Mumbai, April 26 -- Continental is celebrating a dual anniversary in Thailand this month: 15 years in the tyre business and five years of production at its Rayong plant in eastern Thailand.

The USD 268 million facility employs around 900 people. It boasts an annual production capacity of 4.8 million passenger cars, light trucks (PLTs), and motorcycle tyres for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the replacement market.

"The Asia-Pacific region is one of Continental Tires' strategic growth markets. Our Rayong tyre plant serves our customers with premium tyres locally in Thailand, regionally in Asia-Pacific, and even globally," said Dalibor Kalina, Head of Continental Business Area Replacement Tires in the Asia-Pacific region.

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