Conti’s High EU Winter Tyre Sales Could Make ’07 Season Harder

Days after Continental announced that it increased sales of winter tyres by 8 per cent in 2006, financial analysts have been assessing the knock-on effect. In one report Deutsche Bank analysts suggested: “…since the weather [was] mild in Europe in the fourth quarter 2006, the sell out season was low, underlying high inventories at dealers. As a result they say there is a risk that the 2007 winter season will be challenging as dealers will have to move their excess stock first before ordering new tyres.