Company profile

4 March 1908
Trading company for automotive accessories and aircraft material founded by Max Brose in Berlin

14 June 1919
Metallwerk Max Brose & Co. founded by Max Brose and Ernst Jühling in Coburg

Today
Our corporate group is the fifth-largest family-owned company out of the TOP 100 worldwide automotive suppliers.

You can find more infomation about our history here.

Michael Stoschek, Chairman

Julia Stoschek
Maximilian Stoschek
Christine Volkmann
Gabriele Volkmann

Dr. Wolf-Dieter Kirchner, Chairman
Franz-Josef Kortüm
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Ing. Günther Schuh

Jürgen Otto, CEO of the Brose Group

Torsten Greiner, Business Division Closure Systems
Peter Gresch, Development and Electronics
Jan Kowal, President Brose North America
Reinhard Kretschmer, Business Division Drives
Dr. Reinhard Meschkat, Production
Periklis Nassios, Business Division Seat Systems
Thomas Nösekabel, Commercial Administration
Kurt Sauernheimer, Business Division Door Systems
Thomas Spangler, President Brose Asia

Turnover
2007 2008 2009 2010 (Forecast)		€2,481 billion  €2,800 billion €2,600 billion €3,000 billion
Employees
2007 2008 2009  2010 (Forecast)		9,948 14,300 14,172 15,000
Investments
2007 2008 2009 2010 (Forecast) Expenditure/ effort to ensure secure future 2008		€87 million €159 million €146 million €145 million 10% of turnover (This includes innovations in R&D, Information Technology as well as HR Training and Development.)

 

Mechatronic systems and electric drives for vehicle body and interior

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Today, in every third vehicle produced worldwide there is at least one Brose product.

Window regulators (market share worldwide: 26%)
Door systems (market share worldwide: 39%)
Seat systems (market share in Europe with power seat adjusters: 50%)
Closure systems (market share in Europe: 19%)
Electric drives (market share worldwide: 13%)
 

Door innovations
1928 1950 1963 1986 1987 1991 1997 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009			Manual window regulator Mechanical door latch  Power window regulator Electronically-controlled window regulator with anti-trap technology Modular door system Door system with wet/dry side separation System latch Door system with integrated door frame Modular liftgate with integrated drive Door system with highly integrated plastic carrier Drive units for side doors Lightweight door system Liftgate with plastic functional carrier Variostop® infinite door check

Seat innovations
1968 1979 1983 1993 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009			Spindle recliner Power seat adjuster Electronic memory system for seat position Active manual seat height adjuster Seat length adjuster with slide-integrated gear Laser technology for rails and backframes Modular system design for lumbar supports Power rear bench Power seat-belt carrier Easy Belt® with anti-trap technology for coupés and convertibles Recliner Rear seat structure Lightweight seat

 

Drives and electric motors innovations
1963 1968 1983 1989 1993 2000 2001 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009			Drives for window regulator Blower motor ABS motor Integrated motor drive unit for window regulator Drive for sunroof Internal rotor brushless for engine cooling Electric parking brake and brushless motor for HVAC Compact motor for HVAC Drive for seatbelt retractor Powerpacks steering EPS and brushless motor for double clutch Standardized steering motors Power-related motors from 9 to 25 Watts System for controlling the supply of cooling air - Airgate® Steering wheel adjuster

 

Headquarters: Coburg (D)

Engineering and Sales: Coburg (D), Hallstadt/Bamberg (D), Moscow (RU), Munich (D), Oldenburg (D), Paris (F), Stuttgart (D), Wolfsburg (D), Wuppertal (D), Wuerzburg (D)

Production: Berlin (D), Bratislava (SK), Coburg (D), Coventry (GB), Hallstadt/Bamberg (D), Ghent (B), Gifhorn (D), Gothenburg (S), La Suze (F), Meerane (D), Ostrava (CZ), Rastatt (D), Saarwellingen (D), Sindelfingen (D), Sta. Margarida/Barcelona (E), Tondela (P), Trutnov (CZ), Wuppertal (D), Wuerzburg (D)

Ventures/Affiliated companies: Brits (ZA), Istanbul (TR)

Headquarter: Auburn Hills/Detroit (US)

Engineering and Sales: Auburn Hills/Detroit (US)

Production: Curitiba (BR), Jefferson (US), London (CA), Puebla (MX), Querétaro (MX), Reynosa (MX), Salto (BR), Tuscaloosa (US)

Headquarter: Shanghai (CN)

Engineering and Sales: Nagoya (J), Pune (IN), Shanghai (CN), Suwon (KR)

Production: Changchun (CN), Wuhan (CN)

Joint Ventures/Affiliated companies: Rayong (T), Shanghai (CN), Suwon (KR),
Toyota City (J)

ISO/TS 16949 : 2009 in line with 9001 : 2008, ISO 14001 : 2004

Manufacturing Excellence Award: Thanks to its “excellent results in process innovation, combined with highly effective implementation and a remarkable spirit in the pursuit of process improvements”, the Brose plant Sindelfingen won out over some 40 other well-known companies this benchmarking competition. Entries to the competition are judged by the Logistics Division at the Technical University of Berlin. (2009)

Best Factory Award: The Brose plant in Coventry has received a “high commendation” in the Supply Chain category by the renowned Cranfield School of Management. In a comprehensive audit Brose stood out among some 54 companies. (2009)

