Conti rolls out 10 millionth run-flat

On Friday May 6, some seven years after first launching its SSR run-flat technology, Continental produced its ten millionth run-flat tyre. The milestone tyre was produced at the company’s passenger tyre plant in Aachen, Germany – one of three million run-flats expected to be produced this year in the nine million passenger car tyre per annum factory. SSR run-flat tyres produced in Aachen are supplied to numerous OEM customers, including BMW, Ford Mercedes-Benz, Mini and Volvo.

“In recent years here in Aachen, we have specialised more and more on the production of sophisticated, high-quality tyres in accordance with the specifications of vehicle manufacturers,” commented Aachen plant manager Dirk Weber. “In addition to the products with run-flat technology, these also include many tyres in the UHP segment, which we always deliver to car makers’ assembly lines punctually, thanks to the excellent know-how and flexibility of our employees.”