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Conti appoints Matic Hydraulic Brake Systems head

Continental has appointed Matthias Matic as its new Hydraulic Brake Systems Business Unit head, part of the Continental Chassis & Safety Division, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Matic moves from his current position as Chassis Components Business Unit head on 1 September, succeeding Peter Laier who has assumed a position on the executive board of a German light manufacturer. “I’m looking forward to the new challenge. Hydraulic brake systems have proven their worth a million times over; they’re a key component of automotive safety. Friction brakes will continue to be an important topic for the foreseeable future”, said Matic.

22nd August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti, Google, IBM to collaborate on automated driving system

Continental has been working on automated driving systems for some time now, and began open road trials of this technology early last year. It also entered into a research partnership with BMW to develop an ‘electronic co-pilot’ in January 2013. The German firm is now extending its collaborative activities; the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper shared on 21 August that Continental intends to develop self-driving cars together with IBM and Google.

22nd August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Mendoza head of Conti’s ‘CAMEXCA’ region

Continental Tire the Americas’ head of Commercial Vehicle Tire sales, Javier Mendoza, has taken on a new role within the company. On 1 August, he began as head of the CAMEXCA (Mexico, Caribbean and Central America) market for Continental Tire de Mexico. In addition to this role, he also will be responsible for heading up the company’s Passenger and Light Truck tyre replacement sales business.

22nd August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

CoinAppleyeard.com survey reveals UK ignorance of continental road laws

Driving across Europe requires drivers to conform to a number of different local laws and regulations – the legal requirement to fit winter tyres in northern European countries including Germany in cold season conditions will be a familiar one to readers of Tyrepress.com. However a new survey by the ColinAppleyard.com car dealership chain suggests that nearly every British driver would break at least one national motoring regulation. The chain said that many British drivers are not only unaware of speed limits on foreign roads, but also of other vital regulations such as mandatory safety equipment.

13th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti launches all-season scooter tyre

Within Europe, Continental generally recommends fitting summer tyres in summer and winter tyres in winter, however the company has made an exception to this in the case of its latest scooter tyre, the ContiMove365. As the numerical designation suggest, this new product is an all-season tyre, and Continental says it has achieved “an astonishing balancing act between summer and winter tyres” with the ContiMove365 and has described the tyre’s tread design as “particularly innovative.”

12th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti HD Hybrid impressing Tarrant International with longevity

Irish haulier Tarrant International Transport has declared itself impressed with the longevity of Continental’s new HD Hybrid truck tyre. The drive axle tyre is designed for combined regional and long-haul use, and having achieved 280,000 km already Tarrant is confident that 300,000 km will be reached before the tyres require replacing. Donagh Tarrant, transport manager at the Cork based family-run firm said the performance was “exceptional and well beyond the mileage that we have been getting out of another premium brand.” In fact, he expects nearly to double the mileage achieved by previously fitted tyres.

7th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti-shod Audis to benefit from noise reduction foam

Last month, Pirelli announced its production of a quieter tyre for original equipment customer Audi, but it hasn’t been the only tyre maker working on noise reduction solutions with its customer; the German car maker has also developed a very similar product with another major tyre supplier, Continental.

7th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti OE for Tesla Model S

Continental shares that the 21-inch rim option of the Tesla Model S comes with its ExtremeContact tyre as original equipment. The ExtremeContact, which is not sold in Europe, is fitted to US and Canadian market versions of the electric saloon in size 245/35 R21. According to the tyre maker, the performance of ExtremeContact “matches up nicely” with the demands of the rear-wheel drive performance saloon that can travel from 0 to 60 mph in as little as 4.4 seconds.

5th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Q2 results prompt Conti to revise full-year earnings

Reporting its second quarter and first half results, Executive Board chairman Dr. Elmar Degenhart cautioned that the stronger development seen in the second quarter shouldn’t be viewed as a turnaround; rather, sales developed better due to seasonal and technical factors. The European market – where Continental makes 55 per cent of its sales – was described as unstable, and following what the company calls “modest development” in the region’s replacement tyre market in the first half of the year, Continental states its previous estimate for the segment “no longer seems possible.” It now anticipates an “increase of one per cent at best.” The company also said growth in the Asia and NAFTA regions is “also expected to diminish as the year progresses.” As a result, Continental has decreased its full-year forecast from growth of five per cent to four per cent, or “around €34 billion”.

2nd August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories July 2013

July's Tyres & Accessories is now available online. This issue includes features on Tyre Manufacturing, Batteries and Previews the forthcoming NTDA TAFF Awards. Subscribers can view this online by clicking more below.

1st August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Groundbreaking for Conti R&D centre extension

Continental’s Nikolai Setzer recently outlined the company’s intention to invest in non-automotive areas (more on this in Tyres & Accessories’ August magazine), but his comments by no means indicate a drawing away from the automotive business. The German firm’s continued interest in this area could be seen at the groundbreaking for the new extension to its research and development centre in Singapore.

26th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre trio make Fortune Global 500 list

Fortune has released this year’s ‘Global 500’ list, which names the world’s largest companies in respect to turnover for the fiscal year ending before or on 31 March 2013. While no tyre firm could hold a candle to Royal Dutch Shell, whose revenues of US$481.7 billion propelled it into the number one position, three leading tyre majors made it onto the list.

24th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

First all-new licensed ContiTread plant opens in US

On 19 July, the first all-new ContiTread licensed retreading facility in the US officially opened. The DLS Retreading plant, located in Fort Mill, South Carolina, will serve the retreading market in its home state with truck tyres retreaded with ContiTread flat pre-cure treads, and will also offer emergency road service, truck tyre service and new Continental and General-branded tyres. The 72,000 square foot (6,689 square metre) facility includes a 16,000 square foot retreading unit as well as 11 service docks. DLS Retreading is expected to employ 50 workers within four years.

23rd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

ContiWinterContact TS850 scoops string of awards in 2013

Continental garnered a number of winter tyre accolades in the first half of 2013, most recently receiving a coveted award from the UK’s Auto Express magazine. Continental’s ContiWinterContact TS850 ‘Best Winter Tyre’ for the second consecutive year in the 2013 Product Awards.

22nd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti gives overview of green developments

The commercial availability of Sumitomo’s Enasave 97, albeit in small volumes, has demonstrated the feasibility of producing tyres containing very little in the way of fossil fuels. Introducing completely or nearly fossil fuel-free products in greater quantities is a goal held by all tyre majors, and Continental’s head of material and process engineering has shared some details about the German tyre maker’s progress in this direction.

18th July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors