"Everything is still on-track" to resume production at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Tupelo, Miss. plant, says a Goodyear spokesperson.
The plant has been off-line since April 1, when it was struck by a tornado.
In a late-April statement, Goodyear officials said that the plant "continues around-the-clock remediation efforts.
"We are leveraging the power of our broader manufacturing footprint and network inventory as we continue to execute our business continuity playbook to limit customer disruption," they said at the time.
“We currently expect to be able to restart and begin ramping up production at the Tupelo tire manufacturing facility by the beginning of June 2023, with full ramp-up expected in the third quarter of 2023.”
From a daily production capacity standpoint, the Tupelo factory is the second biggest plant in Goodyear’s North American manufacturing network, according to MTD’s 2023 Facts Issue. (Click here for more.)
It was one of three plants acquired by Goodyear when the Akron, Ohio-based tiremaker finalized its purchase of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. nearly two years ago.