Continental Reorganizes Sales Organization
Continental Tire the Americas has reorganized its U.S. passenger and light truck replacement sales organization due to growth experienced over the past five years.
ContiTech, USW Agree to Five-Year Contract
The United Steelworkers union and ContiTech, U.S.A. have ratified a new five-year contract that covers 1,100 employees in four ContiTech plants in the United States.
Continental Sponsors BadFast Podcast
Continental Tire the Americas is sponsoring BadFast Podcast. The motorsports podcast is hosted by brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor, co-drivers of the championship-leading No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and RaceDay Nation host, Rob D’Amico.
Continental Tire Rolls Out New Promotion
Continental has announced it will be offering a $70 Visa prepaid card to consumers that purchase four Continental Tire passenger or light truck tires. The promotion runs through August 1 till August 31, 2017 and is designed to drive more business to Continental dealers.
Continental Announces New Rewards Program for Canadian Aftermarket
Continental has introduced the Elite Rewards Program Member (RPM) Club in the Canadian aftermarket with improved features for professional repair technicians and distributor counterpersons. Continental has taken the same basic premise as the U.S. program, but has added the distributor counterperson component.
Continental’s Lannoo Nominated for TIA Board of Directors
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has announced that Sales Technical Training Specialist Sean Lannoo, has been nominated for the Tire Industry Association’s 2017 Board of Directors. Lannoo is one of 14 industry professionals who have been nominated for the position by the TIA.
BestDrive Opens New Commercial Tire Center
BestDrive recently opened a new facility in Kansas City, Kan. Established in 2010, the commercial tire dealer and retreader now has 21 commercial tire centers across the United States, with plans to expand into eight additional states by the end of 2018.
Continental Named a Best Place to Work in S.C.
Continental Tire has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina”. The award, created by SC Biz News in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group, recognizes and honors the best employers in the state of South Carolina, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses.
BestDrive Opens Boise Location
BestDrive recently opened its newest Continental Tire and ContiLifeCycle retread service location in Boise, Idaho.
Continental OE on Roush P-51 Mustang
Continental Tire the Americas’ ExtremeContact Sport has been chosen as the sole fitment for the new, Roush P-51 Mustang.
Gold Dealers Sail into 2017
A board the Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas, 640 tire dealers, their guests and Continental Tire the Americas staff took to the sea for the 2017 Gold Dealer Meeting. This year 334 Elite Gold Dealers, including 67 new dealers, qualified for the annual Gold Dealer trip by selling more than 2,000 units in 2016.
General Partners with Tread Lightly!
Continental Tire the Americas General brand has partnered with the outdoor recreation advocacy group, Tread Lightly!.
