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Benecke-Kaliko, said: “Benecke-
Kaliko is also now here to support
the customers to meet the growing
demand for luxury interiors in India.
The vehicles in India are experienc-
ing a paradigm shift from the earlier
steel interiors in the eighties to hard
plastic interiors in the recent times
and to soft interiors now and in the
future. The end consumer is slowly
becoming more matured in terms
of requirement of more pleasant in-
teriors to have the feel good factor
and the importance of fit - finish and
genuine leather look to add to the
luxury quotient”.
Claude dGama Rose, Country
Head for Continental in India, ob-
served: “Once again, Continental
proves its commitment to India by
investing in this fast-growing mar-
ket. With the backing of our state-
of-art manufacturing set ups global-
ly, world-class R&D, engineering,
design and testing centers, best
quality systems and highly expe-
rienced people, Benecke-Kaliko
can add value to our Indian cus-
tomers”.
Benecke-Kaliko is part of Con-
tinental’s ContiTech division
which has its presence in India
for many years, operating two
production plants and employing
around 900 people. Benecke-Ka-
liko is headquartered in Germany
and has a worldwide presence
with state-of-art plants in Germa-
ny, China and Mexico, in addition
to its sales and engineering offices
in Europe, the US, Japan, Argen-
tina and Brazil.
With sales of Euro 30.5 billion
in 2011, Continental is among
the leading automotive suppliers
worldwide. As a supplier of brake
systems, systems and components
for powertrains and chassis, instru-
mentation, infotainment solutions,
vehicle electronics, tyres and techni-
cal elastomers, Continental contrib-
utes to enhanced driving safety and
global climate protection.
Continental is also an expert part-
ner in networked automobile com-
munication and currently has ap-
proximately 164,000 employees in
46 countries.
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component zone
“The vehicles in India are expe-
riencing a paradigm shift from
the earlier steel interiors in the
eighties to hard plastic interiors
in the recent times and to soft
interiors now and in the future.”
– Dr. Dirk Leiß