Besides the office in Romania, Elektrobit, fully owned by Continental, will also open an office in Bangalore, India. The two new offices will jointly employ 80 software engineers.
Elektrobit provides solutions for complex vehicle functions regulated by software, such as advanced driver assistance systems and infotainment systems, for leading carmakers and systems suppliers.
Between 1999 and 2015, Continental invested EUR1.1 billion in the Romanian operations.
The group has seven production units and three research and development centers in Timisoara (western Romania), Sibiu (central Romania), Carei (northern Romania), Arad (western Romania), Brasov (central Romania) and Iasi (eastern Romania).