Press Release
Continental Tires at the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicles Hanover
The Latest Continental Innovations at IAA: Product
Premieres at the World's Leading Transport Show
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New tire generation Conti Hybrid is ideally suited for demanding regional and
distribution transportation
Fuel-optimized Conti EcoPlus product family mainly for motorway use
ContiPressureCheck™ constantly monitors the correct air pressure, now with a
new Automatic Trailer Learning feature
Retreaded premium tires with all the quality of new tires from the ContiLifeCycle
factory in Stöcken, Germany
Hanover, August 19, 2014. "Driving the Future" – the motto of the world's biggest
commercial vehicle show, the IAA in Hanover, perfectly matches the new products being
launched by Continental at the show this year under its own IAA-motto "The Future in
Motion”. The German automotive supplier is presenting its products and solutions in Hall 17,
Stand A06-B11. Continental is setting new benchmarks in the premium tire segment,
responding to tougher requirements and specifically targeting different areas of application
with new truck tire families.
The new Conti Hybrid is the ideal response to the growing changes seen in regional freight
transportation. This all-rounder meets a wide variety of day-to-day challenges faced by
distributors and fleets in regional transportation. This includes frequent acceleration, braking,
maneuvering, and cornering on a range of road surfaces. The Continental developers have
redesigned the tire treads and rubber compound. The result is high mileage combined with
excellent wet driving and braking behavior and low rolling resistance. The new Conti Hybrid
is therefore proving its credentials as a universally suitable all-rounder in the premium
segment in sizes 17.5", 19.5", and 22.5".
The entire Conti Hybrid tire line for heavy trucks will be on show for the first time at the IAA in
size 22.5". In addition to the Conti Hybrid HS3 steering-axle tires – recently launched onto
the market – the Conti Hybrid HD3 drive-axle tire and the Conti Hybrid HT3 for trailer and
semitrailer tires will be presented. They are set for market launch in 2015.
Your contact:
Anna Stuhlmeier, telephone: +49 511 938-2923
In addition to the Conti Hybrid, Continental is presenting the new high-tech tire generation
Conti EcoPlus at IAA. This is the expert tire for use mainly on motorways. The highperformance tires specifically targeted at modern truck combinations score well against
previous generations. They reduce fuel consumption by up to 1.9 l over 100 kilometers for an
equally high mileage. The new Conti EcoPlus tires therefore make a substantial contribution
to achieving lowest overall driving cost.
Continental is underlining its role as a leading system supplier with the
ContiPressureCheck™ system for constantly monitoring tire pressure.
ContiPressureCheck™ works with combined pressure and temperature sensors inside the
tires, with discrepancies represented on a display for the driver. One of Continental's new
innovations at IAA is the Automatic Trailer Learning function (ATL), a smart coupling of the
self-learning ContiPressureCheck-System for use with various trailers. When a different
semitrailer is attached, the system can automatically detect the sensor data from the
semitrailer tires. ContiPressureCheck™ effectively prevents over-consumption of fuel and
damage to the tires as a result of air pressure being too low. The smart monitoring system
pays for itself within a short operating time.
The premium offer of retreaded tires from the ContiLifeCycle plant in Stöcken, Germany
helps to preserve resources and optimize total operating costs. The modern hot-retreading
processes prepare high-quality casings for their second life on a truck. Customers can
choose between hot-retreaded tires from the ContiRe brand – now also including the first
tires from generation 3 – and a comprehensive range of ContiTread tread patterns for cold
retreading.
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At IAA, Continental is presenting Conti Hybrid and Conti EcoPlus – the new, generation
3 tire lines for freight transportation.
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ContiPressureCheck™, the Continental tire pressure monitoring system, now with the
new Automatic Trailer Learning (ATL) feature for automatic detection of trailers.
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The Conti EcoPlus HT3 hot-retreaded trailer tires are produced in the ContiLifeCycle
plant in Stöcken.
Your contact:
Anna Stuhlmeier, telephone: +49 511 938-2923
With sales of around €33.3 billion in 2013, 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 to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert
partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently has more than 186,000
employees in 49 countries.
As one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers, with more than 44,000 employees, the Tire division
achieved sales of €9.6 billion in 2013. Today, the division has 24 production and development
locations worldwide. The broad product range and continuous investments in R&D make a major
contribution to cost-effective and ecologically efficient mobility.
The Commercial Vehicle Tire business is one of the largest manufacturers of truck, bus and
commercial specialty tires worldwide.
Continental’s Tire Division is an Official Sponsor of the German DFB Cup, 2014 FIFA World CupTM in
Brazil and the UEFA EURO 2016TM in France.
Contact:
Anna Stuhlmeier
Head of Communications Truck Tires EMEA
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Phone: +49 (0)511938-2923
Fax: +49 (0)511938-2429
Cell phone: +49 (0) 151 43857187
E-Mail: anna.stuhlmeier@conti.de
www.continental-truck-tires.com
Your contact:
Anna Stuhlmeier, telephone: +49 511 938-2923