Goodyear Gatorback Belts and Hoses Rebranded
Goodyear Gatorback belts and hoses are now branded Continental Elite, following completion of Continental’s acquisition of Veyance Technologies Inc. “This is an exciting milestone that will open the door to innovations that will benefit our customers,” said Nick Gulli, Continental Elite director of North America sales. “Just as importantly, the products, performance and people they
Conti Joins ATA as Allied Member
Continental joined the American Trucking Associations, a U.S. trade association for the trucking industry, as the federation’s newest allied member. “The newly formed partnership with the ATA is a natural progression for Continental Tires. As a global partner to the transport and logistics industry, we are well acquainted with the world’s markets and roads,” said
Conti Expands TrukFix Emergency Services
TrukFix, Continental’s emergency road service for commercial tire national account customers, expanded its services to include light mechanical and towing in addition to existing emergency tire services. “Expanding the TrukFix services offered enables our national fleet customers to quickly access a network of over 1,000 commercial tire dealers and service outlets who are able to
Continental Details Total Confidence Plan
Continental Tire the Americas will provide customers with an extra measure of confidence with the rollout of its new Total Confidence Plan, a comprehensive package of all available warranties and services from Conti. The Total Confidence Plan includes the following: Road Hazard – Conti provides a comparable replacement tire within the first 12 months for all
General Celebrates 100 With Dream Garage Giveaway
Continental’s General brand is celebrating 100 years in business by offering consumers that purchase four qualifying General brand tires between Jan. 15 and Feb. 15, 2015, the chance to receive the ultimate dream garage. The General ultimate dream garage includes a custom Ford F-150 Raptor supercharged 600 hp fitted with red letter General Grabbers. Also
Conti Introduces New Winter Offerings
Continental Tire the Americas introduced two new winter tires – the WinterContactSI and the General Tire Grabber Arctic LT. Available to consumers in the fall of 2015, the WinterContactSI is a new passenger car, minivan and CUV tire featuring Conti’s patented PolarPlus+ Technology. The technology is designed for ultimate grip in snow, ice and wet
Conti Acquires Tire Manufacturing Equipment Producer
Continental AG has acquired all shares in AZ Formen- und Maschinenbau GmbH – a Runding, Germany-based company that produces tire molds, containers, special machinery and cutting devices. The purchase includes two AZ plants: one in Runding and another in the Czech Republic. Continental confirmed the acquisition to Mittelbayerische newspaper and stated that it did not
Conti Launches App for ATE, VDO Products
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has announced a free mobile app for easy parts lookup in the ATE-VDO Auto Parts Catalog. The app allows users to scan a vehicle’s VIN barcode and identify all of the parts in the ATE-VDO Auto Parts Catalog that are related to that vehicle, the company said. In addition to
Continental-Veyance Deal Approved
Reuters reported that Continental AG won both U.S. and Canadian antitrust approval to buy Veyance Technologies, a U.S.-based maker of industrial hoses and belting, on the condition that Veyance sells its North American commercial vehicle air springs business. The proposed 1.4 billion euro ($1.73 billion) deal for Ohio-based Veyance was announced in February. Continental said
Conti Signs Multi-Year College Basketball Deal
Continental Tire the Americas has entered a multi-year college basketball sponsorship deal. The tiremaker signed a deal with International Management Group (IMG) property schools and Learfield property schools that covers six different conferences. Additionally the partnership includes courtside LED signage at each home game, in-stadium activation and a targeted TV package for a total of
Conti Tires Fitted for Mercedes-Benz C-Class Recalled
Continental Tire the Americas is recalling potentially 5,993 ProContact GX SSR MOE affected tires because they may have been deformed during the curing process. The affected tires are size 225/45R18 95H XL, and were manufactured from June 22-28, 2014. The tires were used for front axle fitment on 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles. According to the NHTSA,
TrueContact Earns SEMA Product Award
Continental Tire’s TrueContact tire earned a New Products Showcase Award in the tire and related product category at the 2014 SEMA Show. Product Showcase Awards are presented to the most innovative and cutting-edge new and featured automotive aftermarket products, according to SEMA. Nearly 2,000 new products were entered across 16 categories. “We’re extremely proud to
