MAHLE GmbH

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.mahle.com/

■Address

Pragstrasse 26-46, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading supplier for future mobility, focusing on systems and components across all types of powertrains, filtration and thermal management systems, and electric and electronic components and systems.

-With the automotive industry in the midst of transformation based on multiple advanced technology trends including electrification, the Company has issued “MAHLE 2030+”, a new group strategy. The MAHLE 2030+ strategy focuses on three strategic core areas for the Company to expand its position in:

In the first core area of electrification, the Company will focus on developing and manufacturing electric drive system and components, fuel cell components and electric vehicle battery components. It will also develop electric charging solutions and technologies to enable e-mobility across a variety of vehicles, including e-bikes and e-scooters to heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
The Company’s second core strategic area is thermal management. The Company will utilize its expertise to develop systems to improve efficiency and performance for systems including the vehicle powertrain, electric vehicle batteries, and electric drives. The Company’s focus on thermal management will also be used to efficiently improve comfort within the vehicle cabin.
The Company’s third strategic area of focus is for internal combustion engines. The Company will continue to develop and provide new components and technologies to enhance the efficiency of combustion engines, including those that can run on e-fuels or other sustainable fuels. It will look to optimize its cost structures and continue its existing relationships with customers in the field.

-For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company was organized into five business units, three profit centers, and central service businesses as follows:

Engine Systems and Components
Filtration and Engine Peripherals
Thermal Management
Electronics and Mechatronics
Aftermarket
Profit centers and central service businesses

Motorsports and Special Applications
Large and Small Engine Components
Industrial Thermal Management
Central service businesses (Purchasing, Sales, Advanced Engineering, Human Resources, IT, and Finance and Accounting)

Net sales by division

-Since its establishment in 2013, the Company's Thermal Management business unit has grown at a significantly faster pace compared to the other business units within the Company, while also emerging as the largest business unit for the Company. The rapid growth of the business unit stems from acquisitions of various businesses including, for example, the majority share of Behr in 2013 and the Delphi Thermal business unit in 2015. In recent years, both the Thermal Management and the Electronics and Mechatronic business units have played a key role in the industry’s transition toward electric mobility through innovations in batteries, fuel cells, power electronics, electric powertrains, electric motors, and electronic and mechatronic systems.

-However, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the Thermal Management business unit’s sales declined due to lower market demand. Similarly, sales in the Electronics and Mechatronic business unit were affected by weaker demand in the Mechatronics segment, driven by a downturn in the e-mobility and e-bike markets.

-In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Thermal Management business unit had a sales decrease of 11.2% from the previous year, and the Electronics and Mechatronic decreased sales by 7.1% from the previous year. However, when accounting for consolidation and currency translation effects, sales declined by 9.9% in the Thermal Management business unit and by 5.7% in the Electronics and Mechatronics business unit.

*Figures other than the four main business units have been omitted from the chart.

Restructuring

-Effective January 1, 2025, the Company reduced its business units from five to three to enhance efficiency and accelerate the implementation of its MAHLE 2030+ strategy.

New business units	Former business units	Former profit centers
Powertrain and Charging	Engine Systems and Components	Motorsports and Special Applications
Powertrain and Charging	Electronics and Mechatronics	Large and Small Engine Components
Thermal and Fluid Systems	Filtration and Engine Peripherals	Industrial Thermal Management
Thermal and Fluid Systems	Thermal Management	Industrial Thermal Management
Lifecycle and mobility	Aftermarket	-

Shareholders

-The Company is privately owned. Mahle Foundation, a nonprofit organization which serves charitable causes, holds 99.9% of the Company. The Company’s voting rights are held by Verein zur Foerderung und Beratung der Mahle Gruppe e.V. (MABEG), which exercises the shareholder rights and holds 0.1% of the Company’s shares.

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Products

Passenger cars
Piston systems and components

Gasoline pistons
Forged pistons
Power Cell Unit
Diesel pistons

Cylinder components

Bearings
Connecting rods
Cylinder liners
Piston pins
Piston rings

Valve train systems and components

Valves, valve seat inserts, and valve guides
Camshafts
Assembled camshafts
Cast camshafts

Air conditioning systems and components

HVAC modules
Evaporators
Heater cores
Compressors
PTC auxiliary heaters
High-voltage PTC heaters
Blowers
Cabin filters
Condensers
Climate controls
Fragrancing systems
Electric air conditioning compressors

