Tedrive
| tedrive Holding BV | |
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| legal form | BV |
| founding | April 30, 2007 |
| resolution | August 31, 2010 |
| Seat | Heerlen / Netherlands |
| Number of employees | approx. 2,600, as of 2009 |
| sales | approx. EUR 500 million as of 2009 |
| Branch | Automotive supplier |
| Website | www.tedrive.de |
The tedrive Holding BV , established on 30 April 2007, was created from the acquisition of four locations of Visteon Corp. through Special Situations Venture Partners II, (SSVP II) a private equity fund. The holding company , based in Heerlen in the Netherlands , had operating locations in Düren and Wülfrath , Praszka (Poland) and São Paulo (Brazil). Drive shafts, differentials and steering systems for the automotive industry were produced . By resolution of the shareholders on August 9, 2010, the holding company was dissolved at the end of August 31, 2010.
Insolvency of the German works
According to a press release dated December 10, 2008, the German locations in Wülfrath and Düren applied for insolvency proceedings to be opened with the Aachen district court . Neither the locations in Brazil or Poland nor the holding company in the Netherlands were aiming for bankruptcy at this time and, according to Tedrive, continued their business to the normal extent. At that time, the plants in Germany employed around 1,500 people.
The insolvency proceedings were opened on March 1, 2009 by the Aachen District Court. The activities led to the fact that the Wülfrath plant gained independence as Tedrive Steering Systems GmbH . The Düren plant was bought by the US investor Neapco and has been operating under the name Neapco Europe ever since .
Plants in Brazil and Poland
The plant in Brazil, tedrive Sistemas de Chassis do Brasil Ltda , became the property of NTN Corporation on June 1, 2011 . The Poland plant in Praszka is now also owned by Neapco Europe.
tedrive Steering
| tedrive Steering Systems GmbH
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| legal form | BV |
| founding | April 2010 |
| Seat |
Wuelfrath , North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
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| Number of employees | 325 |
| sales | approx. 100 million EUR, as of 2010 |
| Branch | Automotive supplier |
| Website | www.td-steering.com |
The tedrive Steering Systems GmbH , now bought by the company Knorr Bremse, based in Wülfrath manufactures steering systems for the automotive industry . The product portfolio includes steering gears for hydraulic and electrohydraulic steering systems, mechanical steering systems, housings for steering gears, tie rods, racks and valves. The heart of the development is the intelligent hydraulic steering (intelligent Hydraulic Steering Assist, iHSA), which contributes to greater driving safety.
The main focus of business activity is on the European automotive markets. The company also operates on a multinational basis with customers, strategic partners and suppliers in America, Asia and the BRIC countries, among others .
On June 1, 2016, it was announced that the company would be taken over by Knorr-Bremse AG .
Products
The product portfolio includes:
- mechanical steering, especially lightweight design,
- hydraulic and electro-hydraulic steering gears (HPS / EHPS) as well
- the intelligent hydraulic steering (iHSA).
Components for steering systems are safety parts that require maximum precision. The following components are manufactured in Wülfrath:
- Housing made of steel and aluminum
- Tie rods
- Racks
- Valves
History of the Wülfrath location
From 1924 to 1952, the Hebmüller and Sons company manufactured the Hebmüller Cabriolet in what was then the body shop . The factory was taken over by Ford in 1956 , and from 1957 the site produced pressed and forged parts. Since a restructuring in 1971, the plant has been manufacturing steering systems, stub axles and swivel bearings. Initially, only machine fitters were trained in the training workshop, which was opened in 1984. From 1992 power steering systems were assembled at the site, and in 1997 the manufacture of steering valves started. With the outsourcing of the components business by Ford at the end of the 1990s, the automotive supplier Visteon GmbH was created in 2000 , to which the steering plant in Wülfrath also belonged.
In May 2007 Visteon sold the European chassis business to a private equity company and the tedrive group was founded. This also included Wülfrather tedrive Steering GmbH. Due to the financial and automotive crisis, the company found itself in bankruptcy in 2009. After the end of the insolvency proceedings, the Wülfrath location became independent as tedrive Steering Systems GmbH . Due to the expiry of the Ford Focus steering, short-time work is due in 2011/2012.
Awards
In the course of the “Factory of the Year 2001” industry competition, the location received the “Outstanding Improvement Dynamics” award. For the development of the steel housing, the plant was also awarded first place in the “German Steel Innovation Prize 2006” in the “Steel Products” category.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b press release ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated May 4, 2009 at rw-konzept, accessed on July 30, 2010
- ↑ Press release ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. to register for bankruptcy in Germany
- ↑ Business Restructuring and Insolvency Quarterly ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB) November 2009
- ↑ Press release on December 15, 2008 in AutomotiveWorld.com
- ↑ Press release Just-auto.com dated December 11, 2008
- ↑ Press release in Auto.de, accessed on July 30, 2010
- ↑ Press release ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated June 10, 2010
- ↑ Press release from June 18, 2010
- ↑ http://energie.rp-online.de/energienachrichten/-/specific/Tedrive-alles-laeuft-nach-Plan-Knick-mit-Kurzar-978795162 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ About tedrive Steering Systems ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Knorr-Bremse takes over Tedrive Steering - Automotive-Technology. In: Automotive Technology. June 1, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Steering systems ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Control components ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ VW Beetle Museum ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Company history ( Memento of the original from June 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.wz-newsline.de/lokales/kreis-mettmann/wulfrath/tedrive-nach-gutem-start-jetzt-durststrecke-mit-kurzarbeit-1.630881
- ↑ Factory of the Year 2001 ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stahlinnovationspreis ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
