The Market
Automotive engineering is one of the core competences of the Bavarian manufacturing sector and has a longstanding tradition in the State of Bavaria. It was in Augsburg, Bavaria that Rudolph Diesel invented the self-igniting engine in 1893.
The automotive industry produces 25% of the state's gross manufacturing sales output, making it the strongest manufacturing sector in Bavaria. Approximately 16% of all jobs in Bavarian manufacturing are established in vehicle and vehicle component manufacturing. The sector employs a workforce of approximately 180,000 people. Additionally, a large number of people employed in automotive related production and service sectors, inflate this figure.
Bavarian automobile manufacturers can only achieve this top performance with a network of outstanding suppliers. All in all, there are approximately 1,000 companies operating in the automotive sector in Bavaria - about 180 of these being “Tier 1-4” component suppliers.
From the world’s “Top 100” automotive component suppliers, five are based in Bavaria (Siemens VDO Automotive, INA, Brose, ZF Sachs, Webasto). Bavaria is home to renowned companies of tradition such as Dräxlmaier (Interiors, electronics), FTE Automotive (brake and clutch systems), Grammer (Interiors), Leoni (cables), Rehau (plastics) or Scherdel (springs).
All major international companies have a base in Bavaria (e.g. Delphi, Bosch, Denso, Lear, Johnson Controls, Faurecia, Arvin Meritor, Federal Mogul, VALEO, INTIER, TRW Automotive). Many SMEs draw on this strong business location and are geared to provide services as high-performance partners for special solutions.
Extensive component supplier competence
The Bavarian automobile manufacturers and the wide range of technologies and products provided by automotive suppliers offer market and cooperation potential.
Core competencies of Bavarian automotive component suppliers are in:
- Electronics and electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering and drive systems
- IT and software
- Metal processing and lightweight construction
- Plastic processing
- Textiles and chemical fibers
- Ceramics and glass
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