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MOTORINDIA
l September 2012
E
conomy and efficiency are the focus of the
international automotive supplier Continental
at this year’s IAA. In hall 17 booth A06/B05,
on an area of 600 m
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, Continental presents numer-
ous innovative technologies, products and services,
with which the manufacturers of commercial vehi-
cles can make their vehicles safer, more economical
and cleaner, as well as network them more intel-
ligently for easier operation. The motto of the pres-
entation is “One Goal: Efficiency”.
The automotive supplier presents its technological innovations for
the automotive megatrends of Safety, Environment, Information and
the industry trend of Efficiency. Innovative driver assistance and
braking systems, vehicle networking and operating concepts, drive
technologies, sensors, interior trim materials and tyres are just some
of the innovations on display.
“Only when trucks, vans or buses are less involved in accidents,
keep their fuel consumption as low as possible and have clever data
exchange with the driver and environment, can they actually be oper-
ated economically with reduced operating costs and thereby achieve
the effectively lowest overall costs,” explained Dr. Elmar Degenhart,
Chairman of the Executive Board of Continental. “With our IAA
participation this year, with the focus on the industry-relevant topic
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Dr. Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of the
Executive Board of Continental