Continental has announced the inauguration of a new facility for its R&D center in Gurgaon. The new facility, located within its existing Gurgaon Plant premises, will cater to global and regional R&D requirements for its brake systems businesses.

The new facility is aligned to the company's strategy of increasing its R&D footprint in India. Currently the capabilities of the R&D center at Gurgaon include design and testing for brake systems, and offshore engineering activities for the Continental's Italy and Japan regions. The company also operates a full-fledged R&D center - Continental Technical Center India (TCI) - in Bangalore, catering to Continental's entire Automotive business, globally.

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