Premium Summer Tire from Continental Sees Off 13 Competitors

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Finnish Trade Magazine Tekniikan Maailma Names ContiPremiumContact 5 Test Winner

 Premium summer tire from Continental sees off 13 competitors  Editorial team: "Good grip on wet and dry roads coupled with easy handling"  Tire size 205/55 R 16 is standard for compact to mid-size class

Hanover, March 9, 2015. The editorial team of the Finnish trade magazine "Tekniikan Maailma" ("Technical World" in English) named the ContiPremiumContact 5 the test winner of its latest summer tire test. A total of 14 tire models were tested on wet and dry surfaces in driving tests conducted by experts at the "Test World" test center in Ivalo, Finland. The Finns gave the tire from the Continental Development department in Hanover a positive verdict in their conclusion: "Good grip in the wet, good grip on dry roads, easy handling in all driving situations." Tires from European, American, and Asian manufacturers were tested and the critical experts had selected tires from the premium to the budget segment. This demonstrated once again that premium brands offer the highest safety standards as they defeated the very low-cost Asian models, which placed last in the evaluation.

Tires in size 205/55 R 16 are suitable for a large number of vehicles from the compact to mid-size class. Accordingly, the test experts used a VW Golf VII as the test vehicle. The test winner from Continental is the Hanover-based company's high-volume summer tire model, which is manufactured in a total of 75 sizes for rims of between 14 and 17 inches and is approved for speeds of up to 300 km/h.

Your contact: Klaus Engelhart, phone: + 49 (0) 511 938 2285 Continental AG Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international tire manufacturer, automotive supplier, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Tire, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, and ContiTech. Continental currently employs approximately 200,000 people in 53 countries. www.continental-corporation.de

Tire division The Tire division currently has 24 production and development locations worldwide. The broad product range and continuous investments in R&D make a major contribution to cost-effective and ecologically efficient mobility. As one of the world's leading tire manufacturers, with more than 47,000 employees, the Tire division achieved sales of €9.8 billion in 2014.

Passenger Car and Light Truck Tires Continental is one of Europe's leading passenger car and light truck tire manufacturers and is the world's fourth-largest passenger car and light truck tire manufacturer in the original equipment and replacement business sectors. The product development focus of the Continental premium brand is to optimize all safety- relevant characteristics, while simultaneously minimizing rolling resistance. www.continental-reifen.de

Sponsorship Continental's Tire division is an official sponsor of the German DFB Cup, Major League Soccer in the U.S.A. and Canada, the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, and UEFA EURO 2016TM in France. www.ContiSoccerWorld.com

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Contact: Alexander Bahlmann Klaus Engelhart Head of PR Press Spokesman Passenger Car and Light Truck Tires Passenger Car and Light Truck/Two-Wheel Tires Continental AG Germany/Austria/Switzerland Tire division Continental AG Büttnerstrasse 25, 30165 Hanover, Germany Tire division Phone: +49 (0) 511 938 2615 Büttnerstrasse 25, 30165 Hanover, Germany Fax: +49 (0) 511 938 2455 Phone: +49 (0) 511 938 2285 [email protected] Fax: +49 (0) 511 938 2455 www.continental-reifen.de [email protected]

Your contact: Klaus Engelhart, phone: + 49 (0) 511 938 2285