All 330 workers at the Wolverhampton site are expected to lose their jobs.
Trevor
White, who has worked at the factory for 40 years, said the closure
would be "another nail in the coffin for the manufacturing industry in
Wolverhampton".
Goodyear "considered all options" before deciding to shut, bosses said.
Wayne
Devaney, who has been at the plant for 27 years, said the workforce had
"grafted really hard and done everything it could to make the factory
viable", and that the announcement had "come out of the blue".
Eric
Fric, managing director of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK, blamed the impact
of inexpensive imports, the cost of transport, and "the strength of the
pound".
Goodyear said its plans were subject to consultation with staff and unions, and it was "determined to find responsible and fair solutions for all affected employees".
The plant, which has been at the site since 1927, is due to close by the summer of 2017.
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