Continental AG

"Continental Tire" redirects here. For the type of tire, see Continental tire.

Continental AG
Company typePublic
ISINDE0005439004 Edit this on Wikidata
Industry
PredecessorEnglebert Edit this on Wikidata
Founded8 October 1871; 153 years ago (1871-10-08)
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsTires, brake systems, powertrains, chassis components, automotive safety, vehicle electronics[1]
RevenueIncrease €41.42 billion (2023)
Increase €1.854 billion (2023)
Increase €1.156 billion (2023)
Total assetsDecrease €37.75 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease €13.68 billion (2023)
OwnerSchaeffler Group (46%)
Number of employees
202,763 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websitecontinental.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

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]

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]

  1. ^ "The Automotive Group of Continental AG – Innovations for a Mobile Automotive Future". Continental Automotive.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Continental. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Conti will mit neuer Strategie zurück in die Zukunft". ndr.de. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "The History of General Tire from 1915 up to now". General Tire. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Viking Tyre Global Site". Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Continental Tire – Tire Brands". Continental AG. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ^ "About Dunlop Tyres Malaysia". Continental AG. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Continental General Tire Corp". Funding Universe. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference costarica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).