Continental Automotive Systems (CAS), founded in 1906 by Alfred Teves, a division of the

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Continental AG 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 ...

, was a

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and electronics supplier to the

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, supplying systems, components, electronics,

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and engineering services for vehicle safety, comfort and

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performance. Its sales top €4.6 billion. It comprises two units: *Continental Temic — focus is on auto electronics while *Continental Teves — a developer and manufacturer of hydraulic and electronic brakes and safety systems, and of stability and chassis control systems and electronic air suspension systems. It supplies

for the GM E-Flex System of

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, from A123Systems. CAS's acquisition of the Automotive division of

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was completed in July 2006. Continental acquired

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from

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in 2007. In 2019, Continental reorganized the powertrain division into a new entity

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with intention to

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, expected to occur in September 2021.

Production

CAS consists of 44 plants, research centers and test tracks in 15 countries including ten

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s in Asia. Average daily production includes 45,000 electronic brake systems, 136,000

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, 163,000 wheel

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s, 27,000

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components and 72,000 body electronic modules. Continental Automotive Systems’ sales for the year 2004 were €5.0 billion.

References

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