Tire Sales Drive Continental's Results

Continental AG's Tires group "achieved good results and significantly improved compared with the second quarter of 2025, thanks to the strong replacement-tire business for passenger cars, particularly in North America and Asia," say Continental officials.

Continental's overall sales in the third quarter totaled around $5.7 billion, down nearly 1% year-over-year, while its third quarter net income came to $872.5 million.

The firm's third quarter performance "was affected by challenging market conditions driven by the general economic uncertainty."

Growth in tires

The Hanover, Germany-based company's Tires business recorded sales of $4 billion during the quarter. "Before exchange-rate effects and changes in the scope of consolidation, it posted organic sales growth of 3.6%."

While tariffs had a "negative impact" on imports into the U.S., Continental officials say the firm "saw strong results in the replacement tire business for passenger cars in North America and Asia in the third quarter," with the winter tire selling season getting off to "a successful start."

Key markets

"Continental’s key markets faced a challenging economic environment in the third quarter of 2025, reflected in an overall slowdown in economic momentum," say Continental officials.

"The European replacement-tire market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, which is important for Continental, declined by 2%. European industrial production rose slightly by 1.4 %from a low base, while U.S. industrial production increased by 1.1% compared with the same quarter last year.

"Global production of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles rose by around 4% to 22.6 million units."

Realignment progress

Continental officials say the company also reached ""key milestones in its realignment during the third quarter. As planned, the company swiftly completed the spin-off of Aumovio and signed the agreement to sell its Original Equipment Solutions business area. The final steps of the realignment include the sale of ContiTech next year and a sharpened focus on Continental’s tire business."

The moves "bring us significantly closer to our goal of positioning Continental as a focused tire champion and ContiTech as an independent industrial specialist," says Continental CEO Nikolai Setzer.