tag:continental News


Title and summary Date/time
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International Test Magazines Confirm Conflicting Goals in Car Tire Development
- Continental winter tires most frequently rated as “best on wet surfaces" - Very high overall marks given to market leader Continental for tire balance - Soft compound winter tires stand out with exceptional performance in snowy and icy ...
21 Nov, 2008
22
Ensure your car tires have better road grip for this winter
The international automotive supplier’s high-tech products obtained best grades in this year’s winter tire tests.
17 Oct, 2008
23
Continental Land Opening Ceremony for New China Tire Plant
Located in Hefei New and High Technology Industrial Development Zone, this new plant features the first phase project of around 70,000 square meters of constructional area, which is the first factory investment of Continental’s PLT Division in ...
13 Oct, 2008
24
Continental: A success in modern tire development
Continental's winter tyres do not lag behind summer tyres at all in terms of rolling resistance.
11 Oct, 2008
25
New BMW 7 Series equipped with Continental’s driver assistance systems
Three functions are now combined in a single camera – this integrative approach reduces costs and saves space.
7 Oct, 2008
26
Continental & Volkswagen to design touch screen navigation & multimedia system
Continental and Volkswagen Introduce Flexible, High-End Navigation and Entertainment System.
4 Oct, 2008
27
Continental scored best in winter tests 2008
The results: All Continental products received the highest ratings assigned – 'highly recom-mended', “exemplary&rdq...
29 Sep, 2008
28
Auto parts supplier Continental opens second plant in Philippines
International automotive supplier invests in expansion plan of its Philippines’ plant in Calamba.
27 Sep, 2008
29
New eHorizon concept from Continental
- Continental presents concept for eHorizon control unit during IAA Commercial Vehicles 2008 in Hanover - eHorizon control unit allows for intelligent assistance functions, improved energy management and shifting strategies for minimized fuel consumption
23 Sep, 2008
30
Continental: Drive relaxed – Arrive safely
The international automotive supplier Continental has made this its task and is developing state-of-the-art safety systems to reduce the number of accidents worldwide.
23 Sep, 2008
31
Continental acquires TIKKA Spikes
Following the approval of the antitrust authorities, Continental AG, headquartered in Hanover, took over all parts of the Finnish spike manufacturer TIKKA Spikes Oy mid-September.
22 Sep, 2008
32
Continental: Mandatory Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
- Continental lauds EU efforts to mandate tire pressure monitoring systems for all new cars and trucks - Savings potential of more than 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year in Europe alone - Improperly inflated tires cost more than €7 billion in ...
22 Sep, 2008
33
Continental unveils new vehicle diagnostics – ContiSys
Continental, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, is now bundling its know-how in a new family of vehicle diagnostic equipment, unveiled at Automechanika in Frankfurt.
16 Sep, 2008
34
Brief explanation of information on the tyre sidewall
Although the label “205/55 R16 91V" doesn’t say much to the tyre layman, it is really rather simple. “205" specifies the tyre’s nominal width in millimetres. The number “55" refers to the nominal aspect ratio, ...
15 Sep, 2008
35
Engineered to keep cool – Climate Controls by Continental
With intelligent controls for air conditioning systems, Continental is making sure that the occupants of all seats in a car feel great, whatever the weather. Continental produces five million climate control units every year.
12 Sep, 2008
36
BMW 7 Series offers new advanced driver assistance system
Continental's latest multifunctional camera system for BMW is using algorithm and EyeQ1 system-on-chip technology from Mobileye.
10 Sep, 2008
37
Continental develops lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles
Eco-friendly battery to begin series production in 2009 in Mercedes luxury sedan.
6 Sep, 2008
38
Continental signs far-reaching Investment deal with Schaeffler
- Schaeffler KG increases offer price to 75 Euro per share and guarantees to compensate possible disadvantages in an aggregate amount of up to 522 Mio Euro - Schaeffler KG guarantees to limit its position to a minority shareholding until at least 2012
2 Sep, 2008
39
Continental acquires 89.66 % stake in Turkish tyre distributor Oltas
Oltas is Continental's exclusive tire distributor for the passenger car and commercial vehicle tire brands Continental, Uniroyal and Barum in Turkey.
1 Sep, 2008
40
Hybrid & electric vehicles offer tremendous potential in UK
- Automotive supplier Continental presents British results of an unprecedented study - Consumer acceptance of hybrid vehicles is increasing – especially if there were government incentives - More than one third of British drivers would like an ...
1 Sep, 2008