PETALING JAYA: German auto supplier Continental has announced it will discontinue its tyre manufacturing at its plant in Alor Setar by the end of the year.

The decision follows an extensive business review focussed on enhancing the company’s competitiveness and overall performance in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Adapting to changing customer demand, the company seeks to optimise its local product portfolio and its manufacturing footprint,” it said in a statement today.

According to Continental, the Kedah facility, which produces tyres for cars, small lorries and motorcycles, employs 950 workers.

“The company’s priority is to support its employees by providing assistance and support, such as career counselling as well as exploring potential employment opportunities inside and outside of Continental,” it said.

Despite the closure, Continental said it remains committed to its customers and partners in Malaysia as it is a key market within the Asia-Pacific region.

It added that the Alor Setar plant had been part of the company since 2012, though it originally began operations in 1979.

The facility spans 133,000 sq m and has been an integral part of the company’s operations in Malaysia.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...ant-by-year-end

"Adapting to changing customer demand"???

but i don't wanna die yet bruh

Fuhhh..

950 workers will soon become jobless.

So this one salahan PuAS Sanusi?

IBM blah, Panasonic few plants closed, fujitsu exiting next year, now continental pulak

tutup je la who gives a shiat.. yg tak pannai buat business baik tutup semua kasi saupui semua

Even their office at Bandar Utama near 1U also closed down? I mean IBM

This post has been edited by xpole: Apr 28 2025, 05:09 PM

No more made in Malaysia Tires? GoodYear already closing now Continental.

LingLong > Harga Yahudi tyre

Itu not sure, I was referring to the global center that closed a few years back

FKR ada.

Foooh Alor Star labour cost not that high right...
Pun mau kolos...

GG Negeri Nusi

well, like /k said, open gate let china stuff in, survival to the fittest. 950 workers lost job, well suck to be them. LOL

/k can always talk shit on many things. But when the situation hit their paycheck/ricebowl, then they will lose their mind.

say wat u want, if u r not at receiving end. u will never knows how it feels to know that ur days are numbered.

my heart goes out to the 950 heads in conti tyres alor setar.

eh eh you persoal old ktard knowledge ke?

competiton mati good la, cheaper product for us kan.

most of them never had any dealing with China company or their management before. All of them out of touch or out of loop and not affected.

thats why i now wait 5-10 years we will see the effect of China crashing into our market. our government also not doing anythiing to stop the flood gate, buka je

PJ kan ada lagi. Tapi closing soon (for today)

Address: 2, Jln Tandang, Seksyen 51, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Hours: *Closes soon* ⋅ 5:30 pm

This post has been edited by mick84: Apr 28 2025, 05:31 PM

Since they're closing down anyway... PAS gomen can at least go ask them donate 500 tyres that failed to meet production standard but still usable, probably lying in their warehouse .

This can help at least 100 buses in their aim to carry 5000 retrenched workers all the way to Selangor to find new jobs.

dont asyik serbu mom and pops saloons and shops saman short pants and skirt staff/customers.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Apr 28 2025, 05:33 PM

Damn.
I like their tyres

Last year, 2024 Goodyear closes Shah Alam plant.
Salah siapa?

PJ already shut down manufacturing line years ago. Now is just engineering and business functions I think.

kesian.. I ingat planning to change to conti from Hankook.
Guess I just remain with Hankook.

TOYO TIRE KAN ADA

Kedah - nusi fault
Selangor/penang - global economic effect.

walanon & k/ logic

Sad... Need to change to different brand tyre

Guna bridgestone lo

Sarahan DAP?

Operation cost yg Mahal, byk lagi kilang akan pindah keluar. Tak hairan.

Voting Pas

Kerja hilang

Ini ujian ?

Anthony Loke must resign

Imagine you are a 50yo guy working in that plant for 30 years.

Suddenly close down, where you gonna go?

Work too long in tire plant, retrain also no one else want to hire.

but ah well, 30 years at least got some retrenchment benefit

So will puas offer the jobless people free bus service to penang and selangor to look for employment?

This

50 years old and kena retrenched after 30 years working is like kena lottery la.

Only sad if the company has been taking care of their employees welfare very good and they lose those benefits.

linglong ftw

btw, u guys driving onlybelow 110km/h , dun tell me linglong cant deliver and make u guys ting tong?

Owh in Perak. Didn't know before.

We are so fucuked. Instead of good quality Malaysia made Conti tyres everyone have to use China made linglong. Those tyres are proven to be worse in all tests. Loss of jobs, loss of quality, loss of safety.

Salahan Malaysia like LingLong tyre

CC7 too expensive

Replacement brands from China, Vietnam and Thailand offer on average an unbeatable 60% price advantage over branded tyres.

No need to be a rocket scientist to know which brand many Msian choose to buy!

Many Rakyat are stretched. They’re feeling inflation everywhere: groceries, loans & makan.
Supporting locally made products becomes a luxury that most ppl can’t afford—even if they want to.

This isn’t just Msian problem— it's the same all over the world.

Vietnam, Thailand tyre ade, why ling long?

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Apr 28 2025, 05:52 PM

WRONG. salahan CCP low price.

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Apr 28 2025, 05:57 PM

/K wumaos lastest discussion: Malaysia don't need to be scared of linglong products because they are cheap.

