ZANINI AUTO GRUP, S.A.
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Business Overview
-The Company specializes in the development and production of wheel covers and wheel trim for steel and alloy wheels in the automotive industry. In addition, the Company has recently expanded its product offerings based on the automotive trends of autonomous driving and electrification to include systems such as radomes and decorative light and sensor integration.
-The Company is the global market leader in wheel trims, supplying approximately 100 million wheel trim units a year.
Shareholders
-The Company is a family-owned private company.
Products
Wheel Trim
-Hubcaps
-Wheel Inserts
-Adaptive aerodynamic features
-Centre Caps & Button Caps
-Wheel covers
-Bicolor wheel trim
-Aerodynamic wheel covers
Body and Interior Trim
-Backlit emblems
-Branded radar emblems
-PVD steering wheel decorations
-Radiator grille
Decorative finishing technologies for added functionality or visual appeal
-Zanichrome technology for metal looking parts
-Zanichrome technology to mix chrome and matte appearances
-Zanichrome technology to create night and day effect
-Zanichrome technology to enable electromagnetic transparency for integrated sensors
-Zanichrome technology for decorative radomes
-Zanichrome technology for integrated capacitive sensors
-Zanichrome technology for backlit stationary emblems on wheels
-Paint finishing technologies for transparent materials
-Pad print over painted parts to enhance appearances
-Plastic parts with aluminum overlay
-Other metal finishes
History
1965 | Founded Zanini Iberica, S.A. in Barcelona |
1976 | Acquisition of the Company by Torras Family. |
1989 | Former Zanini Iberica, S.A. becomes Zanini, S.A. |
1995 | Acquired Wegu Iberica (today Zanini Olerdola, S.A.) |
Zanini, S.A. becomes the holding company under the name of Zanini Auto Group, S.A. | |
Inaugurated new Corporate Headquarters in Parets del Valles | |
1997 | Acquired wheel trim subsidiary of Peguform France in Oyonnax, France (today Zanini France, S.A.) |
1998 | Inaugurated new manufacturing plant in Queretaro, Mexico (Zanini de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.) |
1999 | Formed technical & commercial agreement with Indian company Polyplastics. |
Inaugurated new manufacturing plant in Curitiba, Brazil (Zanini do Brasil, Ltda.) | |
Inaugurated new manufacturing plant in Zaragoza, Spain (Zanini Epila. S.L.) | |
2000 | Inaugurated new Technical & Commercial Office in Southfield, Michigan, U.S. (Zanini USA, Inc.) |
2003 | Acquired Del-Met Winchester in Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. (today Zanini Tennessee, Inc.) |
2006 | Formed technical & commercial agreement with Polyplastics Industries Pvt. Ltd., for production in Pune, India. |
2007 | Formed technical & commercial agreement with Farplas in Turkey. |
2013 | Formed joint venture with Polyplastics called Zanini Polyplastics Industries Pvt. Ltd. in Pune, India. |
Formed joint venture with Al–Company in Russia. | |
2014 | Inaugurated new manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China (Zanini Changzhou Autoparts Co., Ltd.) |
Opened office in Yokohama, Japan for both technical and commercial applications. | |
2015 | Acquired Zanini Industries SPA in Italy |
2019 | Inaugurated new manufacturing plant in India (Zanini India, Pvt. Ltd.) |
Nov. 2021 | Started commercial operations of its new plant in Barcelona, Spain which produces products supporting electromagnetic transparency and integrated backlighting. |
Dec. 2021 | Held the groundbreaking ceremony of its new plant in Changzhou, China. |
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