Continental India warranty

Continental in India has announced the ‘Conti Bharosa’ program. Providing a five-year warranty policy for Truck and Bus Radials (TBR), the program will cover the first retread of tyres used under normal load applications. Globally known for their casing strength and retread ability, the company wants to encourage retreading, a common practice globally and known to be catching up in India. Retreading is believed to save over 50 per cent of the cost of buying a new tyre and the practice is seldom covered in conventional warranty plans. With this warranty, the company wants to showcase its confidence in the strength and durability of the tyres. Considering the tough duty cycles for commercial vehicles, an average tyre of a bus or a truck is said to last up to two or three years. The program aims at transferring long-term benefits with this initiative.