EXHIBIT 12.1

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)	Six Months Ended June 30,		Year Ended December 31,
EARNINGS	2013		2012		2011		2010			2009			2008
Pre-tax income (loss) before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	294	$	406	$	599	$	(3	)	$	(365	)	$	176
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest	5		8		9		9			8			8
Distributed income of equity investees	21		11		8		4			3			3
Total additions	26		19		17		13			11			11
Deduct:
Capitalized interest	19		22		31		26			14			23
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges	12		20		9		6			4			11
Total deductions	31		42		40		32			18			34
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	289	$	383	$	576	$	(22	)	$	(372	)	$	153
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	187	$	357	$	330	$	316		$	311		$	320
Capitalized interest	19		22		31		26			14			23
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense	7		13		14		14			16			17
Interest portion of rental expense (1)	61		121		118		111			105			105
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method	1		1		1		1			1			1
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	275	$	514	$	494	$	468		$	447		$	466
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	564	$	897	$	1,070	$	446		$	75		$	619
Preferred Dividends	$	15	$	29	22		$ *			$ *			$ *
Ratio of pre-tax income to net income	1.37		1.86		1.48		*			*			*
Preferred Dividend Factor	$	21	$	54	$	33	$ *			$ *			$ *
Total Fixed Charges	275		514		494		468			447			466
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	$	296	$	568	$	527	$	468		$	447		$	466
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	2.05		1.75		2.17		**			***			1.33
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	1.91		1.58		2.03		**			***			1.33

*No preferred stock was outstanding for these periods.

**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.