Autoneum

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Autoneum Holding AG

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ISIN CH0127480363
founding May 13, 2011
Seat Winterthur , SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
management
  • Matthias Holzammer (Chairman of the Management Board )
Number of employees 13,128 (2019)
sales 2.3 billion CHF (2019)
Branch Automotive supplier
Website www.autoneum.com
As of March 4, 2020

Autoneum headquarters in Winterthur

Autoneum (legally Autoneum Holding AG ) is an internationally active Swiss automotive supplier with headquarters in Winterthur , Switzerland. Autoneum is one of the leading manufacturers of acoustic and heat protection for vehicles; the company supplies the majority of the world's automobile manufacturers.

Autoneum was founded in 2011 as a spin-off from Rieter Holding AG , today operates 55 production sites and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. Autoneum Holding AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange .

history

In 1984 the Rieter machine works took over Unikeller AG , a manufacturer of sound and heat insulation systems for vehicles. This laid the foundation for Autoneum. Unikeller AG became a wholly owned subsidiary of Rieter Holding AG.

In 1988 the CHG Group in Rossdorf-Gundernhausen (Germany), AGFK in Sevelen (Switzerland) and the Sipavel company in Sétubal (Portugal) followed.

In 1994 the company Firth Furnishings UK , a manufacturer of vehicle carpets, was taken over and one year later, in 1995, the vehicle component manufacturer Globe Industries , USA. With this acquisition, Rieter also took over the UGN joint venture, a joint venture between Globe Industries and the Japanese automotive supplier Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku). In the same year the Unikeller division was renamed Rieter Automotive Systems .

In 1996/97 the last vehicle component manufacturers from Italy and Brazil were bought and a joint venture with Magee Carpet Company was founded in the USA.

In 2003, a further joint venture with Nittoku was established in China, and in 2008 a development and acoustics center was opened in Shanghai, China.

In March 2011, the Board of Directors decided to split up the Rieter Group. The Rieter Automotive Systems division was made independent in May 2011 and registered as a listed automotive supplier under the name Autoneum .

In 2012, Autoneum and the Japanese automotive suppliers Nittoku and Toyota Boshoku agreed to collaborate on the development of interior systems for hybrid vehicles.

In 2013, Autoneum opened a plant in Ryazan, Russia . In the course of adapting production capacities to the lower demand on the European market, the Italian subsidiary Autoneum Italy with plants in Desio, Pignataro, Santhià and Vicolungo was sold in the same year. Also in 2013, Autoneum participated in a joint venture between long-term partner Nittoku and the Chinese supplier TGPM Automotive Industry Group (TGPM). The Wuhan Nittoku Autoneum Sound-Proof joint venture maintains a production site for heat and acoustic management components in Wuhan, China .

In June 2015, the Federal Cartel Office fined five automotive suppliers, including the German subsidiary Autoneum, fines of EUR 75 million for illegal price fixing between 2005 and 2013. Autoneum paid a fine of EUR 29.5 million.

In 2016, a new Autoneum plant went into operation in San Luis Potosí, Mexico . Together with production facilities in Hermosillo and Silao (location of the subsidiary UGN), the company now has three plants in Mexico and a sales and development office in Mexico City . Another plant in San Luis Potosí has ​​been under construction since 2016 and is scheduled to start production in 2018.

In 2017, Autoneum founded the “Competence Center New Mobility” in Sunnyvale , California , USA, where, among other things, acoustic and thermal management components for electric vehicles are to be developed. In the same year the company opened its new North American headquarters in Novi (Michigan) , USA. Autoneum expanded the existing cooperation with Nittoku and Toyota Boshoku with a joint venture for research and development in vehicle acoustics, also founded in 2017.

With new plants in Yantai , Changsha , Pinghu and Shenyang Tiexi , the automotive supplier expanded its production capacities in China to a total of ten locations in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Autoneum continued to open a production facility in Komárom , Hungary. The plant manufactures lightweight components for acoustic and thermal management and is the company's sixth Eastern European production site.

Products

Autoneum develops and produces lightweight components for acoustic and thermal management in motor vehicles. These include, among other things, engine encapsulation, carpet systems and bulkhead insulation for the vehicle interior, underbody systems, wheel arch linings and heat shields as well as noise-absorbing body components.

Web links

Commons : Autoneum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Markus von Allmen: Organization. In: Autoneum. Mastering sound and heat. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Rieter 2010: Profit again - Automotive goes public as Autoneum. In: Swissinfo . March 22, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b c Annual Report 2019 (PDF) Autoneum, accessed on March 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ J.-P. Büchler & C. Müller: Case Study Compendium Hidden Champions . Ed .: J.-P. Büchler. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden 2018, ISBN 978-3-658-17828-4 , Autoneum, p. 38 ( [1] ).
  5. ↑ Autoneum in figures (2018). Autoneum, accessed March 6, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Global presence - locations. Autoneum, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Company history. Rieter Holding AG, accessed on September 12, 2018 .
  8. ↑ About UGN - Our History. UGN, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Rieter Automotive Systems with strategic partnership in China. Rieter founds a joint venture with Nittoku in China for the production of noise protection components. Rieter Holding AG, August 28, 2003, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  10. ↑ SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes new company. The stock exchange bell rings in for the first time trading in the shares of Autoneum Holding AG on the Swiss stock exchange. Six Group, May 13, 2011, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Minutes of the 120th Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding AG on April 13, 2011. (PDF) Rieter Holding AG, April 13, 2011, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Annual Report 2011 (PDF) Autoneum, October 26, 2016, accessed on July 14, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Autoneum, Nittoku and Toyota Boshoku cooperate in vehicle interior business. finanzen.ch, August 27, 2012, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  14. ^ Christian Otto: Autoneum's own production in Russia. Vogel Communications Group, February 20, 2013, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Autoneum sells Italian subsidiary - an important step towards capacity adjustments in Europe. (PDF) press release. Autoneum, July 23, 2013, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Autoneum strengthens its presence in the growth market of China. (PDF) press release. Autoneum, December 12, 2013, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  17. ↑ The Federal Cartel Office imposes fines of EUR 75 million on automotive suppliers. Bundeskartellamt , June 24, 2015, accessed on June 24, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Autoneum by the German Cartel Office fined. finanzen.ch, June 24, 2015, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  19. ↑ New production site in Mexico. Press release. Autoneum, August 20, 2015, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Strong demand requires further capacity expansion in Mexico. Press release. Autoneum, August 31, 2016, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Autoneum founds competence center for new mobility in Sunnyvale, USA. Press release. Autoneum, January 10, 2017, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Opening of the new North American headquarters in Novi (MI), USA - Technology center strengthens innovation leadership. Press release. Autoneum, May 10, 2017, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Autoneum, Nittoku and Toyota Boshoku establish joint venture for research and development in vehicle acoustics. Press release. Autoneum, October 5, 2017, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Strong expansion in the growth market of China - Autoneum opens the first of four new plants in Yantai. Press release. Autoneum, October 26, 2017, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Autoneum expands with two more plants in China. Press release. Autoneum, September 13, 2018, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
  26. ↑ Autoneum opens its first plant in Hungary. Press release. Autoneum, May 16, 2018, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  27. ↑ engine compartment. Engine enclosures and covers. Autoneum, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  28. ↑ Interior. Carpet systems and bulkhead insulation. Autoneum, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  29. ↑ subfloor. Underbody systems and heat shields. Autoneum, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  30. ↑ body. Cushioning and sealing materials. Autoneum, accessed September 14, 2018 .