Quick Facts about Continental Tire the Americas
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Continental Tire the Americas, LLC Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA, formerly Continental General Tire) is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina and is a subsidiary of Continental AG. CTA acquired General Tire in 1987. CTA employs 9,000 employees. Continental Tire has six locations throughout the Americas:
These manufacturing plants produce one-third of the Continental Corporation's total passenger and commercial tires. Continental is a major supplier to the original equipment and replacement tire markets, selling Continental, General, Euzkadi and private brands in NAFTA. Sales in North America include:
CTA supplies passenger car tires to original equipment customers that include BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen. Commercial vehicle tires are delivered to Caterpillar, John Deere, Freightliner, International, Ford, Mack and Volvo. Continental Tire Worldwide Continental is the # 1 tire maker in Germany, # 2 in Europe and # 4 in the world. In 21 plants around the globe more than 90 million passenger car tire and more than 6 million commercial vehicle and two-wheel tires are produced each year. Continental AG Continental-Caoutchouc-und Gutta-Percha Compagnie was founded in Hannover, Germany in October 1871, manufacturing included soft rubber products, rubberized fabrics, solid tires for carriages and bicycles. Today Continental is a worldwide company. With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries. |
