Continental ‘Emphatically’ Denies Cheat Claims

Continental’s Hanover headquarters have denied claims that the company “will do anything to win magazine tyre tests.” The company’s rebuttal follows motoring journalist Robert Collin’s accusations that the company manipulated test results by providing specially produced products rather than the series units they should have. Furthermore, the Swedish Aftonbladet magazine article suggested that Continental had a “secret test tyre department” whose role it was to produce such tyres.

In a statement issued by the manufacturer’s head office, Continental “emphatically denies” the claims. “We don’t have a secret department that produces special tyres to be used in tests,” added Rainer Strang, Continental corporate spokesperson. He also pointed out that the company’s good reputation was confirmed by its market success in addition to its “consistently outstanding test results.” “Continental tyres undergo months and even years of rigorous testing and development with the world’s leading car manufacturers,” he added.