They closed down the Silverstone plant in 2021.
So.....

Toyo Tire Corporation has announced the decision to cease productions at the Silverstone Malaysia factory in Taiping by June 2021.

boikot continental...beli ling long

technically saying these are 1 of the very few product that has no negative reviews

same as parachute

Linglong?

Shopee review: bagi 5 star sebab delivery cepat

all move to china

energy costs much2 lower there

it takes a lot of energy to heat up tooling to mould tayars

Safety?
In a country that prioritise RV & FC >> Safety!
Which is also the reason P2 is popular.

u have to weight of the cost of everything, which one u wanna save

they setup factory here is because of the rubber's source
the raw material they can get it straight here and it's high quality

if they were to move to china, the savings much be so much that they're willing to ship the rubber all the way there

RIP cheap Viking.

SO WHAT? TOYO STILL UP AND RUNNING
u know copy paste saja PFOUFFLE

toyo bought over silverstone

so they consolidate plant into one

itu pun tak faham???

bodo

This post has been edited by DValentine: Apr 28 2025, 06:15 PM

get your LingLongs and YinYangs from your favorite mechanics

in old school ktard let me ask you

mana source? mana data? you sure you not eating fa lungou propaganda? are you anti CCP?

salah ke china company nak buat tyre? not like we like celup tyre.

Now we got new china tyre, we can celup for more affordability for our truck driver.

mana source accident increase because of using china tyre?

tak ada kan

ini semua fear mongering la. we are in good hand. AI say wo men bu yi yang we are different k.

china will give our FDI that US wont give

Oh no, 950 want to rent in penang.

Thailand safe to import meh? scandals happening

"Gentlemen. This institution is now deconsecrated."

come on la ini isolated case, even the building collapse pun ktard say its not concrete salah china

local own majority of the shares la ini salah incompetence

bukan salah china, jangan propaganda US yahudi

Ain't trust ling long shiet

Not like Conti got a good reputation anyway. Good tyres but thread cepat haus according to many unkers out there.

Is linglong brand the one said alot of Benz car owner uses said very good??

I once retrenched a guy at age 57yo.

He worked 30 years and got paid 700k.

We had no choice but to give him, because we were closing a branch in Sarawak.

If we had transferred him to peninsular, he would have done constructive dismissal and do labor dispute with co.

We had no choice.

Yes still up and running for now.
In the world of business nothing is permanent and one would be bodo to assume it is. Faham?

FYI Continental tyres manufacturing in PJ still up and running.
So how? U bodo like me also?

The move will see Continental, which serves replacement customers and original equipment customers alike, left with one manufacturing facility in Petaling Jaya.

Surprised even got a factory in that shithole

I had worst experience with this brand, specifically the UC6, for wet traction while my buddies the same for MC6. Definitely skip this junk brand if priorities the wet traction

Well most employers would have went with the transfer option and hope their employees will quit by themselves though.

But good for you parting ways on good terms here.

cepat haus is actually an indication of a good tyre

only tyres with no grip, the thread last forever

I just said it’s a good tyre.

The area the factory is in got water problem almost every week.

Who wants to make their factory in that shithole.

Mys is not conducive to businesses, a price to pay for high minimum wages and more red tape.

Min salary is nationwide.
Open factory in Bharat, 1 worker only RM800

His last gaji 20k+++, high post ke?

Last check, China now produces more rubber than Malaysia.
Also, Vietnam is just next door...

it's never about quantity, we never had the quantity
anybody can produce rubber but the reason they keep buying from malaysia is due to quality
which is the reason they setup the factory here in the 1st place

say that to ts MTFK

ayam didnt see anything about continental wokay????

terasa pulak mangkuk ayun

This post has been edited by DValentine: Apr 28 2025, 07:46 PM

Thailand labour cost is cheaper than Malaysia, plus Malaysia rubber production has been declining every year, big plantation company in Malaysia reluctant to plant rubber because it is higher labour intensive than oil palm.

So it is feasible for them to tutup and move to thailand.

U yang terpaling butthurt sikit sikit triggered macam bodo nak cakap orang lain terasa pulak. Topkek!

Conlan7firmed

Taiping still got one.. If not mistaken toyo

Correct. There's a reason why the best condoms and the best gloves are malaysia made.

tayar motor china has been flooding market for some time

super dangerous because licin

last year i bought secondhand UC6 tahun 2018 harga RM 60 bunga already missing.
use until 15000km. then change....all bunga mising already

suppose to be Perlis , melaka , negeri sembilan exclude from minima wages.

More factory will down size or close in this country.

WD mana

Nvm

This post has been edited by RiriRuruRara: Apr 29 2025, 10:52 PM

Siapa menang DUN and Parliament Shah Alam?

Most conti tyres are imported from Thailand

MY is not top rubber production.

Just replaced 4 contin UX7 20in tires
Morning order afternoon can install

Bandar Utama still around

Fuck CCP dogs

Dunlop is still made in malaysia under continental

Tu. The CoE still around.

More ppl early retirement, less demand, lower inflation.

difference with starbucks is it has stigma around it... expensive, shit taste... and mostly their workers are young, easily get job one

tire factory??? no one THAT young work in there, 80% ppl that work in tire factory have family to sustain, old people that cant get jobs anywhere else