Engine cooling components, modules, and systems

Battery cooling
Charge air cooling
Coolant pump
Cooling modules
EGR coolers
Low temperature radiators
Oil heating and cooling systems
Radiators
Thermostats and control valves
Electric coolant pumps

Systems for air management

Air intake modules
Air filters
Electrical heaters for blow-by systems
Electric wastegate actuator (EWG)
Actuator for Turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG)
Resonators/Sound generators
Oil mist separator
Engine and cylinder head covers
Air ducts
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)

Systems for oil management

Oil management modules
Oil management module for alternative drives
Oil heating and cooling systems
Oil pumps

Systems for fuel management

Fuel filters
Water separation systems
Water level sensors
Electrical heaters for fuel systems
Water filters for water injection
Activated carbon canisters
Ion exchangers for fuel cells

Electronics

High Voltage Traction Inverter
Low Voltage Traction Inverter
On-Board Charger
EMC Battery Filter
DC-DC Converter
Fuel Cell Monitor
Motor Controller
PTC Heater Controller
Glow control units for diesel engines
Exhaust aftertreatment for diesel engines

Electric Drive Systems

Low Voltage Drive Systems
48V Mild Hybrid Drive Systems
Integrated Low Voltage Drive Systems
High Voltage Electric Motors

Motors for electromechanical power steering (EPS)
Motors for brake systems

Motors for antilock braking systems (ABS) / motors for electronic stability control (ESC)
Motors for electric brake boosters (EBB)

Electric coolant pumps
Electric actuators

Electric wastegate actuator (EWG)
Actuator for Turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG)
Actuator for parklock systems

Electric heaters and sensors

Electrical heaters for fuel systems
Electrical heaters for blow-by systems
Water level sensors

Commercial vehicles
Piston systems

Aluminum pistons
Steel pistons
Power Cell Unit (PCU)

Cylinder components

Bearings
Connecting rods
Cylinder liners
Piston pins
Piston rings

Valve train systems and components

Valves, valve seat inserts, and valve guides
Cam followers
Camshafts

Air conditioning systems and components

HVAC modules
Evaporators
Heater cores
Compressors
PTC auxiliary heaters
High-voltage PTC heaters
Blowers
Cabin filters
Condensers
Climate controls
Fragrancing systems
Electric air conditioning compressors

Engine cooling components, modules, and systems

Charge air cooler
Cooling modules
Low temperature radiators
Oil heating and cooling systems
Radiators
Thermostats and control valves
Visco fans and Visco fan drives
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
Electric coolant pumps
Battery cooling plates
High-voltage heaters
Chillers

Systems for air management

Oil mist separator
Air intake systems
Air filter modules
Electrical heaters for blow-by systems
Cylinder head covers
Oil pans made of plastic
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)

Systems for fuel management

Fuel filters
Water separation systems
Electrical heaters for fuel systems
Water level sensors
CleanLine prefilter family
Ion exchanger for fuel cells
High-voltage fans

Systems for oil management

Oil management modules
Oil management module for alternative drives
Oil heating and cooling systems
Oil pumps
24V coolant pumps

Systems for fuel cells

Humidifiers
Modular air filters
High-voltage DC-DC converters
Water-to-water coolers
Cooling modules
High-performance coolant pumps
Hydrogen power cell units
High-pressure impactor for hydrogen power cell units

Electronics

High Voltage Traction Inverter
EMC Battery Filter
On-Board Charger
Fuel Cell Monitor
DC-DC Converter
PTC Heater Controller
Motor Controller
Exhaust aftertreatment for diesel engines
Glow control units for diesel engines
Electronics cooling plates

Starter & generator

Starters
Alternators

Electric Drive Systems

48V Mild Hybrid Drive Systems
Integrated Low Voltage Drive Systems
High Voltage Electric Motors

Motors for electromechanical power steering (EPS)
Electric coolant pumps
Electric heaters and sensors

Electrical heaters for fuel systems
Electrical heaters for blow-by systems
Water level sensors

Superior continuous torque (SCT) electric motor

Other E-Mobility
chargeBIG intelligent charging station solution
Electronic control units
eBike drive systems

X20 drive systems
X35 drive systems
Range extenders
Active chargers
eShifters
PulsarONE displays

Thermal management

e-compressors
Electric PTC heating elements
Electric heaters
Active battery conditioning systems
Heat pumps

