Continental Tires continues to expand its retail presence in India, with three new image shops in Tamil Nadu. The CPD stores were inaugurated in the first week of August 2022 and are situated in Coimbatore, Tirupur, and Erode.
With its various expansion initiatives, Continental has been increasing its retail footprint in India. With the three new CPD stores, Continental has around 200 CPD stores across the country, including 71 CPD stores in South India.
Apart from retailing Continental’s wide range of premium passenger vehicle tyres for cars and SUVs, the stores feature a workshop equipped with the latest machinery and technologies to handle all tyre and vehicle-related services. Each of these shops caters to all types of vehicle segments – Passenger and Light Truck (PLT), 4*4, and SUVs. Further, the image shop at Erode can also service truck tyres in its shop.
Rajnish Kochgave, Head of Sales and Marketing, PLT division, Continental India, stated, “The new image shops in Tamil Nadu further strengthen the relationship with our customers from the Southern part of India. We are committed to providing them with the best services and products. Gradually, we are planning to increase the retail footprint to the remaining part of the state and remaining states of South India “so the consumers there can also access our products” / or link to strategy.”
Additionally, Mr Kochgave acknowledged the Continental association with Chola Tyres, Covai Tyres, and Parimalam Tyres. “With an area of 3600 sq. ft, 2200 sq. ft, and 3600 sq. ft at disposal at respective locations, these stores offer various services and will continue to expand the portfolio to provide an exhaustive range of Continental products. It will also include our new ComfortContact CC6, UltraContact UC6, and CrossContact AX6 ranges, along with the latest technologies and equipment in tyre services. We are confident the new stores will be extremely successful for both Continental and our dealers and will cater to the customer requirements,” he concluded.