AKRON (June 5, 2001) — Goodyear said in a press release that its plans are "on schedule" to provide more than half of the 13 million replacement tires Ford Motor Co. needs for its recall of Firestone Wilderness AT tires.
The Akron-based tire manufacturer has stepped up production of 26 Ford-approved replacement tires tenfold and increased shipments to nearly 9,000 outlets, including independent tire dealers, Ford-Mercury dealers and company-owned stores, the release stated.
Also, Michelin North America Inc. has reaffirmed in a press release its ramping up of tire production more than 200 percent to help the Ford recall, as well as making replacement tires available at 11,000 Michelin points of sale.
Continental Tire North America Inc. has also said it's increasing production at six plants to aid the recall, but hasn't made further details public.