Continental is Preparing to Spin-off Automotive and Make it an Independent Company
Due to the increasingly dynamic markets in the automotive industry, the Continental Executive Board has decided, following a strategic review, to on spin off the Automotive group sector. Following the approval of the Supervisory Board in March 2025, the spin-off will be presented for resolution to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Continental AG on April 25, 2025. The current plan is to complete the spin-off of Automotive as a European company (Societas Europaea, SE) listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange in September 2025. The independent company will operate under a new brand, which is to be launched by the end of April 2025. The company will be led by Philipp von Hirschheydt (50), who has headed the group sector as a member of Continental’s Executive Board since May 2023.

Resolution on the approval of the Merger Agreement between Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Continental Automotive GmbH
- Merger Agreement - pdf (187KB)
- Adopted annual financial statements of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and the approved consolidated financial statements as well as the summarized management report of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and of the Group:
- Adopted financial statements of Continental Aktiengesellschaft of the fiscal years
- Approved consolidated financial statements as well as the summarized management report of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and of the Group of the fiscal years
- Adopted annual financial statements of Continental Automotive GmbH for each of the fiscal years
Resolution on the approval of the Spin-off and Transfer Agreement between Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Continental Automotive Holding SE
- Spin-off and Transfer Agreement including its annexes - pdf (808KB)
- Adopted annual financial statements and the approved consolidated financial statements as well as the summarized management report of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and of the Group:
- Adopted financial statements of Continental Aktiengesellschaft of the fiscal years
- Approved consolidated financial statements as well as the summarized management report of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and of the Group of the fiscal years
- Adopted annual financial statements of Continental Automotive Holding SE for the fiscal year 2024 - pdf (285KB)
- Joint spin-off report of the Executive Board of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and the executive board of Continental Automotive Holding SE - pdf (2.52MB)
- The audit report provided by the court-appointed expert spin-off auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Hanover branch - pdf (1.95MB)