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History

1920	Founded in Germany.
1921	Started first series production of light-alloy pistons in Europe.
1929	Started series production of air, oil and fuel filters.
1938	Introduced MAHLE logo.
1959	Founded today’s MAHLE Pistons France SARL.
1964	Established MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH (MAHLE Foundation) and MABEG.
1968	Acquired Süddeutsche Kolbenbolzenfabrik; today: MAHLE Motorkomponenten GmbH.
1969	Acquired holding in König KG, Austria; today: MAHLE König Kommanditgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG.
1971	Grouped companies together to form MAHLE GmbH.
1972	Acquired shares in Knecht Filterwerke GmbH.
1973	Acquired shares in FISA Fundiciones Industriales S.A., Spain; today: MAHLE S.A.
1978	Founded today’s MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.
1979	Acquired CIMA , Brazil; today: MAHLE Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
1981	Founded Metalúrgica Mogi Guaçu Ltda. in Brazil (now MAHLE Metal Leve S.A.).
1983	Pleuco GmbH (today: MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH) acquired Sinterwerke Grenchen AG, Switzerland; today: MAHLE Motorkomponenten Schweiz AG.
1986	Acquired Técafiltres S.A. and Soparis S.A., France; today: MAHLE Filtersysteme France SAS.
1987	Acquired Mondial Piston S.p.A., Italy; today: MAHLE Componenti Motori Italia S.p.A.
1991	Merged the iron and steel activities of MAHLE GmbH with J.Wizemann GmbH & Co. to form the MAHLE Wizemann Group.
1993	Acquired remaining shares in Knecht Filterwerke GmbH; today: MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH.
1994	Founded today’s MAHLE Componentes de Motor de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
1994	Merged MAHLE Wizemann Group with Pleuco GmbH; today: MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH.
1996	Acquired a majority stake in Metal Leve S.A., Brazil; today: MAHLE Metal Leve S.A.
1996	Set up joint venture MWP Migma Ltd., India; today: MAHLE Engine Components India Private Limited.
1997	Took over the piston ring activities of Cofap S.A. with locations in Brazil (today: MAHLE Metal Leve S.A.) and Portugal (today: MAHLE Componentes de Motores S.A.).
	Set up joint venture Kirloskar Knecht Filters Private Ltd.India; today: MAHLE Filter Systems (India) Limited.
	Set up joint venture Knecht Duroplast Sistemas de Filtración S.A. de C.V., Mexico; today: MAHLE Sistemas de Filtración de México, S.A. de C.V.
1998	Founded MAHLE Spolka z o.o. in Poland (now MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o.).
1999	Changed names of companies with majority holding by “MAHLE” in company name.
	Established MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH (previously: Knecht Filterwerke GmbH) and MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH (previously: MAHLE J.Wizemann-Pleuco GmbH).
	Set up joint venture MAHLE Izumi (Liaoning) Piston Co., Ltd., China; today: MAHLE Engine Components (Yingkou) Co., Ltd.
	Founded today’s MAHLE Engine Components (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
	Acquired a majority stake in WSM Krotoszyn S.A., Poland; today: MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o.
	Set up joint venture Donghyun MAHLE Filter Systems Co., Ltd., South Korea; today: MAHLE Donghyun Filter Systems Co., Ltd.
2001	Acquired shares in Brockhaus Soehne GmbH, Germany; today: MAHLE Motorkomponenten GmbH.
2001	Acquired the Tennex Group; today: MAHLE Filter Systems Japan Corporation.
2003	Established ZNF Maschinenfabrik Spandau as a majority joint venture with BMW for camshaft production; today: MAHLE Ventiltrieb Brandenburg GmbH.
2004	Acquired Schmiedewerk Roßwein GmbH in Saxony; today: MAHLE Motorkomponenten GmbH.
2004	Acquired the filter division of Shanghai Filter Factory; today: MAHLE Shanghai Filter Systems Co., Ltd.
2005	Acquired Cosworth Technology Ltd.; today: MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.
	Established the filter plant MAHLE Componente de Motor SLR in Timisoara, Romania.
	Acquired shares in Anand Automotive Systems Group Purolator India Ltd.; today: MAHLE Filter Systems (India) Limited.
	Took over Brockhaus Soehne GmbH, Germany; today: MAHLE Motorkomponenten GmbH.
2006	Acquired the activated carbon canister activities of Behr in the U.S.
	Acquired Norddeutsche Filter Vertriebs GmbH and AKO Filter GmbH; today: MAHLE Industriefiltration GmbH.
	Opened new research and development center in Shanghai.
2007	Set up majority joint venture MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train (Hubei) Co., Ltd. in Macheng, China.
	Acquired Edival S.A. in Argentine; today: MAHLE Argentina S.A.
	Acquired the engine parts business of the Dana Corporation, U.S.; today: MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.
