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Customer Story - WITTE Automotive
A Key to Success
motan Drying and Conveying Technology at WITTE Automotive in Ostrov, Czech Republic
It is simply incredible what has developed from a workshop for the production of suitcase locks founded by Ewald WITTE in Velbert, Germany in 1899 into the company that it is today. WITTE Automotive is still a private, family-run business that achieved a turnover of more than EUR 670 million in 2017 with 5,200 employees in 9 European locations in Germany, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, all with the unaltered focus on “closing and locking”. Today WITTE Automotive is a technological leader in mechatronic closing systems for cars as part of system solutions for doors, hatches, interiors and seats. WITTE Automotive is represented globally in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Japan and South Korea as part of VAST, the Vehicle Access Systems Technology alliance. With approximately 12,000 employees and turnover of approximately USD 1,700 million, VAST is one of the leading global suppliers in this product segment.
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