11		14		8			12		11		11
Total deductions		30		24		15			19		18		19
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	509	$	444	$	(210	)	$	440	$	222	$	(714	)
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	238	$	452	$	451		$	411	$	369	$	296
Capitalized interest		19		10		7			7		7		8
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense		13		24		19			27		61		44
Interest portion of rental expense (1)		76		101		98			94		91		89
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method		1		1		—			—		—		7
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	347	$	588	$	575		$	539	$	528	$	444
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	856	$	1,032	$	365		$	979	$	750	$	(270	)
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		2.47		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.