The Continental Corporation is one of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers offering comprehensive know-how in tire and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, electronics and sensor systems with the aim of making individual mobility safer and more comfortable.

More than 81,000 employees at present work at more than 100 locations (manufacturing facilities, research centers and test tracks) in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK and the USA.

The corporation is organized into four divisional areas for Passenger and Light Truck Tires, Commercial Vehicle Tires, Automotive Systems and ContiTech. The company manufactures tires for cars, commercial vehicles and two-wheelers, hydraulic and electronic brake systems (ESC, ABS, TCS) and electronic air suspension systems. Alongside products for the automotive industry power transmission systems and suspension mounts. The ContiTech division also manufactures products for machine engineering and mining and for the furniture and print industries.

With the integration of Phoenix AG into ContiTech AG, one of the world's largest rubber specialists has emerged under the roof of the Continental Corporation.

Continental Corporation

	2004	2003
Sales (millions of euros)	12,597.4	11,534.4
EBIT* (millions of euros)	1,096	855
Employees	80,586	68,829

*Earnings before taxes and interest