Home Business Continental to turn to software takeovers after Powertrain IPO: report Business Continental to turn to software takeovers after Powertrain IPO: report By Genpie - December 8, 2018 379 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp German car parts maker Continental is considering acquiring software makers after the flotation of its Powertrain unit expected in the second half of 2019, its Chief Financial Officer Wolfgang Schaefer told Boersen-Zeitung.