Conti Contributes to Charity’s Goal with Soccer Ball Donation
Continental Tire has announced that it will donate 1,000 Adidas soccer ball to Charity Ball, an organization dedicated to gifting soccer ball to children in developing countries. 15-year-old Ethan King founded Charity Ball after he went on a work trip with his dad to Mozambique and took his soccer ball with him. He originally hoped
Conti Breaks Ground at New UHP Production Line
Continental officially broke ground last week on the site of its new High Performance Technology Center (HPTC) – a new UHP production line at Continental’s Korbach plant in Germany. The approximately 129,167-square foot building is expected to be completed by the end of May 2015 with operations scheduled to begin in July 2016. According to Continental,
Conti Plant Manager Named Grand Marshal of Parade
Benny Harmse, plant manager and vice president of manufacturing at Continental Tire the Americas, has been chosen as the Grand Marshal of the 2014 Fall Fest parade in Mt. Vernon, Ill. The announcement pays tribute to Jefferson County’s largest employer, Continental Tire, which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the plant opening, according to Mt.
Redi-Sensor Gets Automechanika Innovation Award
Continental Aftermarket GmbH was among the winners in the 2014 Automechanika Innovation Awards program.
General Offers Back to School Savings
Continental Tire’s General Tire brand announced the details of its “Tire Stacks and Greenbacks” promotion, going on now through Oct. 3. Customers who purchase four tires from the GMax AS-03, Grabber, Grabber AT2, Grabber HTS, Grabber UHP or Grabber STX marketing lines can receive a $70 Visa gift card. Customers can receive a $50 Visa
Conti Issues Software Upgrades for Truck TPMS
A new update to its software for the product will help a fleet’s truck and trailer configurations make better use of its commercial truck TPMS, according to Continental Tire the Americas. Many truck fleets across North America practice a “drop and hook,” in which one power unit will connect to multiple trailers on a regular
Fox Sports, Continental Reach Agreement
Fox Sports reached an agreement with the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational and Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic to sell all of the events’ multimedia sponsorship assets and traditional television advertising. The agreement makes Fox Sports 1 the television home of the regular-season college basketball tournaments and adds assets to Continental Tire’s title sponsorship of
Conti C.V. Names New Aftermarket Head
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has promoted Howard Laster to the head of the NAFTA aftermarket. In his new role with the company, Laster is responsible for overall business strategy, product quality and performance, as well as development of effective sales and marketing activities in North America for the Continental and VDO brand. He is
Conti Extends IMSA Partnership
Continental Tire the Americas has extended its agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) to serve as the “Official Tire of IMSA” through 2018. As part of the partnership, Conti will continue to provide racing tires from its ExtremeContact line of tires, the company said. The tiremaker will continue as the official tire of
Conti Tire Sales Drive Strong 1H Results
Auto component and tiremaker Continental AG showed robust sales and earnings for the first half of the year. Sales for the first six months came in 2.1% higher year-over-year, landing at $23.2 billion. Net income jumped 14.2% YoY to $1.79 billion. Driven by strong replacement consumer and truck tire growth in North America, Conti’s tire
Report Says Conti Dropping World Cup Sponsorship
After three World Cups, culminating with Germany’s stunning 1-0 win in Sunday’s final, Continental AG is reportedly dropping its sponsorship on the massive global event. While final viewership numbers are not yet in, matches telecast over the month-long World Cup tournament drew billions of TV viewers. As part of its global sponsorship, Continental signage was
General Adds Sizes to Altimax RT43
Continental Tire the Americas’ General brand has added 37 new sizes to its all-season touring tire line, the Altimax RT43. The tire is now available in sizes ranging from 13 in. – 18 in. wheel diameters with a UTQG wear rating of 600 for 13 in. – 15 in. and 700 for 16 in. –
