German tyre and automotive-parts maker. Continental is restructuring to focus solely on tyres by shedding its other divisions. In 2025 it sold Original Equipment Solutions (hoses for cars), spun off Aumovio (car parts) on the Frankfurt stock exchange and began spinning off ContiTech (conveyor belts and industrial hoses). Christian Kötz, an insider, succeeded Nikolai Setzer as chief executive in December 2025.
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