Continental gets OE nod from Mercedes

Dec. 12, 2008

Mercedes-Benz has picked the Continental CrossContact UHP to be original equipment on its 2009 ML63 AMG and the ContiProContact to be OE on the 2009 S-Class Sedan.

Continental AG will provide the CrossContact UHP in size 295/35R21 107Y XL. Meanwhile, the company will supply Mercedes-Benz with a number of sizes for the S-Class, including 225/45R18 99H and others.

"Continental has a long history of developing and supplying tires to Mercedes-Benz and we look forward to continuing this relationship," say Continental officials.

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