Continental AG
German multinational company in the automotive component supplier industry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Continental AG, commonly known as Continental or colloquially as Conti,[3] is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company that specializes in tires, brake systems vehicle electronics, automotive safety, powertrain, chassis components, tachographs, and other parts for the automotive and transportation industries. Continental is structured into six divisions: Chassis and Safety, Powertrain, Interior, Tires, ContiTech, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems). It is headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony. Continental is the world's third-largest automotive supplier and the fourth-largest tire manufacturer.[4]
Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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FWB: CON DAX Component | |
ISIN | DE0005439004 |
Industry | Automotive Manufacturing |
Predecessor | Englebert |
Founded | 8 October 1871; 152 years ago (1871-10-08) |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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Products | Tires, brake systems, powertrains, chassis components, automotive safety, vehicle electronics[1] |
Revenue | €41,030 million (2022) |
€754.8 million (2022) | |
€66.6 million (2022) | |
Total assets | €37,926.7 million (2022) |
Total equity | €13,735.0 million (2022) |
Number of employees | 199,038 |
Parent | Schaeffler Group |
Subsidiaries | General Tire Continental Automotive Systems Hoosier Racing Tire Matador Phoenix AG VDO |
Website | continental.com |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Continental sells tires for automobiles, motorcycles, and bicycles worldwide under the Continental brand. It also produces and sells other brands with more select distribution, such as Viking (limited global presence),[5] General Tire (U.S./Canada), Gislaved Tires (Canada, Spain, Nordic Markets), Semperit Tyres, Barum to serve EU & Russia. Other brands are Uniroyal (Europe), Sportiva, Mabor and Matador[6] and formerly Sime/Simex tyres (now Dunlop Tyres Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei).[7] Continental's customers include all major automobile, truck and bus producers, such as Volkswagen, Daimler AG, BharatBenz, Ford, Volvo, Iveco, Schmitz, Koegel, Freightliner Trucks, BMW, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Renault, PSA and Porsche.[8][9]