TI Automotive Limited (Formerly TI Fluid Systems Plc.)

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.tifluidsystems.com

■Address

4650 Kingsgate Oxford OX4 2SU, UK

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading manufacturer specializing in safety- and performance- critical products, engineered components, fluid management systems, and lightweighting solutions for all vehicle types, from internal combustion engines (ICE) to battery electric vehicles (BEV).

-The Company supplies a range of solutions across interior and exterior components, washer systems, HVAC ducts, air induction systems, brake and fuel lines, fuel tanks, delivery systems, and thermal management technologies.

-On April 15, 2025, the Company was acquired by ABC Technologies Inc. (ABC) for an enterprise value of over GBP 1.8 billion. Following the acquisition, the combined organization was rebranded as TI Automotive and is led by Terry Campbell, ABC President and Chief Executive Officer. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the Company is managed through a Regional Operating Model to ensure customer proximity and the agility to respond rapidly to local market dynamics. (From a press release dated April 15, 2025)

Shareholders

-The Company was delisted from the London Stock Exchange following its acquisition by ABC Technologies Inc. on April 15, 2025. As a result, ABC Technologies became the sole shareholder of the Company.

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Products

Thermal management products
-Coolant components

Inner Battery Fluid Distributors (IBFD)
Coolant Flow Valves
Electric Coolant Pumps

-Refrigerant components

Accumulators
Receiver Driers

-Coolant integrated thermal manifolds
-Refrigerant integrated thermal modules including compressor
-Integrated thermal management modules

Lines and connectors
-Fuel lines

Fuel lines and assemblies for feed, return, regeneration, vapor, and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
Diesel lines and assemblies
Turbocharger lines and assemblies
Gasoline direct injection lines
Gasoline direct injection rail assemblies
Fittings

-Brake lines

Brake lines and assemblies
Air suspension lines and assemblies
Fittings

-Hydrogen lines

Storage lines and assemblies
Supply lines and assemblies
Fittings

-Thermal lines

Aluminum and rubber lines and hoses
Thermoplastic refrigerant lines
Multi-layer tubes
Coolant lines and assemblies
Refrigerant lines and assemblies
Crimpings

-Quik connectors

SAE / VDA / Others
Fuel / Brake / Hydrogen / Thermal
RFID & DMC Connection Check
Specific Requirements (Diameter, Angle, Lock, etc.)

Fuel tank systems
-Fuel tank systems

ICE Tanks (Blow Molded for Petrol, Diesel, etc.)
PHEV Tanks
Range Extender Tanks
SCR Tanks
Filler Pipe Assemblies (Blow Molded)

-Fuel delivery products

Fuel Pumps (DC / BLDC with Screw, Gerotor & Impeller Pumping Technologies)
Fuel Delivery Modules with Optional Integrated BLDC Control
Fuel Level Sensors

BEV and HEV products
-Battery enclosures
-Battery module end plates
-Busbar holders
-Hydrogen tank liners

ADAS
-Cleaning Lines

Kinetic interior products
-Vents
-Consoles
-Kinetic Parts

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History

1919	Established as Tube Investments Ltd. in Birmingham by the consolidation of four steel tube manufactures.
1982	Name was changed to TI Group
1988	Bundy Corp became a subsidiary of TI Group.
Apr. 1999	Walbro became under the control of TI Group. And TI Group integrated Walbro with Bundy and formed TI Automotive.
Dec. 2000	The Company, as well as its Group was merged into Smiths (then Smiths Industries) as Automotive Systems Division.
Jul. 2001	The Company was spun off from Smiths and became an independent.
Jun. 2015	The Company was acquired by Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm.
Feb. 2016	Acquired Millennium Industries Corporation, a U.S.-based producer of powertrain products for the automotive industry.
Oct. 2017	Successfully completed IPO under the name TI Fluid Systems plc, and thus enabled its shares to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Apr. 2016	Opened brake manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
Jun. 2016	Opened a third fuel tank systems production facility in Baoding, Hebei Province, China.
May 2019	Changed its corporate name from TI Automotive to TI Fluid Systems.
2021	Acquisition of 100% of Hanil Tube Corporation located at Korea.
Apr. 2022	Opened new e-Mobility Innovation Centre in Rastatt, Germany.
2023	Opened new e-Mobility Innovation Centers (eMICs) in Nagoya (Japan) and Incheon (South Korea).
Oct. 2023	The company’s 4th e-Mobility Innovation Center (eMIC) was opened in Jiading, Shanghai (China).
Nov. 2023	Acquired Hungarian-based Cascade Engineering Europe (CEE).
Jun. 2024	Opened its all-new e-Mobility Innovation Center (eMIC) in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Apr. 2025	The Company was acquired by ABC Technologies Inc. for an enterprise value of over GBP 1.8 billion.

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Acquisitions

1987	Armco Inc's European tubing business Fulton (UK) from ITT (outstanding 49%)
1987	Bundy Corporation (USA)
1991	Huron Products Industries (USA)
1996	Technoflow Tube Systems (Germany) Bundy Asia Pacific (outstanding 50%)
1998	S&H Fabricating and Engineering (USA)
1999	Kenmore Italiana (Italy) Walbro Corporation (USA) Marwal (outstanding 51%) Creation of TI Group Automotive Systems
2000	TI Group merges with Smiths Industries to create Smiths Group plc.
2001	Creation of TI Automotive Ltd by demerger of automotive division from Smiths Group.
2003	Acquired Pierburg Fuel Pumps (Germany).
2007	Sold Industrial Group.
2007	Smiths sold its ordinary equity and preference shareholdings to a consortium of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP and Duquesne Capital Management LLC.
2008	Moved the headquarters of its Global Fluid Carrying Systems division from Warren, Michigan, U.S., to Heidelberg, Germany.
2010	Acquired full ownership of Japan-based Mitsuba Walbro Inc. (MWI) by purchasing the remaining shares.
2016	Acquired Millennium Industries Corporation, a U.S.-based producer of powertrain products for the automotive industry.
2021	Acquired Hanil Tube Corporation
2023	Acquired Hungarian-based Cascade Engineering Europe (CEE)