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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,  
     2011      2010     2009     2008      2007  

EARNINGS

            

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees

   $ 599       $ (3   $ (365   $ 176       $ 436   

Add:

            

Amortization of previously capitalized interest

     9         9        8        8         10   

Distributed income of equity investees

     8         4        3        3         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total additions

     17         13        11        11         13   

Deduct:

            

Capitalized interest

     31         26        14        23         10   

Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges

     9         6        4        11         14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deductions

     40         32        18        34         24   

TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)

   $ 576       $ (22   $ (372   $ 153       $ 425   

FIXED CHARGES

            

Interest expense

   $ 330       $ 316      $ 311      $ 320       $ 470   

Capitalized interest

     31         26        14        23         10   

Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense

     14         14        16        17         26   

Interest portion of rental expense (1)

     118         111        105        105         101   

Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method

     1         1        1        1         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES

   $ 494       $ 468      $ 447      $ 466       $ 608   

TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES

   $ 1,070       $ 446      $ 75      $ 619       $ 1,033   

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     2.17         *        **        1.33         1.70   

 

* 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.
(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.