Hanover,
Germany
Continental is
shaping the future of automobility by supplying all of the world’s innovative
and disruptive premium manufacturers with state-of-the-art surface materials
for vehicle interiors.
In 2020 alone,
Continental produced a total of about 100 million square meters of surface
materials – nearly the equivalent of 14,000 German soccer fields or 17,000
American football fields. Continental sees great business potential in this
fast-growing segment over the next several years, and is therefore stepping up its
focus on materials for the interiors of electric and autonomous vehicles as
well as alternative mobility concepts tailored to the design and material
requirements of individual customers.
As specialists
in surface solutions, Continental maintains an international team of developers
and designers, trend scouts and creative minds collaborating daily from 13
different sites around the globe to ensure that drivers and passengers have a
safe, comfortable and thoroughly enjoyable on-the-road experience in their
vehicles, now and well on into the future. Vehicle interiors are on their way
to becoming extended living and working environments, with drivers and
passengers benefiting from materials offering maximum comfort, high-grade
design, smart functionality and durability
Due to the
reputation of electrically powered and autonomous vehicles as sustainable and
resource-saving, special demands are placed on the surface materials used for
their interiors and customer interest in “green” materials is very much on the
rise. So, Continental’s surface specialists are increasingly concentrating on
sustainable and recycled materials.
Ralf Imbery, who looks after surface material innovation, transformation and design at Continental, says that, the pandemic has led to much greater attention being placed on surface materials offering special hygienic properties. For future carsharing concepts, it is important that all of the interior surfaces and fabrics used be antimicrobial, rugged, long-lasting, resistant to soiling and easy to clean and disinfectant-resistant.
Source: Continental Press Release
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