Continental opens electronic braking system manufacturing facility in Manesar
NEW DELHI: Automotive component manufacturer Continental today launched an electronic braking system at its four-wheeler system manufacturing facility in Manesar, Haryana.
Felix Bietenbeck, Head of Vehicle Dynamics, Chassis & Safety, Continental “We have an annual installed capacity of 60 units We will have 10,000 vehicles in 2017 and we will have the investment from 2017 to 2018 to double the capacity to 1.2 10,000 units. Invest in India.
This capacity expansion is aimed at meeting the demand of four-wheeler manufacturers, but there are also discussions to increase capacity for two-wheeler systems. /p “There are as many as 105 road fatalities in India, of which 30% are due to two-wheeler accidents. India is currently taking proactive steps to improve vehicle safety and demand is expected to be strong.” Bittenbeck added.
Claude d’Gama Rose, Managing Director, Continental Automotive Components India He said that India is an important market for Continental. In addition to its manufacturing facilities, the company has set up a technology center (RD) program in Bangalore to support global research and development.
Continental currently operates nine plants in India, of which five are automotive and four are non-automotive. This is a rubber plant. The technology center has around 20,000 engineers.
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