Continental

Continental
Partner Information
Based	Hanover, Germany
Founder	Englebert
Announced	1 January 2019
Broke	Unknown
Role	Official Tyre Supplier
Official Website	Continental

Continental AG, commonly known as Continental or colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company specializing in tires, brake systems, interior electronics, automotive safety, powertrain and chassis components, tachographs, and other parts for the automotive and transportation industries and is the fourth largest tyre supplier in the world. The Continental Tires division of the company is the designated tyre supplier for the ExtremeE championship, having supplied the series for 2 seasons already, being announced as a sponsor and tyre provider in January 2019.

Background

Continental was founded in 1871 as a rubber manufacturer, Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie. In 1898, Continental started development and production of the vehicle tires with plain tread, which was the major success of the brand. In 1904, Continental became the first company in the world to manufacture grooved vehicle tires. Another major product Continental invented was detachable wheel tire that was made for touring vehicles (1905). In the late 1920s, Continental merged with several other major rubber industry companies to form the largest rubber company in Germany "Continental Gummi-Werke AG".

Products

Continental CrossContact

There will be one specification of tyre based on the Continental CrossContact series, a tyre with a specially-designed tread to enhance traction and stability on practically any surface. The tyres for the Spark Odyssey 21 will be able to cope with all conditions, from the scorching heat to blistering cold plus muddy, sandy or icy terrains, they were updated for the 2022 season which increased their performance along with increasing the amount of recycled materials from agricultural waste, reprocessed steel, and PET bottles.