Webasto SE

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Kraillinger Strasse 5, 82131 Stockdorf, Germany

Business Overview

-The Company is a global supplier primarily for the automotive and mobility industries. Its product portfolio includes roofing systems, heating and cooling systems, and battery systems. It also provides customized aftermarket mobility solutions related to thermal management and electromobility.

-In 2023, the Company began a new strategic initiative called “RE:focus”. Under the new strategic direction, the Company realigned its operating structure and is now organized into two business areas as follows:

Roof: Develops and manufactures various roof systems including sunroofs, panoramic roofs, convertible roofs, closed roof systems, and other roof modules
Electrification: Develops and produces battery systems, heating and cooling solutions, and thermal management solutions

-In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s sales across its primary business areas were distributed as follows:

Roofs: 79%
Electrification: 21%

-On April 2, 2024, Transom Capital Group, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Webasto Charging Solutions, Inc., a Company subsidiary which provides EV and industrial charging products and services. Transom acquired a majority stake in Webasto Charging Solutions, while the Company remains a minority shareholder. With the acquisition, Transom also renamed Webasto Charging Solutions to Ampure.

Shareholders

-The Company is a private, family-owned company.

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Products

Roof systems
-Panoramic roofs

Large, two-panel panoramic roofs
Sporty, single-panel spoiler roofs
Rail-to-rail openable panoramic roofs
Top-load panoramic roof
Fixed panoramic roofs

-Sun roofs

Body-color sunroofs
Transparent sunroofs
Folding roofs
Lamella roofs

-Convertible roofs

Retractable hardtop roofs
Soft-top roofs
Hybrid top roofs
Fast opening and closing convertible roof mechanisms

-Full roof systems

Modular roof platform
Space-optimized roof systems
Low-noise roofs
Multi optional roofs

-Roof systems for autonomous driving

Full roof sensor modules
Sensor technology roof integration
Sensor cleaning functions
Sensor thermal management functions

-Technologies integrated into roof systems

Ambient lighting
Switchable glazing
Solar roofs with integrated solar cells
Roof sensor modules
Shading systems integrated into glass panel
Panoramic displays

-Materials featured on roof systems

Polycarbonate
Polyurethane composites
Polyurethane foaming
Webasto Glas ProTec glass-plastic composite

Heating Solutions
-400 Volt high-voltage heaters for BEVs and hybrids
-800 Volt high-voltage heaters for BEVs and hybrids
-Water heaters
-Air heaters
-Integrated heat exchangers
-Hybrid heaters
-Heat control devices

Cooling Solutions
-Rooftop air-conditioning systems
-Parking coolers
-Integrated air-conditioning systems
-Transport refrigeration systems
-HEPA air filtration systems
-Cooling control systems

Charging Solutions
-Webasto Pure entry-level charging station utilizing alternating current
-Webasto Live remote-capable charging station utilizing alternating current
-Level 2 charging cordsets
-Webasto Turbo DX 2.0 Plug-In for cost efficiency and rapid deployment
-Webasto Go portable electric vehicle charger
-Digital solutions for charging management
-Webasto ChargeConnect backend solution to manage charging infrastructure
-Bidirectional charging systems

Battery Systems
-High-voltage battery systems
-Customized battery systems for commercial vehicles
-Standardized modular battery systems for commercial vehicles
-Electrical battery thermal management systems (eBTM)
-Electrical vehicle thermal management systems (eVTM)
-Vehicle interface boxes
-Field Data Monitoring (FDM) Connect systems for collecting diagnostic data
-Power cycling and testing systems

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History

Mar. 1901	Wilhelm Baier founded the Esslinger Draht und Eisenwarenfabrik. The Company starts out working on sheet metal and makes all kinds of products made by stamping, cutting and bending metal. The product range consisted of wire and ironware, bicycle parts, household goods, and later airplane parts.
1908	Moved to Stockdorf near Munich.
1974	Moved into the U.S. market with the opening of Webasto Sunroofs Inc., its first foreign subsidiary.
1986	Founded Webasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik.
Jul. 2000	Buyout of the shares held by the partner Magna in the Company's headquarters in Rochester Hills has strengthened the Company's position in the United States. The Company changed the name to Webasto Roof Systems Inc.
2004	Established a joint venture with Sumi Motherson Group in India.
2008	Opening of the new headquarters of Global Comfort Solutions (GCS) in Gilching.
2009	Acquired the convertible division of Edscha.
2010	Acquired Karmann North America.
2012	Divestment of Roof and Heating Systems to the independent operating companies: Webasto Roof & Components SE and Webasto Thermo & Comfort SE. Conversion of Webasto AG to Webasto SE (Holding).
2012	Acquired the shares of Diavia S.r.l. in Italy from Delphi Italia Automotive Systems S.r.l.
2014	Webasto SPM acquired Gaspa Otomotiv Sogutma in Turkey.
2017	Acquired of the electronics service provider Schaidt Innovations GmbH & Co. KG, based in Wörth-Schaidt, Germany.
Jun. 2018	Announced acquisition of AeroVironment’s Efficient Energy Systems business segment for USD 35 million.
Apr. 2019	Acquired shares of joint venture Webasto Donghee, a manufacturer of panorama roofs.
Jan. 2020	Inaugurated a new roof plant and battery center in Jiaxing, China.
Jan. 2021	Inaugurated a new roof plant in Phulgaon, India.
Aug. 2022	Acquired Carlex Glass Luxembourg S.A. site, expanding its capabilities in glass production.
Apr. 2024	Transom Capital Group acquires majority stake in Webasto Charging Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary which provides EV charging products and services, and renames the company to Ampure.

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