CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 21, 2008) — Continental Tire North America Inc. plans to boost prices up to 10 percent in all sales channels on Continental, General, Semperit and private brand radial truck tires on Oct. 1.
The price increases — necessitated by the continued escalation of raw materials such as natural rubber, steel, carbon black and crude oil — ill vary by market line and/or tire size, the Charlotte-based tire maker said.