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,
EARNINGS	2008		2007		2006			2005		2004
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	176	$	455	$	(212	)	$	441	$	226
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest		8		10		12			11		11
Distributed income of equity investees		3		3		5			7		3
Total additions		11		13		17			18		14
Deduct:
Capitalized interest		23		10		7			7		7
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges		11		14		8			12		11
Total deductions		34		24		15			19		18
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	153	$	444	$	(210	)	$	440	$	222
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	320	$	452	$	451		$	411	$	369
Capitalized interest		23		10		7			7		7
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense		17		24		19			27		61
Interest portion of rental expense(1)		105		101		98			94		91
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method		1		1		—			—		—
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	466	$	588	$	575		$	539	$	528
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	619	$	1,032	$	365		$	979	$	750
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		1.33		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.

(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.