Continental adds thermostats to aftermarket range
Continental is expanding the range of its aftermarket spare parts, by launching a comprehensive range of thermostats in OEM quality under the Continental brand name for the first time.
The thermostat range comprises four product groups: replacement, cartridge, housing and map-controlled thermostats.
All four product groups can now be ordered. The thermostat range had a total of 180 part numbers with a market coverage of 70 per cent at launch, and this figure is expected to approach 90 per cent in the course of 2022, according to the brand.
“We’re systematically moving forward with the expansion of our portfolio and strengthening the Continental brand,” said Peter Wagner, head of the automotive aftermarket business segment at Continental.
“Adding thermostats to our aftermarket product range is yet another step toward our vision of offering workshops everything from a single source.”
Having already introduced air and oil filter systems, windshield wiper systems and belt drive components to its product portfolio under the Continental brand, the company is now continuing its path towards a full portfolio with thermostats.
Wagner added: “We’re working hard to build and expand our Continental aftermarket product portfolio. Our goal is to offer our customers and partners in the automotive repair trade as many products as possible from one single source – a real one-stop-shop experience.”
Continental says its new thermostats are maintenance-free, ensuring low-wear and reliable operation of the engine.
The new thermostat line for the automotive aftermarket offers workshops and retailers standard thermostats with matching sealing rings (usually used as replacements), plus a wide range of cartridge thermostats with matching sealing sets for installation in intact housings and engine components.
Continental has included standard and cartridge thermostats with matching housings in the third product group. These replacement sets comply fully with OE specifications in terms of quality, exact fitting, form and function, as do the sets of the fourth product group, the map-controlled thermostats.
Electronically controlled, these thermostats ensure that the engine reaches its operating temperature faster. Continental says its strict OE standards were also applied to these devices.