Continental is opening up a new chapter in super sports tires with its new ContiSportContact 5 P- and the company is keen to highlight the approvals already gained from sports car manufacturers and top class customisers. Moreover the new summer tire from Northern Germany is designed in such a way that it neatly fits into a new niche created by the vehicle manufacturers.
Car and truck tires are made up to a large extent from natural rubber - in other words, they are produced from renewable raw materials. Working in their laboratories - their mysterious 'magic kitchens' - chemists are constantly searching for new mixtures and compounds to help them to come up with tyres which meet consumers' high demands.
Continental plans to expand the production process of the passenger and light truck tires plant in Timisoara by building a new unit for processing the master batch. The investment will allow the company to have a completely integrated production unit.
Meeting the challenges of large capacity and car-carrier trucks, Continental today announces the addition of new drive and steer tires in ultra low profile sizes to its lineup.
From 1888 onwards the first pneumatic tyres became increasingly widespread. After all, they promised considerably more comfort and grip than their solid rubber, iron or wooden predecessors.
Effective immediately, the chairman of Continental's Executive Board, Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann (48), steps down from Continental’s Executive Board by mutual agreement. Also effective immediately, Dr. Elmar Degenhart (50), previously chairman of the management board of the Automotive unit in the Schaeffler Group, is appointed as new chairman of the Executive Board of Continental AG
The new Porsche Panamera will be launched with Continental tires. To this end the tire developers in Hanover adapted the ContiSportContact 3, Continental’s top tire line, to match the chassis of the new sports car and meet the specifications drawn up by Porsche in Zuffenhausen. This limited series of special tires for the Porsche will
In the conflict surrounding commercial vehicle tire production at Continental’s Hanover-Stöcken plant, company management, the IG BCE trade union and employee representatives have come to terms on a solution. The compromise package makes use of all instruments the labor market provides and opens up prospects for 2010. “The package is the result of several rounds
A steep drop in original equipment sales and a marked deterioration on replacement markets have resulted in production overcapacities for passenger and commercial vehicle tires at Continental AG in Hanover, Germany.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Continental AG, Hanover, Dr. Hubertus von Grünberg has this Friday communicated that he will lay down his position with immediate effect. He will also lay down his mandate as an ordinary member of the Supervisory Board with immediate effect and due to personal reasons. Until a new Chairman
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