Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) has reached a transitional collective bargaining agreement with employee representatives and the IG Metall union in preparation for the spin-off of its automotive activities, the Power Systems division.
The company is divesting its largely stagnant automotive business to focus on its rapi

On December 12, 2025, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) reported that Rheinmetall AG officially opened its new factory at the SZTE Science Park in Szeged, completing an EUR 69 million investment.
Supported by HIPA, the facility is Rheinmetall’s only production site outside Germany to operate with fully

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) has secured a new series order worth approximately EUR 60 million for its high-voltage contactors from a major US passenger car manufacturer.
The contactors will be used in new 450-volt vehicle architecture. They enable the high-voltage system to be switched on and off reliably, ensuring

The FIOM-CGIL union announced that workers at Pierburg, a subsidiary of the Rheinmetall group, have been informed of the company’s plan to sell its entire Power Systems division globally. Potential buyers may visit individual plants in the coming days.
The division includes 50 sites worldwide, with 410 employees in I

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) won a new order for electronic throttle bodies and delta pressure valves from a leading Chinese car manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEV) for its newly developed hybrid vehicle engine platforms. The five-year contract is worth in the upper tens of millions of euros.
Rheinmetall will u

On June 10, Rheinmetall announced it has secured a double-digit million euro order from a renowned North American truck manufacturer. 
The order involves a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps being used in the manufacturer’s battery-powered medium and heavy duty trucks. Rheinmetall will sup

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall), the City of Cologne, and TankE GmbH have concluded their pilot project of four Curb Chargers in the public road space at 2 locations in Cologne-Lindenthal, Germany.
The pilot project started in April 2024. The comprehensive case study proves that the Curb Charger is ready for the market.

On March 14, multiple sources reported that Rheinmetall's CEO is considering Volkswagen's Osnabrück factory as a potential site for military production. Osnabrück is among three plants set to become idle within two years after VW's decision to cut production in December.
Based on multiple sources  

On February 21, Rheinmetall announced that American Rheinmetall Vehicles will now be operating under the name American Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall is aligning its three core business lines: system prime work, tier-1 component work, and commercial work under a single, unified name. The outward-facing aspects of the compa

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) won an order worth EUR 26 million for a low six-figure quantity of the CWA2000 high-voltage coolant pump from a well-known Asian engine maker. These pumps will be used in an 800V fuel cell-based architecture in small vans, trucks and stationary power plants.
Production will start in 2027

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall)’s subsidiary, KS Gleitlager GmbH, has officially inaugurated a district heating and local heating system at its site in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, on November 28, 2024.
The system will help the company reduce its CO2 emissions by up to 800 tons per year in the future, contributing to the grou

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) won a new order in low double-digit million-euro range for its electric vapor pumps from a well-known German car manufacturer.
The electric vapor pumps will be used in high-precision sensor cleaning systems for autonomous driving. The relevant models of the manufacturer are set to be in o

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) has won a new order for exhaust gas recirculation valves (EGR valves) from a renowned car manufacturer. The order is worth in the low three-digit million-euro range. Production will start from 2026 to 2031.
The company will customize its current compact model of the EGR valve in the area

On August 13, Rheinmetall announced it has signed an agreement to acquire all equity interests in Loc Performance Products, LLC, a renowned driveline specialist based in Plymouth, Michigan.
Rheinmetall expects the acquisition of Loc Performance to bring considerable benefits for both its American and for its global b

Rheinmetall won two orders in the field of exhaust technology for hybrid vehicles with a total value of around EUR 20 million. Both orders relate to the subsidiary Pierburg China.
One order is for the supply of fuel tank shut-off valves (FTIV) by a well-known Chinese supplier of carbon canisters. The total order valu

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) announced a plan to invest around EUR 31 million in the Pierburg Pump Technology site in Hartha, Germany to ensure production and future of its site amid the automotive industry's transition to modern, sustainable drive forms and beyond.
The site has also received around EUR 7.7 million i

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) received an order for several million electric coolant pumps from a well-known international car manufacturer. These pumps will be used in HEVs.
The order is worth in the low three-digit million-euro range. Production has already started and will continue until 2030, with the accompanying

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) won a new order from a long-standing customer in the commercial vehicles sector for high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and exhaust backpressure valves. The order is worth in the low three-digit-million-euro range.
Production will start in January 2027 and end in 2030. The order

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall) has received around EUR 7.7 million in subsidies from the German federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for hydrogen and electrification projects.
The H2.MODUS project will receive around EUR 5.7 million as part of the Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (LIS

On April 16, Rheinmetall announced that it has transferred its activities around the small-bore piston production to Comitans Capital AG as planned. Following the announcement of the sale in December 2023, the transaction has now been closed after having received approval from the regulatory authorities.
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