Grupo Antolin
Antolin started its business as a mechanics garage for vehicle and agriculture machinery repairs in Burgos, Spain, and was run by Avelino Antolín López and his sons Avelino and José. Nowadays, Grupo Antolín is a manufacturer in the car interiors market internationally and a worldwide supplier of headliner substrates.
Type | Private company |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1950 |
Headquarters | Burgos, Spain |
Number of locations | 150 (2019) |
Area served | 25 Countries |
Key people | Ernesto Antolín, Chairman |
Products | Automotive |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 28,000 (2018) |
Website | www.grupoantolin.com |
Antolin also develops, test, and manufactures interior parts such as Overheads & Soft Trim, Doors & Hard Trim, Lighting and Cockpits & Consoles.
On 31 August 2015, the company announced the acquisition of Magna Interiors, the interiors business of Magna International.[1][2] Grupo Antolín acquired an automobile parts manufacturing plant in Nashville, Illinois, originally established in 1987 as Ligma Corporation, a joint venture between Magna International and Lignotock of West Germany.[3][4]
The company won the Castilla y León Prize for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation in 2017, awarded by the Junta de Castilla y León.[5]
In 2018, it opens its 15th plant in the US in Shelby (Michigan) dedicated to door panels for the RAM vans of the FCA group. In that country, the company already has a workforce of 5,700 people. Number 16 is announced in Alabama.[6]
Since May 2022, Ramón Sotomayor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Antolin.
References
- "Magna International, Which Owns Innertech, Sells Interiors Operations Part | V1047 - WNSV-FM".
- "Grupo Antolin completes the acquisition of Magna Interiors to offer the complete interior of the car | Grupo Antolin".
- Davidson, Jean (November 13, 1987). "Southern Illinois Town Snares Second Auto Parts Plant". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- "Here are the companies that employ the most people in Southern Illinois". The Southern Illinoisan. January 9, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- SER, Cadena (2018-03-07). "Grupo Antolín, Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación 2017". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- "Grupo Antolin ya tiene 15 fábricas en EEUU". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2022-05-13.