Tailored for the aftermarket, this proven Continental LODC simulation tool provides fleet customers with valuable benefits, helping them optimise tyre strategy, reduce fuel consumption, and lower operating costs.
Continental Upgrades Simulation Tool: Maximum Efficiency and Sustainability for Fleet Customers
Continental has unveiled the latest upgrade of its proven LODC simulation tool, specially tailored to meet aftermarket requirements.
The upgrade reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to offering cutting-edge products and bespoke digital solutions. All designed to increase the customer’s added value.
“Our innovative Lowest Overall Driving Costs (LODC) consultancy approach aims to offer our customers significant added value by providing comprehensive aftersales advice,” says Frank Eckelmann, Head of International Fleet Business EMEA at Continental.
The core idea behind the LODC concept is to develop a made-to-measure combination of products, services, and solutions through detailed analyses using the simulation tool.
“Not only does this approach help to minimise our customers’ costs, it also lays the foundation for a long-lasting and successful partnership,” Eckelmann continues.
Focusing on Customer Benefits: Increasing Efficiency and Lowering Costs
The updated LODC tool accurately simulates the impact of VECTO as before and expands its scope to include key aftermarket factors like reducing operating costs and fuel consumption. This enables fleet customers to optimise their tyre strategy with the help of precise simulations and thereby achieve substantial savings.
“Our customers face the daily challenge of running their fleets as efficiently and economically as possible,” explains Eckelmann.
“The enhanced version of our simulation tool doesn’t just make it easier for them to select the right tyres; it significantly helps reduce their operating costs, too. Our goal is to offer comprehensive advice and help our customers make their business processes sustainable.”
Comprehensive Advice for Sustainable Success
The sales team at Continental is now able to offer fleet customers even more tailored advice with the enhanced LODC simulation tool. It helps to identify the optimum tyres for specific operating conditions and forecast their impact on fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Thanks to the ContiLifeCycle concept and the various digital solutions available, such as ContiConnect, customers can minimise their fleet’s total operating costs while improving their environmental footprint.
“We respond to our customers’ requirements with innovative solutions and a comprehensive service approach,” Eckelmann explains.
“Our goal is to utilise digital tools and our consultancy concept to assist fleet customers in their day-to-day operations – with the aim of making a significant contribution to achieving the LODC target. This makes them more competitive and ensures both economic success and greater sustainability in the long term.”
A Complete Package of Products and Solutions
The upgrade to the simulation tool exemplifies Continental’s approach to thinking beyond its products and developing integrated solutions that meet customers’ specific requirements. By enhancing its service offering in this way, Continental is positioning itself as a reliable partner for the aftermarket that understands its customer’s needs and helps them remain successful in the marketplace.
