From Rubber to Reckoning: The Hidden Crimes Behind Continental's Rise
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From Rubber to Reckoning: The Hidden Crimes Behind Continental's Rise
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Fear and ambition collide: Continental's badge sits on Volkswagen, BMW, and Toyota tires worldwide, yet the company formally declared itself "a Christian and purely German enterprise" in 1933 and employed forced labor at three Hannover subcamps of Neuengamme - so how did that gap between public image and documented actions survive without a public trial or formal reckoning?
In this episode, we trace Continental AG from its 1871 founding through the inventions that reshaped motoring to the wartime decisions recorded in company documents, and onward to postwar expansion and multi‑billion euro acquisitions - what does the historical record show about responsibility and accountability?
Person: Albert Gerlach
Date: 1871 (founding)
Location: Hannover-Stöcken, Hannover-Limmer, Hannover-Ahlem
Event: Use of forced labor supplied by the Nazi state
Amount: 11.4 billion euros acquisition in 2007
- Continental produced its first bicycle tire in 1892 and the world's first grooved vehicle tire in 1904.
- Albert Gerlach, born 1858, led Continental's early synthetic rubber transition until his death in 1918.
- In 1933 every member of Continental's executive board joined the Nazi Party and the company issued the statement "a Christian and purely German enterprise."
- Forced labor at Continental facilities were subcamps of Neuengamme located in Hannover-Stöcken, Hannover-Limmer, and Hannover-Ahlem.
- In 2007 the Continental board approved an acquisition worth 11.4 billion euros.
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