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Hannover-based Continental AG is a leading automotive supplier and – according to the company – is “the choice of leading car manufacturers, offering award-winning tyres that deliver responsive braking in all weather conditions.”

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Malaysian operation now a full Conti subsidiary

Since 2003, Continental has held an increasing share in the Malaysian tyre business it ran together with Sime Darby Allied Products Berhad. Now the German company has acquired the outstanding 30 per cent share in Continental Sime Tyre Sdn. Bhd still owned by its joint venture partner, and the operation has become a fully-owned subsidiary of Continental Corporation. To mark the business’s 100 per cent Conti-owned status, it has been renamed Continental Tyre Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Upon reporting the transaction, Conti comments that the share acquisition underlines the “long term interest and the commitment of Continental to Asean and to the Asia Pacific Region.”

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Conti: PremiumContact 5 to be benefit from large-scale demand

Despite trends pointing towards ever-increasing rim diameters, tyres for smaller vehicle categories still enjoy strong customer appeal. This is due not only to rising demand in Central Europe but also to the trend towards growing numbers of smaller cars in the compact and medium-size categories. Traditionally strong in the OE business, thus Continental expects a healthy response to its latest summer tyre, the ContiPremiumContact 5.

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Truck Tyre Solutions’ CV Show debut

Birmingham-based Truck Tyre Solutions (TTS) made its debut at this year's CV Show as part of the company's profile development programme. With a distinctive stand display the company's main objective was to further enhance brand awareness of the Firenza truck tyre range for which TTS act as the appointed exclusive distributors throughout the UK. A full selection of the Firenza truck range were on display for inspection and TTS sales director, Carl Falconer states that there was an encouraging response to the brand throughout the show. He added: “It is a good mid-range performing tyre that continues to gain recognition from our fleet customers.

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Continental to raise China headcount by 5,000

Continental has announced plans to increase the number of it employs in China by 5,000 by the end of 2012, further to its announcement in 2011 that it would expand its staff by 25 per cent. According to the company this forms part of a strategic plan to support its growth in China, the automotive supplier will hire employees across various areas including engineering, manufacturing and functional roles. In order to achieve this goal, Continental is in the process of extending its recruiting programs, which include Campus Recruitment 2013, Continental University Competition, Continental Day in major cities, and sponsorship of Formula Student China.

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Conti optimistic about meeting 2012 goals

A week ago, Continental gave word that its performance in the first quarter of this year was “very good”. The company has now released its full report for the quarter, providing additional details on the three-month period to 31 March.

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The figures point to a good start to 2012, says Conti

At its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 27 April, the Continental Corporation reported a “very good start” to this year. During the first quarter of 2012, the company experienced a double-digit year-on-year growth in sales to 8.3 billion euros, with sales in both its tyre and automotive markets stronger. Reported EBIT, at 766 million euros, exceeded the previous year’s figure considerably, and with a margin of 10.6 per cent, adjusted EBIT before acquisition-related amortisation and special effects amounted to roughly 875 million euros, up from last year’s figure of 734 million euros. Continental will publish its first quarter report in full on 3 May.

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Conti looks to Wi-Fi RFID solution to increase output in France

Following positive experiences at its Mt. Vernon, USA plant, Continental has implemented a ‘Work-in-Process’ (WIP) Visibility solution from AeroScout at its tyre plant in Sarreguemines, France. AeroScout, a specialist in enterprise visibility solutions, first supplied the Wi-Fi RFID-enabled solution to Continental Tire the Americas as part of expansion plans for the Mt. Vernon facility; AeroScout says its product helped enable the site achieve a 20 per cent reduction in component tyre losses. Continental anticipates the French project will increase daily output at Sarreguemines by 4,000 units.

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Conti comments on positive Which? ratings

The April issue of Which? magazine put a total of 26 tyres (sizes 165/70 R14T and 205/55 R16V) to the test and ranked each according to its performance in the areas of dry and wet braking and handling, wet grip on straights and bends, noise, fuel consumption and wear. Continental, which received a “best buy” recommendation for its ContiEcoContact 5 in the 14-inch category and ContiPremiumContact 5 in the larger fitment, reports its satisfaction in being the only tyre maker to receive this distinction for both sizes.

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Accuride expands South Carolina wheel manufacturing

Accuride Corporation has announced plans to expand aluminum wheel production capacity at its Camden, South Carolina plant, Tire Review reports. The company will invest at least $8.7 million to add two machine lines as part of the expansion, which will generate at least 25 new jobs.

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Nexen to supply Fiat OE tyres

Nexen Tire has announced that it has been selected as original equipment (OE) manufacturer by Fiat. Under the agreement, Nexen will supply tyres for Fiat's Multipla model range, scheduled for production from March 2013, as well as Fiat's Doblo light commercial vehicle (from 2014).

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Tyre specialists make strong showing in UK’s top 100 garages

Motor Codes has revealed the nation’s 50 most trusted garages, following six weeks of voting by thousands of motorists. Motor Codes, an OFT approved code of practice for car service and repair and new car sales, in invited satisfied customers to nominate their local garage through its annual Garage of the Year contest. This year around 10 per cent of the top performers were tyre specialists despite strong competition from general garages, MOT centres, and franchised vehicle dealerships.

Micheldever Tyres Services will no doubt be particularly pleased with the results, as four of these branches belong to the group, which is know for its Micheldever and Southam wholesale brands as well as its famous Micheldever Station retail outlet and Protyre chain. This year Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services, Winchester as well as Protyre Plymouth, Protyre Gloucester and Protyre Poole were the ones to make it into the top 100.

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Steer, drive axle fitments added to Conti 2+ range

Continental has expanded its range of second generation long haul truck tyres first introduced in 2010 with the launch of two new products, the HDL2+ and HSL2+. In releasing the new drive and steer tyres, the manufacture shares that they offer greater overall mileage than the previous generation tyres and offer optimised driving properties and handling thanks to new micro-sipes in the longitudinal grooves.

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KRT to support Matador TBR brand with website

Kings Road Tyres was made the exclusive distributor of Matador truck and bus radial tyres in the UK six months ago, and the wholesaler has announced today that it will launch a sales and marketing campaign to support the brand this summer. KRT says it will seek to boost sales of the brand over the next 12 months with a new, dedicated website covering the full portfolio of Matador TBR applications for regional and long haul, mixed service, city urban and winter fitments. The site will go live in April with the URL, www.matadortyres.co.uk. Sales promotions and incentives will also back-up the sales drive.

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Continental launches ContiPremiumContact 5 in Barcelona

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Following its international debut at the recent Geneva Motor Show, Continental AG officially launched its ContiPremiumContact 5 to the trade in Barcelona today. The tyre, which the company describes as “the perfect all-rounder”, offers 15 per cent better wet braking, an 8 per cent rolling resistance improvement, 5 per cent better noise performance and is in fact 2 -5 per cent better than its predecessor (the ContiPremiumContact 2) in all but one respect.

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Groundbreaking held for Conti’s Hefei plant expansion

On 28 March Continental celebrated the groundbreaking of not just one, but two tyre factories. Along with the new plant in the US state of South Carolina, reported yesterday by Tyrepress.com, the company broke ground on extensions to its passenger car factory in Hefei, China. The project calls for a 134 million euro investment, and this will allow for a doubling of capacity to eight million passenger car tyres per annum. Hefei plant output includes the ContiComfortContact 5, which it began producing last year, and ContiMaxContact 5, which entered production in 2012; both of these tyres have been tailored for the Chinese market.

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