Continental Dispute With Viborg

Viborg local dealers who ordered new tyres from Continental today got a surprise. They were told to call their management headquarters for advice. Conti had stopped delivery.

It seemsthat Viborg has not only been slow to pay the bills but also underpaid them without reason; initiating a quarrel which has seen Continental respond by putting a stop on deliveries. Last year there may have been similar problems between Viborg and another important tyre manufacturer. Jescow von Puttkammer was not available for comment to T&A, but passed the message, “we don’t speak in public about dealer and client relationships”.