FRANKFURT, Germany - Continental, a German maker of tyres and car parts, is confident after sales and underlying profits increased in the first three months of 2015.
Chief executive Elmar Degenhart said in a statement: "As anticipated, Continental has had a positive start to 2015."
First-quarter sales climbed by 14% to the equivalent of R125-billion. Underlying or operating profit rose "to around R13-billion a year earlier.