Continental Opens Hungary Test Track

Following the opening of its Veszprém, Hungary sensorics-development centre, Continental AG has opened a new test track designed for testing and developing electronic braking systems. Guests from the Chassis & Safety Division's management team, city councillors, faculty members from Veszprém and Budapest universities and numerous employees were in attendance.

The new test track for ABS and ESC systems consists of high friction, low friction and rough road test sections; altogether, it is over one kilometer long. According to the company, this expansion forms part of “Continental's contribution to Hungary's dynamic growth as an emerging economic region.”

“We are building up our global development work precisely in countries like Hungary so as to satisfy the worldwide demand for these technologies in the most cost-effective way and by using the best design engineers”, said Dr. Ralf Cramer, Member of the executive board Continental AG and president, Chassis & Safety Division, at the opening ceremony.

Continental’s Veszprém site opened in 1993 and now has a workforce of over 1,000. The site manufactures wheel speed sensors and sensor clusters as components for the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the electronic stability control (ESC). The site’s development center, which opened in 2001, currently employs over 180 engineers, mainly engaged in software development.