Technology-driven company and premium tyre manufacturer, Continental has introduced its new 10.00R20 Hybrid CHA2 (Conti Highway All wheel) tyre for commercial vehicles (CV) to the Indian market. The newly launched all-wheel tyre offers high mileage, re-treadability, and low cut-chip damage. The tyre is designed and developed to suit both goods and people segment on Indian roads.
Describing the product, Claude d’Gama Rose, Head of Tyres Business, Continental India, said: “The 10.00R20 HYBRID CHA2tyre is developed to withstand high endurance in the most trying road conditions and driving surfaces. The highly durable tyre is designed to ensure minimum stone trapping, and better wet traction, among others. The Indian CV market is highly receptive to fleet operational efficiency, clocking maximum uptime to secure quick returns. With this given precondition, tyres become a vital part of contributing to overall vehicle performance. And our product complements this prerequisite and achieves significantly lower cost per km.”
The all-wheel tyre gives the flexibility advantage while rotating them on different axles as a maintenance practice by the fleet. Further, the new cap compound used in the tyres enhances the tread mileage on Indian roads while ensuring a cooler running base and optimal endurance performance. In addition to the enhanced tread mileage, the new cap compound also helps in resisting the cut-chip damage for regional applications. The tyre also features a textile reinforced bead that ensures durability at higher speeds, along with new siping technology, which gives the benefit of stone ejection in the tyre.
Continental Tyres India
Continental acquired the Modipuram plant from Modi Tyres Company Private Ltd. in 2011. Since then, the company has been investing in manufacturing infrastructure, new radial production lines, and also expanding the plant capacity to manufacture world-class tyres ready to meet the customers’ requirements for both the local market as well as the ASEAN region.
Further, the tyres plant is gradually adopting Industry 4.0 practices by deploying automation and enabling data exchange in the manufacturing area. Some of the methods include real-time online process analysis, traceability, validation, and inventory management for monitoring end-to-end processes. The highly robust supply chain and benchmarking quality standards ensure quality products are delivered to customers without any disruption and issues.