Continental Extends Tuning Program in the U.S.

Continental Tire is the exclusive tire for Hartge BMW & Sportec Porsche tuning packages sold in the United States, under a partnership agreement with GGI European Tuning. GGI European Tuning is the North- & Central-American exclusive importer of Hartge & Sportec premium European Tuning Products. GGI offers tuning & styling upgrades such as performance engine kits, electronic lowering modules, aerodynamic styling packages & ultra-light forged multi-piece wheels for BMW (Hartge), Porsche/Audi (Sportec) & Mercedes-Benz (Carlsson). The company has showrooms & sales offices in Miami, Florida; & Huntington Beach, California.

“We are very pleased to add Hartge & Sportec to our existing tuning partners, exclusively distributed by GGI in U.S. Hartge & Sportec are two of the most respected tuning houses for BMW & Porsche/Audi, & we are very excited to become the exclusive tire for those br&s,” said Travis Roffler, director of marketing, Continental Tire North America, Inc. “CTNA & GGI have been working together since 2007.”

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With targeted annual sales of more than $40 billion for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems & components for the powertrain & chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires & technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety & protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.