Publisher Süddeutscher Verlag onpact: As part of the competition for the German Prize for Three Dimensionality (DP3D), the Brose Group’s globally uniform brand concept was distinguished with the "Goldene Flamme 08" in the buildings/company buildings category. (2009)

Research institute CRF/ Strategic business consultancy A. T. Kearney:  The automotive supplier Brose is one of the “Top Automotive Employers 2008/09”, with an overall ranking of 5th. Brose comes 1st in the category “Innovation Management” and 3rd in “Work-Life Balance”. (2008)

Bavarian Quality Prize: The government of Bavaria awards the prize to companies who have distinguished themselves by finding innovative solutions in the area of quality assurance concepts throughout the whole company. (2008)

Berufsgenossenschaft Metall Nord Süd (BGM), an institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention: Brose plants in Meerane and in Rastatt (both Germany) performed very well in the evaluation criteria relevant to health and safety at work and received the coveted “Sicher mit System” (SmS) seal of approval. (2008)

Automotive Magazine „Automobil Produktion" and Agamus Consult: Automotive Lean Production Awards 2007

Management consultancy Center for Logistics and Business Planning (ZLU)/economic journal Impulse: "Logistics-Controlling prize" - In a benchmark survey Brose achieved the highest logistic-controlling efficiency factor of all companies. (2006)

Intes Academy for family-owned businesses/economic journal Impulse: Michael Stoschek was honored with the prize "Family Entrepreneur of the Year" (2005).

SAP Deutschland AG: "SAP Automotive Innovation Prize" for the exemplary implementation of SAP software at an operational level (2005)

Deutsche Public Relations Gesellschaft e. V. (DPRG): "German PR Prize in Gold" for the company's advertising campaign "Wanted - older persons" in which Brose was out to recruit older, experienced specialist and managerial staff (2004).

Economic journal Capital/Research company psychonomics: "Germany's best employer 2004" - Brose finished 9th in the category large companies and was the best company in its line of business. Brose finished 16th out of the 50 most attractive German companies to work for in the overall standings. (2004)

Great Place to Work Institute Europe/economic newspaper Financial Times: "Best Employer in Europe" - an academic survey whose results proved that the Brose Group is up among the top 100 best employers in Europe (2004)

Stiftung Industrieforschung: "Initiative Prize" for exemplary personnel policies: The award recognizes the company's push to provide jobs for experienced professionals older than 45 in its campaign "Opportunities for experienced specialists and executives" (2003).

Automotive Magazine „Production"/ Strategic business consultancy A. T. Kearney: The Brose plant Meerane (Germany) receives the award “Factory of the year 2000”. Indicators of performance were "Customer satisfaction", "Quality", "Economy", "Agility", "Innovation" and "Generating Value". (2001)


Awards from our customers (selection)

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Brilliance: Development Award (Brose Group in 2008)

Chrysler: Chrysler Group Gold Award (Brose North America and Brose Puebla in 2005)

Daimler: Logistics Supplier Prize (Plant Hallstadt in 2008), Supplier Award (Brose Group in 2009)

Daimler/Chrysler: Global Supplier Award (Brose Hallstadt in 2004 and Brose Rastatt in 2005), Group Gold Award (Brose Puebla in 2004, 2005, 2006 and Brose North America in 2005, 2006)

Dongfeng Behr - Thermal Systems (DBTS): Top Supplier Award (Shanghai Brose Electric Motors in 2009)

Dong­feng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Company Ltd. (DPCA): Special Contribution Award (Plant Wuhan 2009), Top 10 Supplier Award (Shanghai Brose Electric Motors in 2009)

Ford: Supplier Design Engagement (Brose Group in 2006), Ford World Excellence Gold Award (Brose Tondela in 2006, Brose Saarwellingen and Sta. Margarida in 2007), Q1 Award (Shanghai Brose in 2007), World Excellence Silver Award 2009 (Brose Hallstadt, Saarwellingen and Sta. Margarida)

Geely Holding Group: Excellent Supplier Award (Brose Wuhan in 2009)

GM: Supplier of the Year (Brose Group in 2003), GM Una historia de qualidade (Brose Curitiba in 2003), Merit Certificate (Brose Curitiba in 2004)

Honda: Development Excellence Award (Brose do Brazil in 2008 and 2009)

Jaguar/Land Rover: Body & Exterior Supplier Quality Process Award (Brose Coventry in 2006, 2008 and Wuppertal in 2008), Continuous Contribution to Quality Improvement (Brose Coventry in 2009)

Lear: Excellent Supplier of the Year (Brose Changchun in 2006), Quality Supplier of the Year (Brose Changchun in 2006), Supplier Consignment Award of the Year (Brose Changchun in 2006)

Volkswagen: VW Group Award Quality (Brose Puebla in 2004, 2008), VW Group Award Logistics (Brose Puebla in 2006), VW Supplier Award (Brose Brits in 2003, 2004, 2005), Top 5 Supplier (Brose Brits in 2004), VW Group Award (Brose Group in 2005, Puebla in 2007), A-Class Supplier Year (Brose Changchun in 2008), Silver Medal Excellent Quality Performance (Shanghai Brose Automotive Components in 2009)

Volvo: Volvo Purchasing Supplier Award (Brose Group in 2006)