Integrating Motorola's automotive electronics business into the Powertrain
and Chassis business unit has brought Continental closer to its customers
in North America and Asia
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the acquisition
of Motorola's automotive electronics business by the international
automotive supplier Continental AG, its Automotive Systems Division's
global market share of engine management and transmission control systems
has doubled. The integration offers multiple benefits: first, the product
portfolios in electronic engine management and transmission controls
complement each other and, second, the Powertrain and Chassis business
unit, whose employee number has grown from 1,700 to 3,200, has gained
development sites in North America and has significantly expanded its
presence in Asia.
Continental Automotive Systems is not only a leading global
manufacturer of engine management systems for medium-heavy and heavy
commercial diesel engine vehicles, it is also one of the leading companies
developing and producing control units for gasoline engine passenger cars.
Consequently, the product portfolio can be expected to expand to include
engine management systems for diesel engine passenger cars.
Continental Automotive Systems is equally firmly established in the
area of integral transmission control units, where two designs predominate
-. one being a particularly space-saving design and the other designed for
high temperature applications. The Powertrain and Chassis business unit now
has fully matured technologies for developing and manufacturing both types
of control units. In the future, customers will be able to benefit from
this know-how being under one roof.
Complementary control unit expertise for growth in North America and
Asia
Continental Automotive Systems is now able to provide high-quality
local support for its systems engineering partners and Tier One suppliers.
"We will increase our engineer numbers in Japan tenfold and we will
accelerate from 0 to 60 development engineers in China. This leap in the
growing Chinese market is of great significance," said Dieter Rogge, head
of the Powertrain and Chassis Business Unit.
"Our standing in North America has gained even more," commented Tom
Tischhauser, responsible for the North America business of the Powertrain
and Chassis business unit. "360 of the 450 new engineers are employed in
the Chicago and Detroit development centers alone. Many of our engineers
have had a close working relationship for years with U.S. vehicle
manufacturers. This greatly eases our customer access and makes it easier
to develop new business." Rogge sees excellent opportunities for
Continental Automotive Systems being able to profit from the changes in
attitude in the U.S.A. "Within the foreseeable future, US manufacturers,
too, will be supplying more large SUVs and pick-ups with diesel engines.
Our know-how combined with our physical proximity will then be a strong
argument in our favor to be the supplier of choice."
The Continental Corporation is a leading automotive supplier of brake
systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires and technical
elastomers. In 2005 the corporation realized sales of EUR 13.8 billion. At
present it has a worldwide workforce of around 85,000.
As a worldwide leading technology partner to the automotive industry,
the Automotive Systems Division of Continental AG integrates extensive
know-how and uncompromising quality in the fields of driving safety,
embedded telematics and hands-free communication systems, powertrain and
comfort. In 2005 the Division achieved sales of approx. EUR 5.2 billion
with a workforce of more than 24,000. Continental Automotive Systems
develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake, stability and chassis
control systems, electronic air suspension systems, sensors, engine
management and transmission control systems, hybrid drives, cooling fan
modules, body and security electronics and also is the industry leader of
embedded telematics and communication systems in vehicles.
In 2006 Continental Automotive Systems celebrates altogether 100 years
of successful automotive technologies. The slogan "Forward Thinking" points
to the future and the mission to keep pushing for new dimensions in safe
mobility and the joy of driving cars.
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SOURCE Continental Automotive Systems
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