	Purchased Promotora de Industrias Mecánicas, S.A. de C.V. (Promec) in Mexico; today: MAHLE Componentes de Motor de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
	Acquired the intake modules and air filtration business segment of Siemens VDO Automotive; today: MAHLE Filter Systems Canada, ULC.
	Set up joint venture MAHLE IPL Limited.
2008	Opened a research and development center in Jundiaí near São Paulo, Brazil.
	Acquired a majority stake in Turkish engine components manufacturer Mopisan; today: MAHLE Izmir and MAHLE Konya A.S.
	Set up Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG as a 50-50 joint venture for the development and production of exhaust gas turbochargers.
	Set up majority joint venture MAHLE Hirschvogel Forjas S.A. in Brazil.
	Acquired Clemex de México, S.A. de C.V.; today: MAHLE Componentes de Motor de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
2009	Acquired automotive activities of KTM-Kühler GmbH in Mattighofen, Austria; today: MAHLE Filtersysteme Austria GmbH.
2011	Acquired remaining shares in the Turkish engine components manufacturer MAHLE Mopisan; today: MAHLE Izmir A.S. and MAHLE Konya A.S.
2011	Set up a new filter plant in Chennai, India; today: MAHLE Filter Systems (India) Limited.
2012	Acquired InnoWa Membrane GmbH; today: MAHLE InnoWa GmbH.
	Opened a new headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
	Established a new filter plant in Kyushu, Japan; today: MAHLE Filter Systems Kyushu Corporation.
	Acquired a 30% stake in the Japanese company Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
2013	Opened the North America headquarters in Farmington Hills, near Detroit, U.S.
	Founded a new filter plant in Wuhan, China
	Increased its shareholdings ratio in the Behr Group to 51%; MAHLE Behr formed the new Thermal Management business unit.
	Completely acquired the piston joint venture MAHLE India Pistons Limited (MAHLE IPL) in Chennai, India.
2014	Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems founded a subsidiary in China.
	Established a new plant for the Filtration and Engine Peripherals business unit in Wuhan, China.
	Opened a new plant in Shengyang, China, for Shanghai Behr Thermal Systems, a joint venture between MAHLE Behr and Shanghai Sanden Behr Automotive Air Conditioning.
	Acquired a majority stake in Letrika.
	Set up a new plant for the Thermal Management business unit in Chengdu, China.
	Opened a filter plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.
May 2015	Acquired Amovis GmbH, a company specializing in intelligent exhaust gas heat recovery systems.
Jun. 2015	Acquired Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd. by completing a tender offer bid, thus concluding its public takeover bid of the mechatronics company.
Jul. 2015	Acquired thermal business of Delphi Automotive PLC for approximately USD 727 million
Dec. 2016	Signed agreement for the acquisition of Nagares SA, a Spanish company which specializes in developing and manufacturing electronics for the automotive industry.
Feb. 2017	Acquired O-Flexx Technologies GmbH, a company specializing in the development of thermoelectric elements to heat the cabin of electric vehicles.
May 2017	Completed takeover of Nagares S.A., a manufacturer of control units, power electronics for electric auxiliary components and thermal management systems, and power converters for electric mobility solutions.
Jun. 2018	Completed divestiture of 33.33% equity investment in HBPO joint venture to Plastic Omnium.
Aug. 2018	Announced plans to acquire Behr Hella Service, a joint venture with Hella, to expand distribution of thermal management products in the aftermarket.
Aug. 2018	Acquired all shares in former joint venture Behr Thermot-tronik Italia from former shareholders Mahle Behr Kornwestheim and Valtri. Behr Thermot-tronik Italia develops and produces thermostat products across all vehicle segments.
Jan. 2019	Acquired ZG-Zahnraeder und Getriebe GmbH, a service provider in powertrain engineering with expertise in gearing technology.
Jan. 2020	The Mechatronics Division is restructured into the Electronics & Mechatronics Business Unit
Oct. 2020	Announced plan to acquire air conditioning business of Keihin Corporation in Japan, Thailand and the U.S.
Feb. 2021	Completed acquisition of Keihin Corporation's air conditioning business.
May 2024	Sold the thermostat business to the industrial and investment holding company ADMETOS.
Apr. 2024	Sold Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC), the 50:50 joint venture with FORVIA HELLA, to AUO Corporation, with an enterprise value of EUR 600 million.
Jan. 2025	Acquired the remaining 25% of shares in MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG., making it a wholly owned subsidiary.