Internet website provides information about ContiTech's commitment to economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially supportive practices Engineering green value - at ContiTech, this basic idea underlies a strong corporate commitment to and technological expertise in the development and use of innovative products. It is now also possible to experience online the company's efforts to protect…

International Automotive Supplier Continental acquires 100% stake in Modi Tyres Company Limited Strengthened presence in India with local production and distribution of bias and radial truck & bus tires and radial passenger car tires Continental, one of the leading international automotive suppliers and the world's fourth largest tire manufacturer, has acquired 100% shareholding in Modi Tyres Company…

Passenger car ABS and ESC will be produced locally at the Continental Automotive Brake Systems plant in Gurgaon, Haryana Delivery of first localized ABS/ESC products by the end of 2016 With increasing awareness and acceptance of safety technologies in vehicles, India is emerging as a focus market for airbags, Anti-lock Brake Systems (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The Chassis & Safety Division…

- Investment of 35 million US-Dollar in Fletcher, North Carolina, adds 88,000 square feet of production and warehouse space and will create new jobs - Increasing demand in Electric Parking Brakes as the driving force International automotive supplier Continental celebrated in the end of March the 8,200 square meter expansion of its manufacturing facility located in Fletcher, North Carolina, USA. The 35…

Rudolf Stark, former Head of the Transmission Business Unit taking over the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Business Unit Former Head of Development Stephan Rebhan moves to the top of the Transmission Business Unit At the international technology company Continental, two Business Units in the Powertrain Division are under new leadership. The Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Business Unit, which supplies the main…

- Net income rises by 14.2% to €1.3 billion or €6.52 per share - Sales grow 2.1% to €16.9 billion after six months - EBIT at €1.8 billion - Significant reduction of interest burden thanks to improved financing conditions The Continental Corporation is again increasing its earnings forecast for fiscal 2014 after a good first half-year. "We now intend to achieve an adjusted EBIT of around 11% instead of…

- New strategy for the Powertrain division is focused on efficient combustion engine technologies, hybrid and electric drive systems - Increasing share of electronics in combustion engine drive systems allows growth-oriented transition towards business with electric drive systems - Additional expenses of EUR300 million to exploit multi-billion-euro business opportunities related to hybrid and electric car…

A new production line for engine control units is planned. The local company will be renamed Continental Automotive Systems Rus Continental, the international automotive supplier, is investing in the rapidly growing Russian automotive market. "Our aim is to be the leading international supplier of electronics in this vehicle market", said José Avila, head of the Powertrain Division and member of the…

Progressive automation by 2025: Partial automation possible as early as 2016 More than 1,250 specialists employed by the automotive supplier are already working on automation Increased safety, greater freedom for the driver, improved efficiency: Automated driving will change individual mobility considerably The development of products and systems for automated driving is one of the central themes of…