German tire maker Continental has returned to the agricultural sector, 13 years after exiting the market by selling its designs and assets.
Production of the first new designs — the Tractor70 and Tractor80 — has begun at a brand new €50 million ($58.7 million) plant in Portugal, and a small team at Continental’s North American headquarters in Fairfield, Ohio, is working on plans for their introduction in the U.S. and Canada.
Nikolai Setzer, head of…
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