Continental
A Short Overview
Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets.
sales in 2024
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Continental - present worldwide.
procurement of green electricity in all plants since 2020
Our Strategy
Emerge as a winner of the transformation
We are confident that the strategic positioning of the Automotive, Tires and ContiTech group sectors will lead to long-term success. By successfully implementing short-term strategic measures to improve performance, and with a clear focus on medium and long-term targets, all group sectors have a balanced and resilient portfolio. Our strategy is based on three cornerstones:
- Strengthen operational performance
- Differentiate our portfolio
- Turn change into opportunity
Our Sustainability Ambition
Our framework to turn change into opportunity
Sustainability is a driver of innovation for Continental during the current transformation of mobility and industry. It is firmly anchored in the corporate strategy and forms a key component in the corporate vision 'CREATING VALUE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW'.
In its Group’s sustainability ambition, Continental describes how the company wants to shape the transformation in relevant topics areas with respect to sustainability in order to reduce negative impacts, strengthen positive effects, seize transformation opportunities, and mitigate transformation risks.
Along with the relevant guidelines, this ambition constitutes the framework for existing management approaches, strategies, programs, processes and targets, as well as their further development.
Our 2024 Sustainability Report covers Continental management approaches on environmental, social, and governance sustainability matters. The sustainability report is now part of the annual report. Find it starting on page 95.
Our HR Development
Accompanying digital transformation
“Enable Transformation” supports digital transformation at Continental so that we can make the most of the opportunities of digitalization throughout the corporation. We regard four management areas as crucial to our continued success with digitalized industry and mobility:
- Diversity management
- Flexible working conditions
- An inspiring leadership culture
- Lifelong learning and intensive exchange of knowledge
Please find here detailed information about our holistic HR policy, employee key figures and structure.
Our Key Figures
Results fiscal year 2024
- Consolidated sales of €39.7 billion
- Adjusted EBIT of €2.7 billion
- Adjusted EBIT margin of 6.8 percent
* Before amortization of intangible assets from purchase price allocation (PPA), changes in the scope of consolidation, and special effects.
** Adjusted EBIT as a percentage of adjusted sales.
Annual reports, quarterly statements and financial key figures are available by Investor Relations.
Our Products
Sustainable, safe and convenient solutions
Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide.
Tires
With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility.
Please find here the Continental tires products and services.
ContiTech
ContiTech is one of the world's leading industrial specialists. Its customers can be found in key industries such as machine and plant engineering, mining, the agricultural industry, and the automotive industry. With around 46,000 employees, the company uses its development and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, polyamide, metal, textile, and electronic components to combine these with individual services. ContiTech also offers functional and design-oriented living solutions and is always searching for customer-friendly and environmentally-friendly answers – going well and truly beyond its roots as a producer of rubber products.
Find out more about our products and solutions for industries.
Our Locations
Continental - present worldwide
| Argentina Austria Australia Belgium Botswana Brazil Canada Chile China Columbia Czech Republic Denmark | Ecuador Finland France Germany* Greece Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan | Kazakhstan Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Morocco Netherlands Norway Peru Philippines Poland Portugal | Republic of South Africa Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden | Switzerland Taiwan (China) Thailand Türkiye United Arab Emirates United Kingdom USA |
*Headquarters in Hanover (As at: Dec. 31, 2024)
Our History
150 years of Continental
On October 8, 2021, our hearts were beating faster! That’s because on October 8, we are celebrating a milestone: Continental’s 150-year anniversary. We have so much to look back on - right from the start we made our mark on mobility, explaining why millions of people place their trust in us every day.
Starting with only around 200 employees, over time we have grown into a company with lasting success, and with almost 200,000 colleagues worldwide. Transformation and change have always been part of our history, which is why we are confident about the new changes in mobility.
Find out more about our history.