Continental breaks ground for new greenfield plant for its powertrain business

The technology company Continental announced the groundbreaking of its greenfield plant in Talegaon (India), dedicated to its powertrain business. Around 30 million euros are planned to be invested in infrastructure and buildings until 2020.

The construction phase has already been initiated. Production start is scheduled for early 2020 for various drivetrain products including engine management systems, sensors and actuators as well as fuel and exhaust management components, for passenger cars, 2-wheelers and commercial vehicles.

Continental Powertrain offers efficiency solutions for the conventional combustion engine, the exhaust aftertreatment as well as for the broad field of vehicle electrification.

Continental has invested approximately 260 million euros in India during the ten-year period from 2008 for its various businesses.