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Continental Holds its Asia Supplier Day in Shanghai
Meeting the challenges of quality, innovative strength, competitiveness and
technological expertise: Continental Automotive Group pays tribute to the outstanding
achievements of its suppliers in Asia.
Shanghai, March 1st, 2011. Continental Automotive Group continues to focus strongly on
its activities in Asia. Our constantly increasing business success in this region also depends
on a good collaboration with our suppliers. To strengthen this relationship, an Asia Supplier
Day has been organized by involving the divisions Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior
of the Automotive Group. With the theme of "Over-Proportional Growth in Asia", this event
took place in Shanghai, China, on March 1st, where about 70 suppliers from the region Asia
attended. At the end of the meeting, Mr. Guenter Fella, Head of Continental Automotive
Purchasing, presented awards to successful suppliers. "Continental aspires to be one of the
market-leading automotive suppliers in the world, and this is inconceivable without our longstanding suppliers, whose expertise and experience bolster our development, production and
logistics capabilities“, said Guenter Fella.
High growth rates for purchasing volume
Mr. Michael Sommer, Head of Continental Purchasing Automotive Asia, reported that in 2010
the purchasing volume of production material and non-production material in Asia had
already reached a considerable size. "Our business in the region Asia is developing and
growing fast. This rapid growth has meanwhile brought about some challenges. In the near
future the challenge for our suppliers in Asia is to provide raw materials, parts and systems of
highest possible quality, to optimize development and production processes, to deliver
reliably and on a long-term basis – all this at internationally competitive prices. Therefore we
value a lot the relationship and network with our suppliers in Asia“, said Mr. Michael Sommer.
Mr. Jay Kunkel emphasized that car manufacturers are increasingly expecting their suppliers'
support and collaboration to meet challenges and achieve goals. "The momentum of the
rebounding auto industry together with the drastically increasing demand in Asia has been
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significant shift in car production volumes from the US and Europe towards Asia and there in
particular to China. This trend is expected to continue and will change the priorities in the
automotive industry in mid and long term. Therefore we would like to take the chance of this
Asia Supplier Day to inform our suppliers in Asia about Continental’s concentration on Asia
and the opportunities as well as challenges involved. "
Special awards for suppliers in Asia
As part of its Asia Supplier Day, Continental Automotive Group Asia, pays tribute to the
outstanding achievements of selected suppliers. Out of this fact this year the special award
went to METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC in the electro-mechanics category and Caltech
(Hongkong) LTD in the mechanics category.
With annual sales of more than €25.5 billion for 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 a
competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs
approximately 149,000 in 46 countries.
The Automotive Group with its three divisions, Chassis & Safety (sales of approximately €4.4 billion
in 2009, 27,000 employees), Powertrain (sales of approximately €3.4 billion in 2009, 24,000
employees) and Interior (sales of approximately €4.4 billion in 2009, 27,000 employees) achieved
sales of approximately €12 billion in 2009. The Automotive Group is present in more than 130
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
cost-efficiency.
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 carentry systems, tire-monitoring systems, radios, multimedia and navigation systems, climate control
systems, telematics solutions and cockpit modules and systems.
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-3Contact 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
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www.continental-automotive.com
Contact:
Ivy Li, +86 21 6080 3000*4084
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