HANOVER, GERMANY - APRIL 23:  The owner of the Scheffler Group, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (R) and her son Georg F. W. Schaeffler are seen prior to the Continental Shareholder Meeting on April 23, 2009 in Hanover, Germany. Continental said on March 11, 2009 it will close two European tyre factories. Workers of the Continental plants in Clairoix, northern France, and Hannover attend a protest in front of the shareholders meeting to denounce the closure of the two plants in Clairoix and Hannover.  (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)