FTE automotive

The FTE automotive Group is a German automotive manufacturing company specialized in the sector of drive train and brake system applications for the automotive industry. The company supplies all notable automobile manufacturers and employs over 3800 employees at 11 production sites around the world.[2] FTE automotive is based in Ebern, Bavaria, Germany. On June 2, 2016, Bain Capital sold FTE Automotive to the French automotive supplier Valeo for 819.3 million euros.

FTE automotive
TypeGmbH
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1943
Headquarters
Ebern, Bavaria, Germany
Key people
CEO: Andreas Thumm[1]
Revenue430 Mio. EUR (2014)
Number of employees
3,800 (worldwide)
Websitewww.fte-automotive.com

Production sites
  • FTE automotive GmbH, Ebern,  Germany
  • FTE automotive Möve GmbH, Mühlhausen,  Germany
  • FTE automotive systems GmbH, Fischbach (Ebern),  Germany
  • FTE automotive (Taicang) Co., Ltd.  China
  • FTE automotive Czechia s.r.o., Podborany,  Czech Republic
  • FTE automotive Slovakia s.r.o, Prešov,  Slovakia
  • FTE automotive USA Inc., Auburn Hills,  United States
  • FTE Industria e Comercio Ltda, São Paulo,  Brazil
  • FTE Mexicana S.A. de C.V, Puebla,  Mexico

Joint Venture:

  • APG-FTE automotive Co. Ltd., Hangzhou,  China
  • SFMC s.r.o., Prešov,  Slovakia

Products

The company produces a multitude of hydraulic brake and clutch components:

  • Brake boosters
  • Dual centric slave cylinders [3]
  • Electric lube oil pumps [4]
  • Gear actuator modules [5]
  • Parking lock cylinders
  • Cooling oil valves
  • Brake caliper replacements
  • Brakes hoses
  • Electro-hydraulic actuators [6]
  • Clutch master cylinders
  • Clutch slave cylinders
  • Clutch pipes
  • Drum brakes
  • Concentric slave cylinders

The product portfolio included electrical sensors [3] and accessories.

References
  1. "FTE automotive: Thumm folgt auf Gockler - ATZ online". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2015-12-21. "FTE automotive: Thumm folgt auf Gockler - ATZ online". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  2. Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2.
  3. "Fachgebiet Automobil- und Motorentechnik – Springer für Professionals". ATZelektronik. April 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  4. "Fachgebiet Automobil- und Motorentechnik – Springer für Professionals". ATZ. December 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  5. "Fachgebiet Automobil- und Motorentechnik – Springer für Professionals". ATZ. April 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  6. "Fachgebiet Automobil- und Motorentechnik – Springer für Professionals". atzonline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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