Continental AG

Continental develops camera-based collision-prevention system for Mercedes

Oct. 26, 2012 06:01 CET
Continental will begin production of an automatic-braking and pedestrian-detection system for Mercedes early next year. The system will be the first unit offered by a major automaker in Europe to use a stereo camera to detect and prevent impacts with pedestrians and other obstacles on the road.... Read More »

 

Study: What controls for a no-driver car?

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 22, 2012
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a research project to figure out what sort of cockpit controls would be appropriate for a human motorist in a computer-driven vehicle.... Read More »

 

ANE EXECUTIVE EDITION

German suppliers should win big with Ford's small engine

Oct. 17, 2012 06:01 CET
Robert Bosch, Continental and other German suppliers are poised to benefit from Ford's big plans for its small engine. The automaker plans to sell vehicles equipped with the new 1.0-liter EcoBoost gasoline engine in Europe, Asia and North America, and the volumes should be significant.... Read More »

 

Continental launches sensor output in China

Oct. 3, 2012 10:02 CET
Continental has launched three production lines to build NOx (nitrogen oxide) sensors, high temperature sensors and canister purge solenoids at its plant in Changchun, China.... Read More »

 

BRAIN DRAIN?

Auto companies try new recruiting techniques and workplace practices to fill engineering vacancies in Detroit

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
Threatened by a chronic shortage of engineers -- exacerbated by years of industry restructuring -- auto companies are having trouble filling job vacancies in Detroit now that the industry is coming back to health. To deal with the shortage, auto companies are trying new recruiting techniques and changing workplace practices.... Read More »

 

Visteon said to consider Leuliette as CEO while eyeing unit sale

Sept. 14, 2012 06:34 CET
Visteon is leaning toward naming interim Chief Executive Officer Tim Leuliette to the post permanently after ousting its CEO last month, people familiar with the plans said.... Read More »

 

Peugeot dropped from CAC 40 as value dwindles

Sept. 7, 2012 09:49 CET
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will be removed from France's leading stock index after its shares declined more than 60 percent in the last 12 months.... Read More »

 

Continental returns to German DAX after Schaeffler recovery

Sept. 6, 2012 12:49 CET
Continental returned to Germany's benchmark DAX index after a 45-month absence in a sign of its recovery from debt woes that sparked a takeover bid from Schaeffler AG.... Read More »

 

Continental to build infotainment plant in China

Aug. 31, 2012 09:02 CET
German supplier Continental has signed an agreement with the Chinese city of Wuhu to build a 33 million euro (262 million yuan) plant to produce infotainment components.... Read More »

 

Michigan, auto industry begging for $100,000 engineers amid economic recovery

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 19, 2012
Michigan's unemployment was the worst in the United States at 14.2 percent in August 2009, shortly after General Motors and Chrysler emerged from a government-backed rescue, and has since plunged to 8.6 percent, roughly in line with the national average. Employment in skilled positions is rising, reversing a decline under way since the turn of the century. Now Michigan and the auto industry are stretching to find the engineers needed to handle expansion.... Read More »

 

VW punishes rivals; Europe recovery might take until 2020

Aug. 17, 2012 06:01 CET
We would like to invite you to see the sixth issue of the Automotive News Europe Global Monthly. This month's cover story focuses on Volkswagen Group's seemingly unstoppable growth, especially in Europe.... Read More »

 

Bosch's choice of new CEO shows importance of connected auto

Aug. 14, 2012 06:01 CET
With Volkmar Denner as its new chief executive, German supplier giant Robert Bosch appears determined to be a key player in the unpredictable realm of automotive infotainment. It won't be easy.... Read More »

 

Continental's cameras detect pedestrians

Aug. 10, 2012 06:01 CET
Continental says it will launch production of a pedestrian detection system early next year for an unnamed German automaker that will introduce it on a global vehicle.... Read More »

 

2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS

Continental's cameras detect pedestrians

11:12 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012
Continental AG says it will launch production of a pedestrian detection system early next year for an unnamed German automaker that will introduce it on a global vehicle.... Read More »

 

Continental raises forecasts as raw material costs fall

Aug. 2, 2012 13:49 CET
Continental raised forecasts for revenue and profitability this year after a decline in raw-material costs and growth in sales helped second-quarter profit.... Read More »

 

DAVID SEDGWICK

Crash avoidance gear gets a boost from insurers

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
You could hear suppliers sighing with relief on July 3 after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its safety analysis of collision avoidance technology. The study reassures Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch, Continental, Denso and others that have invested heavily in such systems David Sedgwick is a special correspondent for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

Car train shows opportunities for suppliers

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Commercial prospects for "driverless" cars got a boost last month when four vehicles on autopilot successfully trailed a lead car on a 124-mile route near Barcelona, Spain.... Read More »

 

Schaeffler confirms 2012 outlook as first-quarter EBIT drops

May 29, 2012 09:46 CET
German auto-parts supplier Schaeffler reaffirmed its business outlook for 2012 on Tuesday, targeting revenue growth of more than 5 percent and an EBIT margin of more than 13 percent. The company, the biggest shareholder in tiremaker Continental, said first-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) plunged 14.9 percent to 401 million euros ($502.77 million).... Read More »