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Continental Automotive Wuhu Makes Further
Investment to Meet Rapid Growth Needs
 Continental Automotive Wuhu, one of Continental’s 18 manufacturing plants in
China, expands its production capacity of Powertrain products
Wuhu, China, December 12, 2011. Continental Wuhu plant continues its growth strategy and
invests 10 million RMB to set up a new building in Wuhu, Anhui province, China. With local
government officials as well as the Continental management in attendance, Continental Wuhu
today celebrates the plant expansion of a new production facility. From end of December
onwards, the new facility will manufacture products of Business Unit Sensors & Actuators and
Business Unit Fuel Supply out of the Powertrain Division.
Mr. Jay Kunkel, Head of Continental China, said: “Already in operation for 15 years, Continental
Automotive Wuhu Co., Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturing plants in China. It has played a
significant role in helping us successfully establish ourselves in China. As part of our overproportional profitable growth plans in China, the expansion represents another important step,
emphasizing our confidence in the Chinese market.”
Continental Automotive Wuhu Co., Ltd. has been producing high quality products of innovative
technologies and has been contributing to the automotive industry in China in the past 15 years.
The original plant is around 27,000m2 and engages more than 2500 employees to support the
business in China and to serve local and global customers. To increase capacity to match its
robust development, Continental Wuhu plant invests further in a new building with a floor space
of around 1500 square meters. Currently, around 400 employees are working at the new plant.
In terms of production capacity, the new facility will achieve around 60% increase of actuator
covers, more than 10% increase of electronic throttle controls and about 30% increase of fuel
supply armatures. The products are destined for all vehicle segments and supplied locally as
well as globally.
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Contact:
Ivy Li, Phone: (86) 21 6080 3000
-2Mr. Johann Gurtner, CEO of Continental Automotive Wuhu Co., Ltd. said, “Today's plant
expansion gives us the opportunity to achieve more business and growth and opens another
new chapter in Continental Wuhu's history. The expansion of our manufacturing area will
further enhance our production capacity to better serve our customers' demands. So we are
all keen to say that we are taking another big step in the success history of Continental
Wuhu."
With sales of €26 billion in 2010, 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 approximately 164,000
employees in 45 countries.
The Automotive Group with its three divisions Chassis & Safety (sales of approximately €5.8 billion in
2010, 30,000 employees), Powertrain (sales of approximately €4.7 billion in 2010, 27,000 employees)
and Interior (sales of approximately €5.5 billion in 2010, 30,000 employees) achieved sales of
approximately €16 billion in 2010. The Automotive Group is present in more than 170 locations
worldwide. As a partner of the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, it develops and produces
innovative products and systems for a modern automotive future, in which cars provide individual
mobility and driving pleasure consistent with driving safety, environmental responsibility and costefficiency.
The Chassis & Safety division develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake and chassis
control systems, sensors, driver assistance systems, airbag electronics and sensorics, washer systems and electronic air suspension systems. Its core competence is the integration of active and passive driving safety into ContiGuard®. The Powertrain division integrates innovative and efficient system solutions for vehicle powertrains. The comprehensive range of products includes gasoline and
diesel injection systems, engine management, transmission control, including sensors and actuators,
as well as fuel-supply systems and components and systems for hybrid and electric drives. Information management is at the very heart of the Interior division, which provides a range of products that
includes instrument clusters and multifunctional displays, control units, electronic car-entry systems,
tire-monitoring systems, radios, multimedia and navigation systems, climate control systems, telematics solutions and cockpit modules and systems.
Contact for journalists:
Ivy Li
Continental Automotive
Manager of Communications China
538 Dalian Road, 200082
Shanghai, P.R. China
Tel: +86 21 6080 3000-4084
Fax: +86 21 6080 3268
Email: ivy.li@continental-corporation.com
www.continental-corporation.com
Contact:
Ivy Li, Phone: (86) 21 6080 3000
Susanne Einzinger
Continental
Vice President Communications Asia
538 Dalian Road, 200082
Shanghai, P.R. China
Tel: + 86 21 6080 3000-4551
Fax: + 86 21 6080 3268
Email:susanne.einzinger@continentalcorporation.com
www.continental-automotive.com